How to Clean Your Sewers with a Water Jetter
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- Watch as I carry out a clean of the sewers around the house using a water jetter connected to a high pressure jet wash.
ITS website: www.its.co.uk
Amazon links to the tools used in this video...
UK links:
► Water Jetting Hose: amzn.to/3zYQ2EN
► Karcher High Pressure Washer: amzn.to/2YJ6taL
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► Karcher High Pressure Washer: amzn.to/3jWi1PW
► Dewalt Kneepads: amzn.to/2WZlJ2h
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My drains blocked on the weekend, as they do every 5 months, I tried searching your videos hoping you had one, I didn’t find it but good old UA-cam suggested this to me just now, awesome info thanks heaps from Aus :)
I was a ground worker for many years. There a certain pride and satisfaction in seeing a clean system.
This gentleman would make an excellent teacher in a secondary school, or vocational education scheme.
……… I was just going to jump in the hot-tub with my au-pair and a cheeky G&T but after watching this most excellent instructional video I’ve given her half a day off so I can jet my sewers! 🙄😷😆
Careful, calm down - you'll be making DIY videos next if you get too excited!
White tape to stop getting a face full of aerosoled poo 😳. Another typically brilliant idea, please keep them coming!
Enjoyed this video, as I did the others, thank you for taking the time to put them together and share! 👍
I’m glad you spared us the vision of “some solids” that were partially blocking the drain! 😣
Thank you very much for the great video. I wish we had those manhole covers here in the states around the house. Most of the houses like mine have the sanitary pipes buried inside the poured concrete slab. most of the older houses with cast iron pipes, the pipes have collapse and the house floor and slab had to be cut open to replace the cast iron with PVC pipe.
Very thorough and well-made video. Two thumbs up!
Excellent as always. Learned something new today. Thanks 👍🏻
This little add on for your karcher will definitely save you money , for when you think you'll have to call out these very expensive firms.(some will take the piss😁 i should know . I worked for one).Providing you've got the stomach for it. Great to see your getting sponsored now Stuart. Looking forward to your next video 👍
Of course, a very useful video. I will have to get a jet washer now.
you might want to keep your pipes clean but don't forget to keep your man hole sparkling too! Great video and hadn't realised that this was on the domestic market... just what I have been looking for. Thank you.
Some good ideas there, many thanks.
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This has come at a good time! I have to clean mine regularly as I don't think the fall is right and waste builds up in the pipes closer to the house. Have just been using an angled rod with the pressure washer but will have to invest in one of these sewer ones. Didn't know they existed! Thanks!
Good timing then!
Another clear & concise explanation for a job most people should be able tackle themselves; keep them coming please. When I jetted mine, I discovered the blockage was caused by significant amounts of rubble (cheers builders!!), so a rodding kit & worm screw helped with the 'non-organic' solids. Finally a cheap (ebay £10'ish) USB drain inspection camera gave a good visual confirmation that everything had been cleared. Not used any of it since, but all still on the shelf just in case!!!!
Excellent video and just what I was looking for. Thanks so much for taking the time to make this informative video
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video once again everything explained so well and really nice to watch and learn these things
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks....very instructional. I think I would put my hose on a hose reel. Cheers mate.
Great video stu some great tips catch your next one mate 👍👌
Glad you enjoyed it
Wish I knew of this a long time ago!! 😅thank you~
You're welcome 😊
Great video as always mate. Just be careful when jetting towards the house, can be very awkward to explain if your other half is sat in the bathroom and you mistakingly jet a little too far…! If you can, you’re often better jetting towards the sewer - there’s no issue then if you go too far. Top video tho, will help a lot of people I’m sure.
Excellent video I need to do this on my place..we have a septic tank, and the fall isn't great to the tank.... Also the long run to the soak aways isn't great ... Surprised the building inspector didn't spot it oh well ...
Great video again mate, see the subs are growing nicely we'll done👏👏
Thanks 👍 Yes they keep coming!
Excellent video. I was thinking about getting one of those, but settled on rods, for now, as I can use them to sweep the chimney too - with the right brush of course. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, much appreciated.
Thanks. Good multi use - as long as you've cleaned them!
@@ProperDIY Ah, don't worry, they are thoroughly cleaned - I know where they've been after all :)
They are not called manholes anymore it's not PC .they are inspection chambers. this is a very good DIY video well done Stuart.
Here in the US, all drains in the house tie together, usually under the house, then 1 main drain to the sewer. I can advantages and disadvantages in either system. Yours has a lot more pipe, but can be easier to see what part is clogged, but then with a lot more pipe, that also increases the chance for roots or clogs. By the way, in our covers, they usually have brass or stainless screws.
