4,000 PSI water pressure scours the entire interior wall of your pipes — removing grease, scale, roots, and years of buildup that motorized snaking just punches a hole through. Before-and-after HD camera verification included. Serving Los Angeles and San Diego residential and commercial properties since 2008.
Most homeowners get snaking when they actually need hydro jetting. Here's the honest breakdown — so you can choose the right tool for your specific problem.
A flexible steel cable with a cutting head is fed through the pipe to punch through the clog. Effective for hair, soap, and single-point blockages. Fast and inexpensive — but it only clears the immediate blockage, leaving the rest of the pipe wall coated in grease, scale, or root hair.
4,000 PSI water pressure scours the entire interior surface of the pipe — removing grease, scale, roots, and years of accumulated buildup. The pipe comes out looking nearly new. Recommended for recurring clogs, older pipes, and commercial kitchen lines.
Hydro jetting is the right call when the problem isn't just a clog — it's a pipe wall that's been accumulating buildup for years. Here's what we see most.
If you're calling for drain cleaning every 3–6 months, the pipe wall is coated in buildup. Snaking clears the immediate clog but leaves the grease and scale behind — so the next clog forms right on top of it. Hydro jetting strips the pipe wall clean, giving you years, not months, between service calls.
Restaurant kitchen grease traps and main lines accumulate FOG (fats, oils, grease) at an alarming rate. Quarterly hydro jetting is the industry standard for commercial kitchens — it removes the hardened grease layer that snaking can't touch and keeps you compliant with LA County and SD County health codes.
Roots invade through pipe joints and seek moisture. Snaking cuts the roots but leaves the root hairs embedded in the joints — they grow back in months. Hydro jetting blasts the roots and root hairs out of the joints, extending the time between service calls. For severe root intrusion, we recommend CIPP lining after jetting to seal the joints permanently.
Homes built before 1975 typically have cast iron or clay tile sewer laterals. These materials corrode and roughen over time, creating surfaces that catch and hold buildup. Hydro jetting is the most effective way to clean rough pipe walls without damaging the pipe itself.
For homes with known buildup issues, mature trees near the sewer line, or older pipes, we recommend hydro jetting every 2–3 years as preventive maintenance. It costs less than an emergency backup call and extends the life of your sewer lateral by years.
Buying a home with older pipes? After the camera inspection shows the line is structurally sound, hydro jetting clears any existing buildup so you start ownership with a clean system — and a baseline camera recording to compare against in the future.
Every hydro jetting job follows the same process — designed to ensure the pipe is safe to jet, actually gets clean, and stays that way.
Before any jetting, we run an HD camera down the line to confirm the pipe is structurally sound, identify the type of buildup (grease, scale, roots), and verify there are no collapsed sections or large cracks that would make jetting unsafe.
We feed a specialized multi-directional nozzle through the pipe at 4,000 PSI — forward jets push through blockages, backward jets scour the pipe wall clean. Water and debris flow out through the cleanout or access point. We repeat passes until the entire line is clear.
We run the camera again to confirm the pipe is fully clear — you see before and after footage side by side. You receive the video file, a written report, and a maintenance recommendation based on what we found.
Every hydro jetting service is quoted flat-rate in writing before work begins. Camera inspection is included in every price.
All prices include pre-jet camera inspection, post-jet camera verification, and written report. View full pricing page →
Hydro jetting uses a high-pressure water jet (4,000 PSI) delivered through a specialized nozzle attached to a flexible hose. The nozzle shoots water in multiple directions — forward to push through blockages and backward to scour the pipe wall clean. Unlike snaking, which just punches a hole through the clog, hydro jetting removes every bit of grease, scale, roots, and buildup from the entire interior surface of the pipe.
Yes, when performed by a licensed professional. Before hydro jetting, we run a camera inspection to confirm the pipe is structurally sound. Hydro jetting is not recommended for pipes that are collapsed, severely corroded, or have large cracks — in those cases, trenchless repair is the right call first. On sound pipes, 4,000 PSI is well within the safe operating range.
Snaking uses a motorized cable to punch a hole through a clog — effective for hair, soap, and single-point blockages. Hydro jetting uses 4,000 PSI water pressure to scour the entire pipe wall, removing grease, scale, roots, and years of buildup. Hydro jetting is recommended for recurring clogs, older pipes, commercial kitchen lines, or when the camera shows significant buildup on the pipe walls. See our full comparison guide for details.
Most residential hydro jetting jobs take 2–3 hours on-site, including the pre-jet camera inspection, the jetting itself, and the post-jet camera verification. Commercial main lines (larger diameter, longer runs, or heavy grease buildup) can take 3–5 hours. We provide a time estimate after the initial camera inspection.
For most residential homes with no recurring issues, hydro jetting isn't needed — snaking handles occasional clogs fine. For homes with recurring clogs, older cast iron or clay tile pipes, or significant tree root intrusion, we recommend hydro jetting every 2–3 years as preventive maintenance. Restaurant kitchens need it quarterly as part of their grease trap maintenance program.
Yes. Every hydro jetting service includes a pre-jet camera inspection (to confirm the pipe is structurally sound and identify the type of buildup) and a post-jet camera verification (to confirm the pipe is fully clear). You receive the video footage plus a written report.
Motorized snaking with HD camera inspection. The right tool for single clogs — hair, soap, and debris. 90-day clog-free guarantee on every clean.
Learn moreWhen hydro jetting reveals collapsed or severely offset pipes, we repair with trenchless CIPP lining or pipe bursting — no digging up your yard.
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Learn moreWritten by our licensed technicians — the same people who'll show up at your door.
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