Intro to Sewer Jetting

[@polehooker1]

You explained the procedure PERFECTLY!!! Thank you - best on the net!

[@ladylilo6044]

Wow great demonstration and explanation...now I understand about my septic pipes and such much better, thank you!

[@rabbycacker]

The wyes are in backwards. The upstream wye should angle downstream and the downstream wye should angle upstream so that you don't end up with a dead spot in the middle that is unreachable with out moving to another clean out. Have had clogs between the wyes and had to open clean outs that were backed up and created a nasty time consuming messes. Even if the line drains it is still not a 100% cleaned.

[@cm5838]

Also don’t use a San tee for a horizontal line clean out, use a 2 way clean out fitting

[@newwavepressure6478]

Is that a 1\4 inch thinkin of buyin i do have 3\8 line for pressure washin biz looks lik the 1\4 would be good for smaller pipes but maybe the big for a sewer ?

[@jhp3851]

How did you set that hose reel attached to power washer???

[@MartySmithVideos]

This is great. Appreciate the tip. I have a clog in my rental, plumbers want $1600 to break and unclog the drain. I can do this and just ordered the hose on Amazon to hook up to my pressure washer. Thank you.

[@doxx2427]

Hi how did it work for you?

[@MartySmithVideos]

Doxx worked great! I hooked it up to my pressure washer and ran it through the line like a snake. Work good

[@ivanobar1]

Thanks for the demo, and getting wet to demonstrate the tip action. I assume the green hose is for this purpose, more flexible that the pressure washer hose. Can you list where you got the fitting and green flex hose? Also, would it be possible to connect green hose to pressure washer gun, so there is on-off control. Or probably not necessary, and seems the jets pointing back drive the hose forward, and there is some hand manipulation to fill the hose in and out and twist as needed. Thanks. Great video.

[@DACoutBack]

Switch the Y's to where they crisscross each other

[@slickwilly6868]

Put a street 45 on each one then it'll put the pipes vertical to stub out of the ground. Yes I know your comment is 2yrs old...

[@truth6600]

I always try to go up the line to pull back all debris, if you have a clog inside it makes a mess to go down.

[@JonathonNeville]

Septic field - Hydrojetting may clear the lines, but the real problem might be that the gravel is gunked full. Our septic field is 46 years old. How can I find out if the gravel is clogged? Dig? Rent an excavator? $6900 Canadian ($5550 US) is the price quote I got for hydrojetting (5 leaching pipes x 60' each). Should I be putting that money into a new septic system? (~$30,000) If the new field lasts 30 years, that's $1000 per year. Is there any way to predict if hydrojetting will get me 7 years? In this video we didn't see a vacuum sucking the results of the hydrojet backwards. Even with a vacuum sucking at the head of each pipe, some of the material broken up by the hydrojet will go through the pipe's perforations. (I have no idea how big those perforations are.) If the gravel is not already clogged, this will add more gunk to clog it. Problem? Ground-Penetrating Radar can find the location of septic fields. Is there any way to see the density of clogging in the gravel?

[@EvaHaberlova]

Hello, thank you for sharing ! I have problem septic tank last line sewer clogged . I hired 2 times plumber and they are error . More cost me. I fired them. I lost $$$$ 540 then second plumber I ain’t paid it. Bec of still clogged . I search in KZbin how u did and I understand that’s simple. I ll try do it in summer. 👍

[@travisvick7171]

You still have to pay them for attempting to clear out the line. As long as they tried their best and made every attempt possible then u have to pay them for the work they did. The company I work for will take half off the fee if we can't clear it. U will need to hire someone with a bigger jet to clear it. It will get worse before it gets better unfortunately...

[@truth6600]

Did they camera the line,or is it to your distribution field?

[@picovac]

which pump uses how many liters of water per minute and what is the pump pressure

[@johnd1070]

Thanks for giving back. Just curious did you start the pressure washer without the water being turned on? I also find it VERY important to make sure all the air is out of the line.

[@62scotty1]

This is really helpful! Thank you for your efforts!

[@arc2897]

Good job my friend thx.....what kind of machine u got?

[@travisvick7171]

It's called a Jetter or Jet Machine. They have many different sizes...

[@jonathonbernard9034]

You know, roto rooter was going to charge me over $1,100 to do this? After this video and a little more research I went with the clog hog needle nose 50ft, and attached it to my cheap 1700 psi little electric pressure washer and with in 15 minutes using your technique I saved roughly $1,000. I’m a new home owner and after doing this myself I Honestly feel like plumbers doing maintenance are crooks.

[@erics3886]

Jonathan Bernard I am a journeyman plumber and I kinda take offense to the comment you made. Some plumbers including the one you mentioned are crooks but not all. I've spent almost twenty years gathering knowledge, tool's and other stuff I need to come to someone's house to get their plumbing working again. Congratulations on you being somewhat mechanically inclined and able to fix your issue.

[@truth6600]

@@erics3886 he jets backwards, always try to go up the line if possible you can pull all debris back and out.

