Snaking vs. Hydrojetting

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[allisonjames]

LMAO 🤣 The guy on the left - Juan, stands so darn still - I thought he was a frozen video inserted in the main screen until he moved

[doughoward]

35 years of experience here, licensed plumber for over 20 years, plumbing Supervisor over a very large school district. I completely agree with the benefits of jetting, however it is not always applicable or advisable in many circumstances. You could easily flood the area with the water you are introducing. In such cases the augering first to clear most of the standing water to reduce the chances of flooding then follow-up with the jetting and camera to identify other problematic issues.

[dannyxd]

Great vid, TY!
As a drain cleaner, I avoid jetting in a home. With a blockage like this I would use a blow bag and cable. Cabling to cut roots and blow bag to get the soft blockage to go out. And not all over me ( !, LoL) and the customer's house. A "blow bag" is a balloon like device used with a garden hose. It has a small hole that jets water forward while expanding to seal the pipe off and directing water forward and away from the clean-out. And you/inside home. Jetting is great and defiantly has it's place. Outdoors or in easily cleaned, industrial settings. But personally, I would avoid using in say a kitchen, bathroom or finished cellar. For roots, you would need a seriously high powered jet where a cutter at the end of a cable would be more efficient.

But say a car wash or the like. Jetting is by far the superior choice.

[lddmd]

Property manager here, the trailer park requires routine sewer maintenance to prevent backup and clogs. We have both a jetter and the snake. One old guy who is an expert handles the jetting. Im fearing the day he leaves us. 😢 people send your kids to trade school please!!!

[douglascoit]

Master plumber note to follow is do not use a jetter on old piping such as cast and copper piping 20 plus years old or you could flood the home fast. Snaking and augering drain lines is something worth paying someone that knows what they are doing alot of money and make sure they are insured and license!

[beakt]

Videos like this are what YouTube is for. Great work, guys. I never heard of hydro jetting until last week, and now I understand, through these clear visuals and the explanation, the proper application of hydro jetting and snaking.

[patriciamariemitchel]

I think all sewer pipes should be see through. 👀🙂

[clareobrien]

Thanks I had what i now know was hydrojetting done on my sewer line yesterday. I had initially started to clear the backed up debris myself before deciding I needed the pros. The guy that came to my house was here a max 20 mins and told me that the stuff i had already removed (and bagged for disposal) was thrown back down the line and cleared away. I presumed the material would be removed at the property and not sent off on normal sewer path. It was expensive but it's done now and I'm delighted. Will consider hiring equipment if it happens again.

[SylvanTieger]

Snaking (rodoong) is for hard stoppages such as rags and roots and hair with a retrieving head on the cable. Water Jetting is for soft stoppages such as grease, soil, and soap scum build up and as a finishing tool after snaking . Ideally water jetting should be started down stream so the debris will flow downstream as the jetter makes its way upstream. This is not always possible so starting upstream and working the jetter back and forth will help scour the lines to restore full flow as originally deigned

[dla]

Thank you for the very easy to understand explanation. The clear pipes are a great idea to further show what actually happens.

[momojo]

Initially I thought this was a SNL skit. Regardless, helpful.

[bubbasmyth]

Excellent video. We have a chronic issue with our laundry washing machine drain output branch line (1975 construction), and about every 1-2 years we've need to have the line reamed with snake since we moved in in 2001. However, it showed no signs of needing the reaming for several years, so this year (2021) when it did back up we were about 5 years overdue.
The plumbers had some difficulty getting the snake down the line far enough, even after several attempts, and suggested Hydrojetting. Wow! That worked great, and the line cleared on the first run. Very impressive.
Thank you for this video! This gave me a much better understanding of the difference between the two methods. We will use Hydrojetting from now on!
FYI, the audio Left channel cuts out at about 4:35. I see the video is about 8 years old, but still thought you might like to know.
Thanks again!!

P.S. - Total aggreement with Keena Witt's comments!! Great video, thumbs up!

[clfm]

I would have thought that the difficulty of dealing with root intrusions is that the roots are attached to plants and not just sitting in an otherwise undamaged pipe.

[onisgagan]

They’re actually triplets, poor Juan lost his hair in the 8th grade...

[darktoadone]

I served in the Navy years ago and the way the Hull Technicians solved plumbing issues in toilets was sticking a fire hose down it and let her rip!!

[Eddie-In-Las-Vegas]

And when your done installing the new sewer main pipe in the trench replacing the broken pipe from the tree roots, don't forget to buy a few bags of water softener salt pellets and dump em' in the trench around the new pipe where the tree roots were growing and then backfill the trench with dirt. By doing the salt dump method in the areas where the tree roots were growing you are preventing the roots to grow back again inside the pipe because tree roots won't grow where salt pellets are. The roots will grow away from that area which means they won't go near your new sewer pipe again resulting in years of solid sound sewer pipe service worry free of future roots breaking in to your pipe again. You gotta be smarter and think smarter than the tree every time.

[Jeff]

Hey, you guys forgot to wear matching belts!

[mintheman]

Not really a fair comparison, an under-powered hand-held snake with the wrong cutting head of course is no comparison to hydrojetting, which cost at least x10 more expensive.

[DeadKoby]

Most of the guys who are using the "Electric Eel" snake machines are using a 2 blade cutter rather than the screw auger. I'd like to see how that works.

[jimdamiani]

Had my sewer line going to street cleaned. Plumber used hydro method. Lasted 3 days and backed up again. Had another guy come and used rodder with cutting tip. That was 5 yrs ago no problem since.