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1. Heath Puckett

   

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   1/23/2012 9:01 PM

   We have several drains that are clogged, blocked, etc. and I'm considering attempting to clean them out with a sewer jetting type service. I've contacted companies regarding their services (IDT- Jim Hill, local Rotorooter branch). Has anyone successfully used this type of service...
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... -qU#t=120s
   or tried to clean their drains in-house with products like these...
   http://www.precisionusa.com/storefrontB ... tm_index=0
   or
   http://www.ultimatewasher.com/pulsating ... leaner.htm
   
   Any ideas are welcome!

   
   
   
   
2. Neidhardt John J

   
   1/24/2012 4:01 AM

   We are part of a State Park and have our own Water/Waste water Department. We use their Sewer Jet on occasion with great success. However, Remember that these units can be very heavy so be careful of soft areas.

   
   
   
   
3. Andy Jorgensen

   

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   1/24/2012 4:01 AM

   Heath,
   
   Years ago while working in Atlanta, we had a firm come out and clean some drains for us. All they used was the nozzle you referenced from Precision that was hooked to a 3/4" high pressure line. Not sure what results you would get hooking it to the irrigation. I want to say theirs was hooked to something similar to a pressure washer. I remember they stuck the hose in the pipe, turned on the water the hose sucked itself in at a very rapid rate until it hit the clog. Once that happened, they would pull it out and let it go back in a few times until the clog was gone, then pulled it out slowly, flushing all the debris from the lines.

   
   
   
   
4. Peter Bowman

   

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   1/24/2012 6:01 AM

   Andy Jorgensen said:
   I remember they stuck the hose in the pipe, turned on the water the hose sucked itself in at a very rapid rate until it hit the clog. Once that happened, they would pull it out and let it go back in a few times until the clog was gone, then pulled it out slowly, flushing all the debris from the lines.

   
   
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5. Curtis Nickerson

   

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   1/24/2012 7:01 AM

   We use the one from Precision on a 1" irrigation hose connected to a sprinkler head. We get pretty good results with it. As Andy says you have to feed it in, pull it back, feed it in...pull it back..(you get the picture) but it works well for us.

   
   
   
   
6. Brent Venenga

   

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   1/25/2012 10:01 AM

   We used our RootoRoter company last year and worked great for us, but the truck and trailer did leave a few ruts.

   
   
   
   
7. Michael Posey

   

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   1/26/2012 2:01 PM

   You can get a rotating sewer nozzle https://www.grainger.com/Grainger/A-R-NORTH-AMERICA-Rotating-Sewer-Nozzle-3ANU9?Pid=search and pressure washer sewer hose http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/A-R-NORTH-AMERICA-Sewer-Hose-3ANV7?Pid=search from grainger. We just hook our pressure washer in a head close by and use it for water supply. Does just as good a job as the plumbing companies. Ended up buying a second hose so we could go 200ft.

   
   
   
   
8. Michael Posey

   

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   1/26/2012 2:01 PM

   I also use the precision nozzle either first to see if it will do it or afterwards just to wash out any leftover material with a higher flow.

   
   
   
   
9. Smith Tim

   
   1/30/2012 12:01 PM

   R&R Sells a drain cleaner that hooks up to an irrigation hose, It costs around $90. It was the best 90 bucks ever spent, we have cleaned about a mile of clogged lines.It basically self feeds with water preassure.

   
   
   
   
10. Busby Tami

    
    2/9/2012 2:02 PM

    Do any of these options work on root masses in sub-surface drainage? Some of the sections we have had to cut out were extremely dense and ran anywhere from 1' to 10' in length.