Hydro Jetting in North York

When jetting beats a cable

A drain cable is excellent at breaking through a blockage. It is less good at removing the coating that caused it. Jetting uses a hose with a nozzle that fires water backward and sideways, pulling itself along the pipe while it strips the walls. It suits lines that clog again and again on grease, soap or fine sediment.

• Kitchen drains that clog every few months
• Main lines with heavy grease after a cable clearing
• Fine root hairs left behind after cutting
• Lines that need to be clean for a clear camera inspection

How the visit works

1. We camera the line first, or clear it with a cable if it is fully blocked.
2. We choose a nozzle and pressure suited to the pipe material and its condition.
3. We feed the hose in from a cleanout and work upstream and down in passes.
4. We run a final camera pass where useful so you can see the clean wall.

Pipes in North York houses

Many postwar homes here mix materials: cast iron under the basement floor, clay out to the street, and plastic wherever a renovator replaced a section. Each takes a different pressure. Plastic and sound cast iron handle jetting well. Old clay is fine when intact but needs gentler settings near cracked joints.

After jetting

A clean line stays clear longer, but habits matter. Keep fats out of the sink, use a strainer, and avoid flushing wipes even when the package says flushable. If the camera showed structural damage during the visit, see sewer line repair. For routine clogs, our drain cleaning page is the place to start.