Drain and Sewer
Drain and sewer equipment clears and maintains waste lines. Cable drain cleaning machines are the volume class, with high-pressure sewer jetters for grease and scale.
Fonctionnement
A rotating cable drives a cutting head into the blockage — augers for soft stoppages, blades for roots — restoring flow through the cleared bore. Jetters instead pull a nozzle upstream by rear-facing water jets, stripping grease and sediment from the full pipe wall as it returns.
Types et variantes
- Drain Cleaning Machines
- Cable machines that auger blockages out of drain and sewer lines.
- Sewer Jetters
- High-pressure water units that scour grease and debris from sewer lines.
- Pig Launcher/Receiver
- Fittings that insert and retrieve cleaning pigs in pipelines.
Comment choisir
Line size and blockage type select the tool: small cables for fixture drains, 5/8-3/4 in cable for mains and roots, jetting where grease, sludge, and scale coat the pipe rather than plug a point. Camera inspection after clearing distinguishes a cleared line from a repaired one.
Normes et certifications
- OSHA · 29 CFR 1926.300
- General guarding and condition requirements for hand and power tools in construction.
Questions fréquentes
Cable machine or jetter for a blocked line?
Cable for point blockages — roots, objects, hard stoppages a cutter can bite. Jetting for coating problems — grease, soap, sediment — where the whole pipe wall needs scouring, and as follow-up after root cutting.
Can a cable machine clear tree roots permanently?
It restores flow; roots regrow through the breach that admitted them. Recurring root blockages point to a pipe defect that lining or excavation ultimately fixes.
What determines cable size for a job?
Line diameter and run: undersized cable ties knots in big pipe, oversized cable will not negotiate small traps. Machine charts pair cable to pipe from 1.25 in fixtures through 6 in mains.