Grease & sludge
Kitchen lines coated in years of grease are jetting's home turf. A cable bores a tunnel through grease that closes back up; 4,000 PSI water strips it off the walls and flushes it out of the system entirely.
Hydro jetting
The deep clean your sewer line actually needs
A drain snake punches a hole through a clog. Hydro jetting scours the entire pipe — blasting away grease, scale, and sludge at up to 4,000 PSI. When cabling keeps buying you months instead of years, it's time to jet.
Jetting vs. cabling
Why jetting outlasts snaking
Think of a clogged artery: a cable is an angioplasty balloon that pushes the plaque aside; jetting is the stent that clears the whole vessel. Here's the honest comparison.
Scale & mineral buildup
Central Texas hard water leaves mineral scale inside cast iron and clay lines, narrowing them year by year. Jetting descaling nozzles chew through scale that no cable will touch.
Recurring blockages
If you're cabling the same line every 6–12 months, you're treating the symptom. Jetting resets the pipe to near-original diameter — and the camera inspection that comes with it shows you why it kept clogging.
Our process
Inspect first. Jet second. Verify third.
1. Camera inspection
We look inside the line before jetting — confirming the pipe can handle the pressure and identifying exactly what we're up against. No blind jetting, ever.
2. Targeted jetting
The right nozzle for the job: penetrators for blockages, flushers for debris, descalers for scale, root cutters for intrusion. Pressure matched to your pipe's material and condition.
3. Camera verification
After jetting, the camera goes back in. You see the clean pipe on screen — proof the job is done, and a baseline for the future.
4. Honest next steps
If the camera shows a broken or bellied line that jetting can't fix permanently, we'll show you the footage and discuss repair options — not sell you another jetting next year.
Single slow drain inside the house? That's drain cleaning. Roots in the main line? See rooter services. Line too damaged to clean? Sewer line repair & replacement.
Camera-verified results
Stop snaking the same line twice a year.
One thorough jetting, verified on camera — results measured in years.
FAQ
Hydro jetting questions, answered
What is hydro jetting, exactly?
A specialized nozzle on a high-pressure hose is fed into your sewer line, blasting water at up to 4,000 PSI in multiple directions. The forward jets cut through the blockage while the rear jets scour the pipe walls and pull the nozzle — and the debris — back out. It's a power-washer for the inside of your pipes.
When is hydro jetting better than a drain snake?
A cable punches a hole through a clog; jetting cleans the entire pipe diameter. Jetting wins for grease buildup (restaurant-thick kitchen lines), mineral scale, sludge, and recurring blockages where cabling only buys a few months. For a solid root mass or a single hard obstruction, a cable or rooter head is usually the better first tool.
Is hydro jetting safe for old pipes?
For sound pipes — including cast iron, PVC, and clay — yes. That's why we camera-inspect first: if the line is collapsed, badly broken, or paper-thin from corrosion, jetting could make it worse, and we'll tell you so. The inspection protects you from the wrong solution.
How long do hydro jetting results last?
Because jetting removes the buildup rather than just poking through it, results typically last years, not months — especially if the underlying cause (like grease habits) is addressed. Many of our customers go from twice-a-year cabling to a single jetting that holds.
Will hydro jetting fix tree roots?
Jetting with a root-cutting nozzle can clear root intrusion, but roots grow back through the same cracks and joints. For root problems, jetting is best paired with a plan: camera inspection to assess the damage, then either scheduled maintenance jetting or a repair/replacement of the damaged section. See our rooter services and sewer line repair pages for the full picture.
Ready when you are.
Austin: (512) 233-6590 · Marble Falls: (830) 460-3565