Thank you Stuart
No problem
Great video Stuart, lovely house BTW, new builds ain't so bad after all!! 🤣
Thanks 👍
We had a long run too (20 or so meters). The problem with those is it's inevitable with a bit of settlement for the pipe to drop in the middle. I guess there is a length after which best practice is to concrete it in. In the real world the consequence is, especially if there's a joint, for stuff to get caught. Didn't know you could get powerwasher attachments, I always just used a hose. If there is a drop in the pipe, if you run water down it, at the last man hole the water will appear in waves rather than a constant stream. PS a video on how to get THAT grass please! 😂
Another top tip! A lot easier than my archaic rods!!!
You are right there!
@@ProperDIY Will go just great with my Kaercher!! I had to come back to finish this as you sent me off down an ITS rabbithole. Tool shopping. Aaaaargh. 😉
@@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524 O sorry about that - I'm glad you came back!
@@ProperDIY getting old. Remembered in the end!
thanks for sharing.
No problem
An absolutely invaluable piece of kit, has already been used several times over the 2 years I've had it.
Very useful tip about the tape a meter from the end!
My 10 year old house is interlinked with next doors that was built the same time so plenty of opportunity to get messed up. The drains come across the back of each house from the main bathrooms and kitchens and then join up and travel under the path between the properties to collect connections from the front and then into the main drain. & Were lowest and closest to the main drain through the village so proper fun can happen 🙄
Thanks for sharing
If you don't have a larger, gas ( petrol ) powered pressure washer, your local tool rental store probably does. My local store has quite a variety of them. Yes, they are a bit unwieldy but a lot of these rental stores will deliver and pickup the machine. If they don't rent these cleaning tips, just buy them along with some extra hose length, make sure the fittings will work with the rental store's machines, and get to work. I haven't checked what it would cost to have it done professionally, but I suspect a visit or two from the pro's would cost more than buying a good basic pressure washer which you could put to use doing other stuff around the house.
I do believe it's Friday tomorrow 😁
Great video very helpful. But I think you need to get ya self a new hosepipe. I at first thought ya neighbours we are having a fire and realised it’s not smoke it’s a very fine mist coming from the whole in your hosepipe lol 👍👍👍👍
If the pipes are blocked outside, it's worth squeezing a bottle (or two) of cheap scented and coloured shower gel into the drainage from inside the house. It's easier to spot the flow of water and also masks smells near the covers.
Very helpful. I have got an old 1930’s house and the fall on the drains is so small it is unbelievable. That jet washer add on will be very helpful, but I hope I never need to buy one…..
Doesn’t that mean though that you’ll continuously keep having blockages though if the fall isn’t right (due to settlement). For what it costs to buy a jetter hose for a normal power washer would probably sort the drain fall problem with some new sections of pipe and couplings. That’s just my opinion I guess
Aw come on Stu, I’m trying to eat a tuna fish sandwich and talk to my mum on the phone while watching th is…..🤣 Seriously though, actually a great tip for a tool I didn’t know existed but do need!
Really useful video thanks, Would you always jet wash back up stream for best results, I have mistakenly done it the other way thinking I was clearing everything down to the main sewer..
Good video and the cleaning hose is a great bit of simple kit to do the job. Cheap coke is a great pipe cleaner also. Acts like soda and vinegar. Without sounding too negative, ITS claim to be cheaper than screwfix, sorry I debunked this claim even during their sale. I checked three items on my wish list. All are far higher priced on ITS. Not to sound negative one example is evolution table saw rage. Another being evofury which is on amazon for 129, so buyer do your own research. Most ppl don't and I sold a tripod set of led lights yesterday for 10 quid more than I bought them, 4 months ago!
Nice Job done Stuart
Just wanted ask about the Proper Dubai, I think you should cover the UK btw your vlogging skills are just good as DIY skills. LOVE YOU!
Thank you. I did actually think about that and maybe at some point when I have some free time
Think you need to start doing some lawncare videos. Those grass stripes are looking very smooth!
Is that another use for the laser level? 😂
I never thought of that - I'll have to try it!
Fantastic video and beautifully explained 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 can you get a longer pipe than 20 metres?….
Had no idea you could buy these. Had to have a company out 15y ago when my 4y old daughter flushed down a whole pack of baby wipes - I know, dont ask....
Off I go to Amazon- cheers 👍
Nice one!
New builds have a bit more sensible layout, my 1950's build house (house built very well btw) sewer system is a nightmare of sorts as it does not go direct to a main, instead I have neighbours outflow going through my property! No real problems in the 10 years Ive been here BUT I have made sure I have a full bells and whistles house insurance to cover ALL eventualities, including water supply OUTSIDE my boundary's.
This is quite a common design to have 2, 3, 4 houses (often through back garden) run out to the road through one house.
OH HO!
I think this may be true with my home (built in the 50s)!
How do I determine? I'm afraid it's a bit late to check with neighbor (relations have not been the friendliest).
I've snaked 4" sewer line in the past by removing the toilet - with success, but I'd like to try the sewer clean-out in my backyard. But, I wonder if the clean-outs run between properties?
