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Blocked drains cleared with high-pressure jet blasting

We force water through the pipe to break up grease, tree roots and debris without damaging it. Licensed and insured, we work across Sydney, Sutherland Shire, Hurstville, Bayside and Georges River, and we explain pricing before any work begins.
We force water through the pipe to break up grease, tree roots and debris without damaging it. Licensed and insured, we work across Sydney, Sutherland Shire, Hurstville, Bayside and Georges River, and we explain pricing before any work begins.
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Signs you've got a
blocked drain

Sinks, showers or baths draining slower than usual. Gurgling from the toilet or floor waste when you run a tap elsewhere. A bad smell from a drain that wasn’t there before. Water pooling around outdoor drains, or under the house after rain.

Any one of these on its own might not mean much. A few happening together usually means the blockage is getting worse, not better.

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What blocks a Sydney drain

Most blockages build up slowly before they stop a drain completely. The usual causes:

A lot of Sydney’s older suburbs still run on clay pipework, which is more prone to root intrusion than modern PVC. If that’s what you’re on, a blockage can come back within months if the root cause isn’t dealt with, not just cleared.

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Grease and fat

Poured down kitchen sinks, it cools and hardens inside the pipe.

Tree roots

They find their way into older clay or cracked pipes, chasing moisture.

Wet wipes, hair and sanitary products

These don’t break down the way toilet paper does.

Structural issues

A collapsed section of pipe, or a joint that’s shifted over time.

Grease and fat

Poured down kitchen sinks, it cools and hardens inside the pipe.

Tree roots

They find their way into older clay or cracked pipes, chasing moisture.

Wet wipes, hair and sanitary products

These don’t break down the way toilet paper does.

Structural issues

A collapsed section of pipe, or a joint that’s shifted over time.

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How jet blasting actually works

We feed a flexible hose down the drain with a nozzle on the end. That nozzle fires water at high pressure, forward and back at once, cutting through the blockage on the way in and scouring the full width of the pipe on the way out. It’s strong enough to shear through grease, root intrusions and compacted debris, but it doesn’t rely on a spinning blade or cable, so it won’t gouge or crack the pipe the way older mechanical methods can.

Where we can’t tell exactly what we’re dealing with by testing flow or listening to the line, we’ll run a camera through first. That shows us where the blockage sits and what it’s made of, so we’re not jet blasting blind.

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Jet blasting vs a drain snake

Drain snake

A cable pushed through the pipe to break up a clog, can punch a hole through a blockage, but it often leaves the pipe walls coated in whatever caused the problem in the first place. That’s why the same blockage tends to come back within weeks.

Jet blasting

clears the full diameter of the pipe, not just a channel through the middle. That’s why it’s our default method rather than a quick patch.

Drain snake

A cable pushed through the pipe to break up a clog, can punch a hole through a blockage, but it often leaves the pipe walls coated in whatever caused the problem in the first place. That’s why the same blockage tends to come back within weeks.

Jet blasting

clears the full diameter of the pipe, not just a channel through the middle. That’s why it’s our default method rather than a quick patch.

Straightforward pricing

A one-off blockage in a single fixture, a kitchen sink or a blocked floor waste, is usually something we can quote on the spot once we’ve had a look, and that quote covers the visit.

It’s a different story when a drain is blocked further underground, blocked in more than one place at once, or blocked again after being cleared before. In those cases we’ll usually recommend a camera inspection first, priced separately from the jet blast itself, so we know whether we’re dealing with roots, a collapsed section or something else before we commit to a fix. We’ll always flag if a camera’s likely to be needed when you first call, not once we’re already on site.

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Where we jet blast

We clear blocked drains across Sydney, including Hurstville and Georges River, along with Sutherland Shire and Bayside.

If a blocked drain has turned into water backing up into the house or overflowing outside, that’s an emergency plumbing job, and we treat it as one.

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Sutherland Shire
Bayside
St George
Inner West

Frequently asked questions

A plunger can shift a small, soft blockage close to the fixture. If it's not working after a couple of tries, or the blockage keeps coming back, call us and we'll help you work out which one you're dealing with.

Used properly, no. We adjust the pressure to suit the pipe material and condition, and if a camera inspection shows a pipe is too degraded for jetting, we'll tell you before we start.

It depends on where the blockage is, what's causing it, and whether a camera inspection is needed first. A single-fixture blockage is generally quoted on the spot; anything underground or recurring gets a camera check priced separately before we go ahead.

Yes. We work with property managers, landlords and strata committees across Sydney on blocked drains, alongside the rest of our plumbing services.
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