A clean and healthy drainage system helps keep your home in Bethlehem, PA, sanitary and free of foul odors, devastating water damage, and other issues that can arise in the drains. To keep this system clean, you need regular hydro jetting services.
Our trained and experienced plumbers at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing® use a high-pressure hose fitted with a specialized nozzle to scour the pipe walls, often guided by a camera inspection to ensure a complete clean. Read on to learn more about the variety of benefits hydro jetting provides and how the service works.
How Does Hydro Jetting Work?
Hydro jetting is a service that requires special skill and equipment to blast buildup and contaminants out of your drains. Before we begin with the cleaning, however, we need to inspect your drainpipes. Inspection helps us spot damage and leaks that may require repair or replacement. We can also find especially stubborn blockages in the drains that may require additional tools to remove.
Once the drains are ready for cleaning, we blast high-pressure water into them. This powerful stream of water pushes foreign matter out of the drains and cleans the drain walls, leaving a clear, open pathway for waste drainage.
How Often Should I Schedule Hydro Jetting?
Routine drain cleaning and hydro jetting services are the best way to prevent problems with your drainage system. For most homes in Bethlehem, hydro jetting every 1–2 years is sufficient, unless you’re experiencing frequent backups, have older piping, or have known tree root intrusion.
The Many Benefits of Hydro Jetting
When you hire our professional plumbers for hydro jetting as a routine or emergency service, you'll enjoy a variety of benefits that help your home, your plumbing system, and your budget.
Clog Removal and Prevention
You can prevent much of the foreign matter from going down the drains by being careful. You can use drain strainers and avoid flushing things that don't belong. However, even with the best care, some debris finds a way into your drains from time to time. This includes food and hair that sneak into the sink and tub drains.
As these substances move through the drains, they may become stuck. Over time, more and more materials stick to the same area, creating buildup that can turn into a clog. Clogs are the number one issue your drains face.
With routine hydro jetting, we can remove this buildup before it turns into a full-blown clog and stops the flow of drainage. If you already have a clog, hydro jetting service blasts it away, leaving your drains open for waste to travel through.
Faster Drainage
As contaminants build up inside the drains, you may notice that your fixtures take longer to empty. You may see standing water at your feet while you shower or watch the sink drain so slowly it feels like it isn't even moving. This slower drainage may happen gradually over time, where you may not even realize it until it's nearly stopped completely. When we clear your drains of debris and contaminants, the speed at which your fixtures drain will speed up.
Elimination and Prevention of Odors
Some of the contaminants that sit inside your drainpipes may create foul odors in your home. If you smell something like rotten food, trash, or even mold, it may be caused by debris stuck inside the drains. The only way to get rid of this stench is to clear away the substances causing it. Hydro jetting flushes all the debris out of the drain, taking the offensive smell away as well.
Prevention of Floods, Overflows, and Backups
When wastewater has nowhere to go, it may come back up. This means that if your drains clog, waste may overflow from your fixture and flood your home. Floods can cause severe water damage to floors, ceilings, walls, and other parts of your house.
Overflows and backups can also damage nearby belongings, leading to expensive replacement and restoration costs. You can prevent this catastrophic water damage inside your home by scheduling regular drain cleaning and hydro jetting so that waste can move out of the house as intended.
Prevents Noisy Drainage
When wastewater struggles to move through the drains, you may hear strange noises. These sounds include whistling or squealing, or you might even hear gurgling in other fixtures when one drains.
The sounds happen as water squeezes through narrowed drains or when blockages occur in certain sections. To prevent these noises or get rid of them, you'll need to remove the buildup and clogs. Our plumbers do this through hydro jetting, leaving you with quiet drainage.
Protects Drainpipes
Buildup inside your drains can corrode the materials, leading to small holes and leaks. Excessive weight and pressure can weaken the drains and lead to leaks as well. If you have older clay or cast iron drainpipes, roots from large trees like maples or oaks can find their way into tiny cracks and cause major blockages.
The best way to protect your drainpipes from damage is through regular cleaning. Removing the contaminants routinely prevents them from becoming overwhelming to your drains and promotes a longer-lasting drainage system.
Why Hire a Professional?
Cleaning your drains is a job best left to the professionals to prevent worse problems than you already have. Liquid drain cleaners have harsh chemicals that can weaken and corrode your drains. The chemicals can be hazardous if inhaled or come into contact with the skin. They can also stain nearby surfaces or other items they come in contact with, potentially ruining your sink or tub and your clothing.
Trying to dislodge clogs with store-bought tools or equipment can do more harm than good. Without the proper training, you could unintentionally damage the pipe or worsen the blockage. These objects could puncture or scrape your drains or may become stuck.
Finally, hydro jetting is a specialized technique that requires the careful, diligent skills of a professional who has training in handling the equipment. Don't risk further damage to your drains and avoid an emergency call to the plumber. Leave hydro jetting to our licensed plumbers, and be sure to schedule on a regular basis.
Call Us Today to Keep Your Drains Healthy
At Benjamin Franklin Plumbing®, we have a special passion for keeping your plumbing and drainage system in top shape. We have a top-tier team of highly skilled and dedicated plumbers who stay up to date on all the latest advancements in the industry to provide the best service you'll find in the Bethlehem area.
In addition to skilled hydro jetting services, we provide a broad range of household plumbing services. We'll provide exceptional service each time we visit your home and always use the highest quality of parts and materials.
Enjoy smooth-flowing, clean, and healthy drains when you schedule regular hydro jetting services. Call our expert plumbers at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing® today to keep your drainage system in Bethlehem optimal.
