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Every clip and photo here is from our own drain and sewer jobs: main lines, floor drains, catch basins, kitchen lines, toilets and tubs. No stock footage. Captions describe what you're seeing and what we did.

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What you’ll see

Hydro jetting: catch basins, flooded floor drains and basement cleanouts being jetted.
Main line clearing: cabling from floor drains and drain pits in standing water.
Fixture clogs: toilets, tubs and kitchen lines before, during and after.
The cause: wipes, hair and grease pulled out of NYC lines.

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From real jobs

Photos and footage from our own work. No stock images.

Toilet clogged with paper: What we walk in to: a bowl that won’t go down past a wad of paper and wipes. — Toilet clogged with paper What we walk in to: a bowl that won’t go down past a wad of paper and wipes.

Augering the toilet A closet auger works the clog through the trapway without scratching the bowl.

Flowing again Same bowl after clearing, draining at full speed.

Tub drain Cabling a slow tub through the overflow, with the tub covered to keep it clean.

What came out of the tub: A hair and soap plug pulled from the tub drain, bagged before it touches the floor. — What came out of the tub A hair and soap plug pulled from the tub drain, bagged before it touches the floor.

On the job Our technician clearing a kitchen sink line, cabinet emptied and protected first.

Kitchen sink line Cabling a kitchen line from under the cabinet, with drop cloths down.

Utility sink line: The cable head after clearing a laundry sink line, packed with lint and hair. — Utility sink line The cable head after clearing a laundry sink line, packed with lint and hair.

Clearing in progress: Working the auger until the water drops and the bowl clears. — Clearing in progress Working the auger until the water drops and the bowl clears.

Basement floor drain backup: A main line backup coming up through the floor drain. The drum machine goes in right here. — Basement floor drain backup A main line backup coming up through the floor drain. The drum machine goes in right here.

Cabling from the floor drain Running the cable from a basement floor drain toward the street.

The cause: wipes: “Flushable” wipes pulled out of the line. They don’t break down, and they stop the main. — The cause: wipes “Flushable” wipes pulled out of the line. They don’t break down, and they stop the main.

Feeding the cable Feeding the sewer cable through a commercial floor drain.

Flooded drain pit: A basement drain pit full of backed-up water, with the cable going in to open the main. — Flooded drain pit A basement drain pit full of backed-up water, with the cable going in to open the main.

Working in standing water Cabling the main from a flooded basement until the water starts dropping.

Floor drain pit Feeding the cable into a backed-up floor drain pit.

House trap with cleanout open: The house trap near the front wall of an older NYC building, opened to reach the main. — House trap with cleanout open The house trap near the front wall of an older NYC building, opened to reach the main.

Jetting a catch basin at night Clearing a packed catch basin and its outlet line with the jetter after hours.

Jetting a flooded floor drain The jet nozzle goes in while the floor is still under water, and the level drops as the line opens.

Jetting through a basement cleanout The jet hose goes in at the cleanout and scours the main line out toward the street.

Jetter at the curb: Hose run from the van to the cleanout. The jetter stays outside; only the hose comes in. — Jetter at the curb Hose run from the van to the cleanout. The jetter stays outside; only the hose comes in.

The jetter we bring A van-mounted jetter with high-pressure hose reels, so commercial and main lines get full pressure.

Inside an old cast iron line: Rust scale and buildup narrowing the inside of a cast iron pipe. This is what a camera shows that a cable can’t. — Inside an old cast iron line Rust scale and buildup narrowing the inside of a cast iron pipe. This is what a camera shows that a cable can’t.

Late-night call: A bowl full to the rim with the line backed up behind it. — Late-night call A bowl full to the rim with the line backed up behind it.

Same toilet, cleared After clearing the line: flushing and draining normally.

Backed up to the seat: When the main is blocked, the toilet is usually the first place it shows. — Backed up to the seat When the main is blocked, the toilet is usually the first place it shows.

Draining again: Line open, water going down, debris left to flush out. — Draining again Line open, water going down, debris left to flush out.

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