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Can high-pressure jetting damage drains?

Correctly performed jetting does not damage sound pipework. Damage occurs when excessive pressure is used on already-compromised pipes — old pitch fibre, cracked clay or badly corroded cast iron. A competent engineer assesses the pipe material and condition first and adjusts pressure and nozzle accordingly.

Pitch fibre pipe, common in properties built between the 1950s and 1970s, is particularly vulnerable: it deforms and delaminates under high pressure. If your property is that age, mention it when you book.

Where a pipe is already cracked, jetting can enlarge the defect. This is not really a jetting fault — the pipe was failing already — but it is the reason a camera check before and after matters.

Ask what pressure will be used and whether a survey will accompany the work. Any reputable drainage firm will answer without hesitation.

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