Maybe I need to play it safe and remove my toilet and run the jetter there? relatively confident that it won't divert into neighbors property?
Very helpful!
Can you link to the hose adapter? Your link points to a hose with a threaded (I.e. non Karcher) fitting.
Nothing better than a pipe flushing. Boring subject made interesting with your top tip. :-)
Glad you enjoyed it
My house is nearly 200 yrs old and a terraced house! no chance I’m jet washing up those pipes 🤣🤣🤣 but great video as always
stick a usb endoscope/boroscpe down see whats in the pipes, they can be had cheap now. Also measure flow speed of the water compared with a perfect 1 to 40 fall, might give some indication of what fall they are at. Neighbours of mine, told by a plumber to only do no1 from now on downstairs, scandalous what some of these builders get away with as no one has clerks of works or proper site managment any more.
I bought one of those attachments but found it wouldn’t self propel down the pipe. I just tape it to the end of my rods. It washes everything clean. Just got the drain from the kitchen sink that has got zero fall and so blocks occasionally. I do a preventative clean everything couple of years and it’s fine now.
Great video nice little jet kit and the lawn looks the business. Any chance you could do one on how to properly setup a Mitre saw?
Thanks. Yes I'm sure will be coming soon.
Thank you for the video. Any suggestions for a 75 foot hose (usa)? I dont want to order an incompatible hose. Also is their any need for the 3000+ psi units? I think i may have a root issue.
Great video. Could you tell me exactly which cable and nozzle you purchased from Amazon.
The UK link to the Water Jetting Hose on Amazon is no longer active. Could you please update the link, or does anyone know which brand & model number was used? It seems to be better than the Karcher original hose as it has a forward-facing jet (I believe the Karcher just has 3 rear-facing jets).
I use a spring loaded wood clamp on my karcher trigger.
I'm glad I'm not the only one!
Mint I'm off to buy a jetter
Top tip is to get an electrical wire reel and wind your hose on it
Good idea but my hose has a wall mounted reel - see my video from January.
How do you know how far you can go when you’re going back towards your property?
Does your karcher not have a little button on the handle to lock it to its on position so you don't have to tape it up?
No.
I see the handle falls off your Kärcher as well. Thought it was just mine.
Got to love modern new build, drains that don't work as designed and manhole covers with screws that rust.
@@andymerrett Well you would think that we might have improved things over the last 70 years rather than stood still or going backwards. This is not complex stuff!
Brilliantly useful video Thankyou.
Make sure to use a hat in the sun next time for the top of your head Stuart ☀️👒🤕
On the final manhole, how can you estimate how far to insert? Don't want the jet coming up through the toilet!
Thanks. I actually paced it out and made sure I stayed a metre or so away from the building - don't wont the toilet blowing out!
Is this pressure washer with 1800psi powerful enough to cut through root in sewerage pipes?
I have the same question. What did you come up with? What PSI is recommended (affordable). thanks (anyone?)
Depending on how big the roots are, but what the pros use runs 4000 to 5000 psi and around 8 gpm(30 lpm) then a nozzle that will do that starts at 400.00 USD and up. If the nozzle doesn't have the proper flow it is no good, so putting it on a small washer won't work. If you have the very fine hair size roots, my 3000 psi 3 gpm unit with a reverse turbo nozzle will clear them.
Have to assume this works up the kitchen sink plumbing too yeah? Edit: I mean.. in the pipes outside the home not.. the actual kitchen sink plumbing sorry
OCD screams front gate at me !
you should never use front facing noszel going into your property always use rear facing jet
I tried didn't work, but only tried on the drain gulley not the manhole.
Have you noticed that the wife is always missing when it comes to the sewers😂thanks Great-info 👍👨🏻🏭
Yes but she watched my video this afternoon so next time it's her turn!
Can you also do this from the toilet out? Because I have no manholes.
You can, but probably need to remove the toilet to directly access the pipe.
Why do you use the term sewer, these are drains aren't they?
I suppose 2 reasons - 1) none of my 'drain pipes' on the house go into this system - they go to a soak away and 2) in the construction industry we tend to refer to any pipe the takes away foul water as a sewer and pipes that take rainwater as drains so I'm used to referring to them like this.
And no sweetcorn.
For me this is a diy job too far! If you have a new house your waste should not be getting blocked unless there is incorrect usage, it was all tested and passed by a building inspector. If it ain't broke don't fix it! Btw I was advised on a long run to flush that toilet once every couple of days to keep the flow going. I would also be careful about any drains shared with neighbours, they are called lateral drains and belong to the Water Company. If these get blocked they will come out and flush for free, it is a good service I have used it myself before. Hope this helps.
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I thought water authorities are obliged to clear blockages up to your house.
Depends if it's a shared line or not
Not within your property I don't think
Outside your boundary they are, not inside your garden.
Bath day for the local rats
Seems a crap 💩 job 😂
Definitely is!
The music is just so annoying and distressful!