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Drain & sewer work

Hydro Jetting in Burlington

Cabling bores a path through a blockage; jetting cleans the entire pipe wall, so its results hold up longer on greasy-heavy kitchen lines and root-prone laterals.

  • Cable and camera on every truck
  • Real-flow test before we leave
  • Cleanouts located or added
  • Cause shown, not guessed
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Where a jetter earns its keep

  • A kitchen line keeps clogging with grease every few months.
  • Roots were cut from a lateral and keep regrowing.
  • Cast iron has a thick crust of scale narrowing the bore.
  • Grit has built up in a basement floor drain run.
  • A restaurant-style volume of grease has built up in a busy household or duplex.

What's included

  • Cable auger with cutting heads
  • Push camera with locator
  • Closet auger for toilets
  • Drop sheets and a wet vac

Our work on site, in order

We camera the line first whenever we can. Jetting a cracked clay pipe or a badly corroded cast iron line can make things worse, so we want to see the condition before we turn on the pressure. Then the hose is fed into a cleanout; its nozzle fires backward, dragging itself forward while it strips the pipe wall clean as it advances; a rotating head handles scale and root mats. Debris flushes downstream to the main. We finish with a second camera pass so you can see the clean pipe.

Not for every pipe: fragile, broken or offset pipe needs repair, not pressure. Jetting reveals the true condition, and sometimes the honest answer is a sewer repair.

Tell-tale signs

  • Water standing in a tub or sink after use
  • Gurgling from a toilet when another fixture drains
  • Basement floor drain wet or smelling of sewage
  • The same clog back within weeks

What makes the job bigger or smaller

Line length, pipe diameter and how heavy the build-up is. A main lateral needs larger hose and more water than a two-inch kitchen branch. Without an accessible cleanout we may need to install one first, which is often worth doing anyway. Winter jobs need care so water left in an outdoor section does not freeze.

Job at a glance

Work
Hydro Jetting
Trade
Drain & sewer work
Where
Burlington and nearby
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(365) 464-5184

Burlington homes and this job

Lake Ontario water is hard enough to crust up older cast iron stacks, and decades of kitchen grease sticks to it. Neighbourhoods with mature boulevard trees, like Maple and parts of Aldershot, have the most root regrowth after cabling. Jetting clears the pipe wall more completely, which slows how fast roots and grease return. For a single clog, plain drain cleaning may be all you need.

Worth asking your plumber

  • Did you look at the pipe before jetting?
  • What did the second camera pass show?
  • How long before this line will need attention again?
  • Should a cleanout be added for future maintenance?

How the visit runs

  1. 1

    Run water at nearby fixtures to find which branch is blocked.

  2. 2

    Uncap a cleanout, or drop the trap off the sink.

  3. 3

    Feed the cable and cut through the blockage.

  4. 4

    Flush, then camera the line if the clog keeps returning.

Questions we hear

Is jetting safe for old pipes?

For sound cast iron, ABS and PVC, yes. For cracked clay or badly scaled pipe we inspect first and may recommend repair instead.

Does jetting remove roots for good?

It clears them thoroughly, but roots return if joints are open. Sealing or replacing the joint is the permanent fix.

Is it messy?

No. The work happens inside the pipe and the water leaves through the sewer.

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