The new team on the block has revolutionised the clearing and if needed the repairing of blocked drains and are a welcome addition to any plumbers tool belt. Who is this team and how can they be of such benefit to your Plumber? Their benefits will save you money, should you need a Blocked drain...
OK here you are,
toilet overflowing and your sinks will not drain. What to do and who do you call.
Solution is – always call a plumber as they are the people that know what they are doing and are able to provide cost effective solutions for whatever the problem might be that has your drains blocked. A lot of issues are resolved fast with the combined use of CCTV and Hydro Jetting.
Providing information such “has this happened before” to your plumber will assist him in formulating an action plan to resolve your issue.
If this is not your first time for your drain to be blocked it is possible that your drain has been compromised by roots. As roots find their way into drains they, with age, will expand and capture more debris as it floats past and eventually block your drain completely.
When this happens you have a number of potential solutions that could be implemented. Firstly you could send in a Snake that will cut its way through the debris but this method is time consuming and does not remove the entire blockage which will eventually build up again.
Another and very revolutionary method is Hydro Jetting the problem away. What is Hydro Jetting you ask. Hydro Jetting is an environmentally friendly solution to blocked drains, it is efficient, thorough and fast to ensure your blocked drain is resolved quickly letting you get back to your business, home or relaxing.
With Hydro Jetting a hose with a specially designed high pressure nozzle is placed into the pipe on the downstream side of the blockage. The high pressure cuts its way through the blockage and all the water used in the process will drain away all of the resulting pulverised debris. All you will end up with is a pipe system that will be as good as new internally.
If the issue was caused by roots finding their way into your pipes you have a compromised system and the roots will simply keep coming in unless you remove the source of the roots and/or fix the pipe. You need to ask yourself, has the pipe been damaged too much to stay in the ground and where is this damage located?
Your solution is ensuring that your plumber has the capability of CCTV. Did you know that you can actually save yourself a lot of money by ensuring your pipes are maintained correctly compared to massive replacement jobs? Having the services of a CCTV system for regular pipe inspections, especially for high risk industry which involve a lot of grease or particle matter, can find issues prior to them developing into major repair requirements.
Should you have left it too long or the roots might have damaged your pipes to a level where they need to be replaced where do you start digging? You do not want to start digging up your foundations if you do not know where this problem is.
CCTV to the rescue.
With your plumber’s CCTV system he can navigate inside the pipe to the problem area and see first hand what the problem is. If he feels that some Hydro Jetting will clear the issue he can resolve it fast without the need for digging. Should the issue by worse and be in need of some pipe replacing he can make that decision before he lifts a shovel.
His CCTV systems help does not end there. Once the decision has been made to dig up your pipe he can use the CCTV unit to send him a signal telling him how deep the pipe is and also exactly where the problem is. Meaning the dig site will in most cases be smaller and the task usually finished a lot faster due to the reduction of the normal uncertainties that he faces when looking for a blockage in a drain.
All in all if one considers the many benefits of using the services of a plumber that has CCTV and does Hydro Jetting one must say that Hydro Jetting and CCTV is a match made in heaven and should be used by every plumber.