[@Steve-kn9xo]

As a plumber I feel like all pressure washer, sewerage line unblocking tutorials are offering false hope for people with real blockages, as the blockage in this video could be cleared with a line plunger. Blockages can mostly be caused by tree roots, take your pressure washer and your jetting head and see if it can cut some small tree roots, I'd bet it can not. If you wanted to go down this path because you have a pressure washer and your happy to send some money getting hose and attachments then that's ok still probably won't work, but don't buy a pressure washer for this job because it has simulator capabilities to a line plunger. I'm not telling people they should engage a plumber but if you want the job done right pay the person who has most probably spent $50,000 buying the right equipment for the job. Great tutorial and explanation.

[@afstring]

Says the guy that makes his living doing the unclog thing.........

[@Steve-kn9xo]

@@afstring sit down Paul! It was an honest opinion from as you say 'the guy that makes his living doing the unclogging thing', I didn't steer everyone into the direction of paying a plumber I only outlined the fact of both DIY and paying someone.

[@googleuser868]

Just added a clean out at a rental. Poked a hole through the tile 25 feet from existing clean out. Clogged up with paper. Snake and a regular garden hose and a little shoveling. Nasty but simple job. No tree roots or collapsed tile.

[@dragonfly9641]

@@googleuser868 I just had my septic cleaned a year too soon because the sewage wasn't reaching the septic. The water was high in the septic tank and we've been having alot of rain. That didn't help so they jet the line and it worked. But exactly a month later it's acting up again. Standing water in the shower and it's half flushing. We just spent $450. Never had this problem before. We think were going to try jetting the line with a power washer. I hope it works.

[@babooll5632]

No, I maintain 73 apts and I can tell you these things are amazing. Never failed me, so no "false hope" here

[@jackobite68]

a true professional rgt there

[@Papa-qv6ep]

Were does all the water go before you get it unclogged? I would think it would back up in the house.

[@warrwarrwarrwarr]

Papa1213 it would

[@googleuser868]

Start from the low point and work towards the house

[@Kulpythekulpster]

That's why you always jet from the curb trap or at the tank and work your way toward the clog from outside the house. The other option is to use a blow bag from inside the home. Blow bag will expand to the pipe and prevent backing up

[@truth6600]

True, that's why I jet upstream and pull all the stuff out the end.

[@truth6600]

@@googleuser868 correct.

[@DrainMedic]

Why no more videos?

[@mikevon7858]

Thank you

[@anthonywilliams9937]

Will the sewer jetting devise work with 1,400psi ?

[@Mexi67885]

No u need at least 2800 psi

[@thomassolano1578]

Where can I purchase that hose for my power washer? Thanks

[@richabracy]

On my website: www.bracys-a1-septic.com

[@tonypuccio154]

I would love to know where I could get one of those can someone please tell me where I can get one

[@warrwarrwarrwarr]

tony puccio Amazon

[@richabracy]

www.bracys-a1-septic.com/

[@musclesmouse]

I’m going to need to do this in a 3” perforated pvc drain. Roots are blocking it.

[@chuckredd9131]

Use Copper Sulfate to kill roots in the pipe. I use 1 cup every month in mine. Don't know the exact amount recommended. You can get it at the hardware stores or more bang for your $$ off the internet. The power spray alone not enough to remove roots.

[@musclesmouse]

@@chuckredd9131 I am using copper sulfate too

[@yozy4996]

Great Job Thank you..

[@sarllc141]

Well explained.

[@abc123-d2t]

THANKS FOR TEACHING YOU ARE AWESOME.

[@tweker69]

Check out Drain addict channel. Awesome stuff

[@nancywiens2110]

Valve on hose going in is a bad idea, the water flow should always be on when starting or if the engine is running. You can cause cavitation and destroy the diaphragm pump.

[@richabracy]

After eight years of continuous use...no damage yet!

[@serjitgill3405]

The Y s are connected wrong

[@christopherbonanno1120]

Power washer won’t truly work I’m a 30 year drain cleaner and tried that over the years. A 150 foot jet hose won’t even make 500 psi. So this really won’t work. He has a short 25 foot jetter hose. If it really was this simple I would of been out of a job decades ago

[@richabracy]

Vince, it never fails to surprise me how guys like you make comments that are fully articulated merely to stoke your own egos. This video was made to help the home owner...and it has helped many over the years. Not only that, but I use the jetter, exactly as described above, almost daily in my septic work to unclog drains...with about a 90% success rate. So stick it in your pipe, Vince!

[@travisvick7171]

I am a plumbers as well and yes in some situations this will work but in a lot of others it won't! There's a reason why they make many different size Jetters. U might come across an old cast iron main line that is completely clogged up with those baby wipes even though they say flushable, they are not. Everyone thinks they are a plumber until they fuck some shit up and have to call a real plumber! ...

[@WorldRocky]

@@travisvick7171 what is a difrence betwen real jet machine and this?

[@ubon39]

Who sells the hose unit?

[@samcheng7551]

Amazon, schieffer Sewer Jetter

[@Scottchmorsco]

always use a jetter with a gun or foot controller

[@davidbui66]

You need new cameramen or camerawomen

[@mmike422]

good luck if any turns a power washer is not a jetter

[@warrwarrwarrwarr]

Michael Galac what?

[@louietheplumber3609]

Us jetting look it up or gorlitz jetters . Not a pressure washer doesn't work

[@richabracy]

Not really sure what you're getting at.