Drain jetting and maintenance

What is drain jetting?

Reactive drainage callouts are expensive; planned maintenance is not. Our scheduled jetting service uses 4000psi water jets to scour fats, scale, roots and silt from your pipework before they cause a blockage. We offer one-off annual jetting for homes and fully-managed contracts for pubs, restaurants, care homes and commercial kitchens. Every contract is logged for health-and-safety and insurance purposes. Every visit includes a brief CCTV check of critical runs.

Furthermore, jetting deals with the cause, not just the symptom. As a result, a jetted drain typically stays clear three to five times longer than a rodded one. Consequently, jetting works out cheaper per year of clear-flow, even though the per-visit cost is higher than a quick rodding callout.

What drain jetting removes

High-pressure water is effective against most common blockage materials because it attacks the substance itself rather than simply pushing it along the pipe. In contrast, rodding displaces a blockage without removing it, which is why the same drain often blocks again within weeks. Additionally, rear-facing jets pull the hose forward automatically. This lets engineers clear long runs without pushing debris back along the pipe.

• Solidified fat and grease from kitchen drain runs
• Tree and shrub root ingress through joint gaps
• Silt and debris accumulation in inspection chambers and gullies
• Calcium and limescale deposits in hard-water areas
• Leaf and organic matter build-up in surface-water drains
• Mineral scale on cast iron and clay pipes

Planned maintenance contracts

However urgent the next blockage feels, reactive callouts always cost more than preventive jetting on a schedule. Specifically, the labour and disruption add up faster than the per-visit savings make up for. As a result, most landlords and commercial customers move to a planned contract within their first year.

Furthermore, a planned contract satisfies insurer requirements for documented drain maintenance. Consequently, when you do need to claim — for trace-and-access, water damage, or business interruption — you have the paperwork ready. Our maintenance contracts are structured around your property type and usage pattern.