High-Pressure
Drain Jetting West Yorkshire
Truck-mounted jetters with the flow and pressure to cut roots, strip fat off pipe walls and clear silted mains — from 1-inch kitchen branches up to 18-inch sewers. Domestic, commercial and contracted maintenance, across West Yorkshire and beyond.
When jetting is the right tool
Fat, oil & grease (FOG)
Restaurant and care-home kitchen lines glazed with fat. Hot-water jetting strips it back to bare pipe wall.
Root ingress
Roots through clay or pitch-fibre joints. Cutter heads remove the mass; we CCTV and quote a permanent fix.
Silt & sediment
Surface-water drains, gullies and sewers full of silt after storms or long disuse. Jetted and back-flushed.
Scale & build-up
Limescale and hard scale in older mains. Spinner heads break it down without damaging the pipe.
Commercial mains
Up to 18" sewers under retail parks, factories and managed sites. Two-pump rigs for distance and volume.
Industrial process lines
Process effluent, FOG separators, interceptors. Planned-clean schedules with full audit trail.
Where we cover
How a jetting job runs
Site survey
We confirm pipe size, material, length and access. The right kit shows up the first time.
Set up & contain
Recycler unit set up, downstream chamber bunded, PPE on. Nothing escapes the system.
Jet & cut
Right nozzle for the job — flush, penetrator, root cutter or spinner — at the right pressure for the pipe.
CCTV proof
We CCTV the cleaned line and supply the footage and report — useful for insurance and maintenance records.
Domestic, commercial & insurance work
Domestic
Repeatedly-blocking branches, surface-water gulleys after storms, root-ingress mains. Fixed-price visit, CCTV after.
Commercial
Restaurant FOG lines, factory process drains, retail park surface water. Planned cleans on contract, priority response for emergencies.
Insurance
Post-blockage cleans where the loss adjuster wants a clean pipe and CCTV evidence before signing off. We bill direct.
Recent drain jetting jobs
Restaurant chain · Leeds
Quarterly hot-water FOG clean across three sites. Reduced emergency blockages from monthly to zero in 18 months.
Industrial estate · Wakefield
12" surface-water main silted from years of disuse. Two-pump rig over 180 metres, jetted in a single shift.
Care home · Bradford
Repeat root blockages on the foul main. Cutter-jetted, CCTV'd, quoted a no-dig lined repair to end the cycle.
Drain jetting FAQs
- What is high-pressure drain jetting?
- Pressurised water — typically 3,000–4,000 psi at 18–25 gallons per minute — pushed through a hose and out of a nozzle that pulls itself up the pipe, scouring the walls as it goes. The most effective non-destructive way to clean a drain or sewer.
- Will jetting damage my pipes?
- Not when it's done properly. We match pressure, flow and nozzle to the pipe material and condition. The pipe sees more pressure when a tap shuts in a property than from a correctly-set jetter on a sound pipe.
- What's the difference between hot and cold jetting?
- Hot-water jetting (up to 90°C) cuts fat, oil and grease far faster than cold water and leaves the pipe wall properly clean. For root or silt clearance, cold water is fine; for kitchens, hot water is worth the difference.
- Can you jet domestic drains?
- Yes — we use compact units for tight access and smaller pipe sizes. The same crew that clears a 4" domestic main also handles 12" commercial sewers.
- How much does drain jetting cost?
- Domestic jetting is typically in the low hundreds for a half-day visit. Commercial and planned-maintenance work is quoted per visit or on a contract — we'll always quote before we start.
- Will jetting clear roots?
- Yes — with a root-cutter nozzle. Jetting removes the live root mass and restores flow, but roots come back through the same joint. We CCTV after every root clearance and quote a permanent no-dig lining where it makes sense.
- Do you offer planned-maintenance jetting?
- Yes — quarterly, six-monthly or annual cleans on contract, with photo and CCTV reports each visit. Most of our commercial customers go this route once they've had two emergencies.
- Is jetting safe for pitch-fibre pipes?
- Yes, with reduced pressure and the right nozzle. Pitch-fibre is fragile and incorrectly-jetted pipework can blister. Tell us if you know the pipe material; if not, we'll confirm on the CCTV first.
- Can you jet up to a public sewer?
- Yes — we jet up to the connection point. The public sewer itself is Yorkshire Water's responsibility; if the blockage is in the public main we'll help you log it with them.
- Do you work nights or weekends?
- Yes — much of our commercial jetting happens out of trading hours. Quote includes any out-of-hours uplift up front.