Hydro Jetting in Burbank
At Burbank houses, duplexes and fourplexes, and larger apartment buildings, Mr. Pipe Plumbing uses hydro jetting for heavy grease, sludge and buildup inside a pipe, and for certain root intrusion. In a multi-unit building, the kitchens can share drain lines, so grease from several households can coat the same pipe. Jetting will not repair a collapsed or badly broken line, and you hear that from us before anything is approved.
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In Burbank
Shared kitchen lines and the City's word on jetting
The U.S. Census Bureau's figures for 2024 put about 21% of Burbank's homes in buildings of 20 units or more and about 41% in buildings with five or more. In a multi-unit building, the kitchen drains run into pipes the units share.
Asked what equipment a plumber should use, the City of Burbank's Public Works FAQ says a hydro-jet is generally the preferred method for cleaning the sewer line that runs from a house, though it adds that jet-cleaning can be more costly. The City also urges caution with chemicals and additives that claim to dissolve grease, and says soaps, detergents and other products may not work on grease and may only move it further along the pipes. For grease already coating a line, jetting is the mechanical way to take it off the pipe wall, when the pipe's condition allows.
Sources U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5‑year, table B25024 (units in structure); City of Burbank, Public Works Department, Water Reclamation & Sewer Systems: Fats, Oil, and Grease; City of Burbank, Public Works Department FAQ.
At a house or a fourplex
At a house, a duplex or a fourplex, we work from an accessible cleanout on the line that carries the building's waste, after looking at the pipe's condition and what is blocking it. With a few kitchens on one line, the buildup can be grease and sludge from several households, and it can include fine roots. If the pipe is sound, we scrub the wall from the cleanout down and tell you what the line gave up. If it is collapsed or badly broken, cleaning is not the fix, and we go over the repair options before anything is approved. Bigger buildings get the same first step, with more units to ask about.
How often should the sewer line from a Burbank house be jetted?
The City of Burbank says how often the sewer line from a house needs cleaning depends on factors such as the nearest tree, the type of tree, the depth of the line and the quality of its construction, and can range from twice a year to once every ten years. We would not set a schedule without looking at the line and its condition.
Does a house's age decide whether its pipes can be jetted?
No, the pipe's condition does. Before recommending jetting, we look at the line we can reach and at what is blocking it. Piping that is cracked, sagging, fragile or already broken is not a candidate, and in that case we explain what we saw and the repair it needs. A sound line with buildup can be jetted whatever the age of the house.
There is a big tree by our sewer line. Can jetting handle the roots?
Jetting can cut back and flush out fine root intrusion in a line we can reach, if the pipe will take the pressure. Where roots have cracked or broken the pipe, cleaning will not fix the damage, and we explain the repair options instead.
Know what happens next
Discuss and assess
Our goal is to identify the cause of the problem and recommend an appropriate repair based on the plumbing condition, accessibility, and scope of work.
Findings and estimate
We assess the issue, explain our findings, and provide an estimate before any approved work begins.
Work completed and confirmed
After approved work is completed, we test the repaired or installed plumbing where applicable, explain the completed work, and provide the customer or authorized contact with the appropriate service documentation.
Pricing depends on the plumbing condition, accessibility, materials, and actual scope of work. If additional work is discovered, it will be explained and approved before proceeding.
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