Hydro jetting clears a drain or sewer line with a stream of water pushed through a specialized nozzle at very high pressure. Unlike a cable (snake), which punches a hole through a clog, jetting scours the full inside wall of the pipe — cutting through grease, flushing out mineral scale, and shredding root intrusion so the line is left genuinely clean, not just open.
In Cibolo, that matters for two common situations: kitchen and restaurant lines coated with hardened grease, and older sewer laterals packed with hard-water scale or live-oak roots. We run a camera first to confirm the pipe can take the pressure, then jet it and show you the before-and-after. When a line keeps clogging a few weeks after every snaking, jetting is usually the fix that finally lasts.
When hydro jetting is the right call
- A drain that keeps clogging weeks after it's been snaked
- Grease buildup in a kitchen or restaurant line
- Slow whole-house drainage from scale or sludge in the main
- Root intrusion in an older sewer lateral (confirmed by camera)
- Recurring backups you're tired of paying to clear again and again
- Scheduled maintenance for a commercial kitchen's drains
What's Included When You Book Hydro Jetting
Every hydro jetting job in Cibolo comes with the same standard of care — no vague “we'll take a look” and a surprise bill. Here's exactly what you get:
- A camera inspection first to confirm the pipe can safely take the pressure
- The right nozzle matched to the blockage — grease, mineral scale, or roots
- High-pressure jetting that scours the full pipe wall, not just a channel through the clog
- A post-jetting camera pass so you can see the line is actually clean
- A recommended maintenance interval for grease-prone kitchen and commercial lines
- Honest flagging of any pipe damage the camera reveals before we jet
How we hydro jet a line
- 1
Camera first
We inspect the line with a sewer camera to confirm the cause and that the pipe is sound enough for jetting — we never blast a fragile, collapsed line.
- 2
Access the cleanout
We work from the proper cleanout and size the nozzle to the line and the blockage type (grease, scale, or roots).
- 3
Jet the full pipe wall
High-pressure water scours the pipe clean in both directions, flushing the debris out instead of leaving a narrow channel through it.
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Verify with the camera
We re-camera the line so you can see it's actually clean, and we recommend a maintenance interval if buildup is likely to return.
What Affects the Price
Jetting cost depends on the line, the blockage type, and access; a camera inspection is part of the job so we jet the right line the right way.
- Residential vs. commercial line, and line diameter/length
- Blockage type — grease, mineral scale, or root mass
- Whether an accessible cleanout exists
- Camera inspection to confirm the pipe's condition first (about $100–$450)
- One-time clearing vs. a recurring maintenance plan for grease-heavy kitchens
Why jet with us
Camera-verified, both ways
We confirm the pipe can take the pressure first, and prove it's clean after.
Grease & root specialists
From restaurant kitchens on the Metrocom to root-filled laterals in older neighborhoods, this is routine work for us.
We fix the cause, not the symptom
If the camera shows damage, we tell you — jetting a broken pipe just wastes your money.
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Hydro Jetting FAQs
A snake (cable) breaks through or hooks out a clog, which reopens the line but leaves the grease, scale, or root film on the pipe wall — so it often clogs again. Hydro jetting uses high-pressure water to scour the entire wall clean, removing the buildup itself. We use snaking for simple clogs and jetting when buildup keeps coming back.
For pipes in sound condition, yes — it's very effective. For a fragile, corroded, or collapsed line it isn't appropriate, which is exactly why we run a camera first. If the pipe can't take the pressure, we'll tell you and recommend the right repair instead.
It depends on volume and menu — a high-output, fried-food or BBQ kitchen may need jetting every few months, a low-volume café far less often. We help you set an interval based on how fast grease actually builds in your line, so you avoid a backup during service.
Jetting with a root-cutting nozzle shreds and flushes the root mass and clears the line, but roots regrow through the same gap they entered. If the camera shows root intrusion, we'll pair the jetting with a lasting fix — lining or replacing the affected section — so it doesn't come right back.
No — the work happens at the cleanout and the debris flushes down the line, not into your house. We lay down protection at the access point and clean up fully. You get a clean line without a mess to deal with afterward.
Yes. Jetting works year-round in our climate. The one thing we watch for is standing water in an exposed cleanout on a hard-freeze night, which we manage as part of the job. Cold weather doesn't stop us from clearing a grease- or root-packed line.
Hydro Jetting Across the Metrocom
We provide hydro jetting throughout Cibolo and nearby communities including Schertz, Selma, Universal City, Converse, Live Oak. From our Cibolo base we cover the whole Metrocom and out across Guadalupe County and the surrounding Comal, Wilson, Bexar, Hays, Caldwell, and Gonzales county communities — with prompt scheduling that works around your day. See every community on our service areas page, or, not sure if we reach you? Call (831) 290-4327 and we'll tell you straight.
