High-Pressure Drain Jetting, Somerset & Wiltshire

How it works

Straightforward, start to finish

You call and describe the problem

Tell me what's happening and I'll ask what I need to, no call centre and no hold music.

I give you one fixed price on the phone

Agreed before I set off, so there's nothing to negotiate once I'm on site.

I clear it, show you the photos and leave it clean

You see exactly what was wrong and that it's sorted, then I tidy up and go.

About the problem

Drain jetting in Somerset & Wiltshire

Jetting feeds a high-pressure water hose down the pipe rather than pushing a rod through it. The pressure cuts through fat, tree roots and compacted debris and flushes the loosened material all the way through the system, instead of just shoving the blockage further along the pipe the way rodding often does. It's particularly effective on older clay drains where roots have worked into the joints, and on kitchen runs that have built up years of grease.

Jetting isn't always the right tool, though, and I check the condition of the run before I use it. A pipe that's already fragile, badly cracked or partly collapsed can be made worse by full-pressure jetting, so I adjust the approach or recommend a different fix if that's what the pipe needs. Where it's useful, I'll follow jetting with a camera check to confirm the run is genuinely clear rather than just pushed along, so you're not calling back out again in a few weeks.

Clears fat, roots and compacted debris that rods can't touch
Full pipe run flushed through, not just the blockage pushed along
Camera check available afterwards to confirm it's properly clear
Used only where it's the right tool for the pipe, not as a default

Recent work

Recent work across Somerset & Wiltshire

Blockages cleared, broken runs dug out and replaced, and the ground put back properly afterwards. Every photo below is our own work, taken on the job.

Open trench along a house wall with a new orange drain pipe bedded in shingle — Drain run replaced along a side passage, then the surface concreted back over.

The same passage with the trench filled and fresh concrete laid over it — Drain run replaced along a side passage, then the surface concreted back over.

New black plastic inspection chamber set into the ground with a spirit level across it and water running through — New inspection chamber set level, with the flow running clear through it.

Jetting hose fed into an open brick inspection chamber in a patio — Jetting hose fed into an inspection chamber to clear the run.

Trench cut through a concrete path filled with gravel, with the round inspection chamber open beside it — Repair under a concrete path, with the surface patched back in afterwards.

The same path with a fresh tarmac strip running from the doorstep to the round drain cover — Repair under a concrete path, with the surface patched back in afterwards.

A dark void opened up in the ground beside a bag of aggregate — Void opened up in the ground where the drain below had given way.

Deep narrow trench with a new drain pipe bedded in shingle running towards a chamber — New pipe run bedded in shingle, ready to be backfilled.

New square gully and grate fitted under a downpipe and haunched in with concrete — New gully and grate under a downpipe, haunched in and finished.

Excavated hole exposing a buried pipe with tree roots growing around it — Dug down to a buried pipe with roots growing in around it.

Narrow path with a freshly concreted strip running between two drain covers — Path made good after the pipework underneath was replaced.

Questions

Drain jetting FAQs

What's the difference between jetting and rodding?

Rods push through a blockage. Jetting uses high-pressure water to actually cut through fat, roots and packed debris and flush it away, rather than just moving it further down the pipe.

Is jetting safe for old pipes?

It can be, but not always at full pressure. I check the pipe's condition first and adjust accordingly, since jetting an already-fragile or collapsed section can make things worse.

Do I need a camera survey as well as jetting?

Not always. It's worth it if the same spot keeps blocking, or you want confirmation of what caused it, but plenty of jobs are a straightforward jet and done.

How long does jetting take?

Most single blockages take under an hour once I'm on site. Longer or more complicated runs take longer, and I'll give you a realistic idea on the phone before I start.

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Leave your number and a quick note about the problem. I'll ring you straight back, usually within minutes during the day.

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