‘Drain Cleaning Tips’ Archives
Fixing Frozen Drain Lines
Every winter we hear from homeowners and maintenance pros who ask about using Clog Hog sewer jetters to remove frozen blockages from sewer drain lines. Clearing frozen sewers and drain lines is a common use for Clog Hog sewer jetters, but there are a few extra precautions you should take. When clearing a frozen drain line it's doubly [...]
Cleaning Outdoor Drains
We frequently hear from customers who use their sewer jetters to clean outdoor drains. Their projects include: Removing silt and debris from landscaping and agricultural drains. Clearing sediment from drain tile pipes surrounding a home. Cleaning the pipes that connect to septic systems. While many customers tell us they had an easy [...]
Why Sewer Jetting Can Fail
Thanks to our 100% satisfaction warranty for do-it-yourself users, if a customer is unhappy with their Clog Hog sewer jetter we're likely to hear about it. The good news is that only a very small percentage of Clog Hog products are ever returned for a refund. It's rare for owners of gas-powered pressure washers to return their sewer [...]
Sewer Jetter Safety
Safe operation of a pressure washer sewer jetter attachment starts with reading and following your pressure washer safety instructions, but it doesn't end there. When using a sewer jetter it's doubly important to comply with pressure washer manufacturers' recommendations to wear thick, fluid-resistant work gloves and eye protection. That's [...]
How to Unclog a Sewer Drain with Your Pressure Washer
To clean a clogged drain with your pressure washer use an attachment called a sewer jetter. A sewer jetter is a long, flexible, high-pressure hose with a jet nozzle on one end. The nozzle typically has a front-firing jet to break apart clogs, and back-firing jets that propel the jetter hose forward into dirty drains and scrub the sides of the [...]
How to Unclog a Main Sewer Drain
If your home has more than one clogged toilet, bath, shower or sink you may have a clogged main sewer drain. This condition can cause a foul-smelling mess if plumbing fixtures upstream of the clog continue to be used and sewage begins to flow out of lower-lying drain openings inside your home. There are two types of systems designed to clear [...]
Sewer Jetting Indoors
There are times when it's easiest to clear a clogged sewer drain from inside your home. For example, if the clog is far from your main drain cleanout, or if there's a drain elbow or other transition that makes it difficult for your sewer jetter to reach from your main drain cleanout to the problem area. When you use an indoor cleanout that's [...]
Freeing a Stuck Sewer Jetter
A customer recently contacted us after his sewer jetter became stuck in a drain. He was using the jetter to try and solve a problem that reoccurred many times in one part of his home. On rare occasions we've known sewer jetters to get stuck if the drain line has significant structural issues – for example severe, preexisting damage to pipes [...]