Hydro Jetting
Hydro Jetting in Aston, PA | Drain & Sewer Cleaning
Hydro jetting sends water at high pressure through a drain or sewer line to remove the material attached to the pipe wall — grease, scale, root fibers, and sediment — rather than just reopening a clog. Advanced Drains and Underground Solutions provides hydro jetting service for homes and commercial properties throughout Aston Township, Delaware County. For properties where cable drain cleaning stops holding for more than a few months, jetting addresses the source: the pipe is not just blocked, it is coated, and that coating is what keeps recurring.
Why Aston Township Properties Develop Drain Buildup
Aston Township was developed heavily in the 1950s through the 1970s. Ranch homes, split-levels, and colonials built on what was previously farm and orchard land share a common pipe age: the drains are now 50 to 70 years old. Cast iron kitchen drain lines from that period accumulate a grease and mineral layer on their interior walls over decades — rough texture that catches grease at first, then a ring of scale that progressively narrows the bore. A cast iron kitchen drain that handled normal cooking loads in 1965 may have significantly less effective interior diameter today.
Some Aston-area properties from the 1960s and early 1970s have Orangeburg pipe sections in their lateral runs. Orangeburg — a bituminized fiber material used as a wartime substitute for cast iron — deforms under soil load over time, compressing into an oval cross-section that restricts flow. A camera inspection before jetting confirms whether Orangeburg is present, since a severely deformed section may not clear with jetting alone and may need pipe bursting to restore flow.
Camera Inspection Before Jetting
We run a camera before jetting any main sewer line or lateral. The camera identifies whether the obstruction is grease and scale — cleanable by jetting — or whether there is a physical problem: a cracked joint, a pipe belly, a collapsed section, or a deformed Orangeburg run. Jetting a structurally compromised pipe at full pressure can shift debris or displace a weak joint. Three minutes with the camera eliminates that risk and ensures we apply the right method at the right pressure.
Commercial Drain Cleaning on the Baltimore Pike Corridor
The Baltimore Pike commercial corridor through Aston and into Chester Township includes restaurants, food-service operations, and delis that generate grease loads residential drainage cannot handle without maintenance. A grease interceptor that is not serviced on schedule overflows into the building drain system. Hydro jetting a commercial kitchen drain on a maintenance interval is significantly less expensive than emergency clearing when floor drains back up during service hours. We service commercial drain systems in Aston, Boothwyn, and along Route 1, and we can establish a maintenance schedule based on the cooking volume and interceptor size at a given location.
What Hydro Jetting Resolves
For a residential property in Aston with a recurring kitchen drain backup, a slow main sewer line, or a lateral that has been snaked repeatedly with diminishing results, hydro jetting clears the entire circumference of the pipe rather than just reopening the bore. After jetting, we run the camera again to confirm the line is clear and to note any defects that warrant attention before they become failures. Most residential hydro jetting in Aston is completed in a half-day from arrival to clearance confirmation.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is hydro jetting safe for older cast iron drain lines in Aston?
- For intact cast iron, yes. We verify pipe condition with a camera before jetting and select nozzle type and pressure based on the pipe’s diameter and condition. Heavily pitted or cracked cast iron gets a lower pressure approach or an alternative method if the wall is too degraded for jetting. We will tell you what the camera shows before any work begins.
- How often should a commercial kitchen in Aston schedule hydro jetting?
- That depends on cooking volume and grease interceptor maintenance. A restaurant that services its grease trap on schedule and manages cooking oil disposal properly can often go 12 to 18 months between drain maintenance calls. A high-volume kitchen without interceptor maintenance may need attention every 3 to 6 months. We can assess the current state of a commercial drain system and give a maintenance recommendation based on what the camera shows.
- What is the difference between hydro jetting and drain snaking?
- A cable snake punches through a soft obstruction and leaves the buildup on the pipe wall. Hydro jetting removes the material from the wall itself. A drain that is snaked repeatedly for the same recurring clog often responds permanently to a single jetting because the source of the problem — the coating — is gone rather than temporarily disrupted. If a drain is being snaked more than once a year for the same issue, it is usually a jetting candidate.
For hydro jetting in Aston, Boothwyn, Chester Township, and throughout southern Delaware County, call 1-855-DONT-DIG.