Sewer
Sewer Cleaning in Kansas City
Hydro-jetting and mechanical cleaning. Camera inspection included so you can see what cleared and what didn't.
Pricing: $295–$650 depending on access and severity
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When Sewer Cleaning is the Right Fix
Jetting vs. cabling — which one you actually need
A cable (snake) cuts a hole through a blockage. Hydro-jetting scours the inside of the pipe wall clean. For a one-off clog — a kid's toy, a wad of wipes, a single root — a cable is the right tool. For decades of grease lining a 4-inch main, or for repeated root intrusion, jetting is what actually fixes the underlying problem. We carry both on the truck and use whichever one the camera says is needed.
Camera before and after
Every sewer cleaning we do includes a camera pass afterward, so you can see the actual condition of the inside of the pipe once it's clean. That's how we know whether the cleaning solved the problem or whether the pipe itself needs repair — and it's the documentation you want if the same issue comes back six months later.
Maintenance cleaning
For homes with original clay laterals and mature trees, root intrusion never fully goes away — it just grows back. A lot of Prairie Village, Mission, and Leawood customers put us on an annual maintenance schedule: one jet, one camera, every fall before the holidays. It keeps them out of emergency-call territory and costs less than one emergency response.
How Sewer Cleaning Works
Access and assess
Pull the cleanout cap, run an initial camera pass to see what we're dealing with.
Choose the right tool
Cable for a discrete clog, jetter for grease, scale, or root build-up.
Clean the line
Multiple passes until the pipe wall is fully clear.
Camera verification
Final camera pass — you see the clean pipe on the monitor with us.
Sewer Cleaning — Frequently Asked
Will jetting damage my old pipe?▾
Not if it's done right. We adjust pressure and nozzle for the pipe material — a cast-iron or clay line gets less pressure than a PVC line. We won't jet a line that the camera shows is structurally failing; that gets a repair quote instead.
How often should I clean my main sewer line?▾
If you have a clay sewer and mature trees, annually. If you have a newer PVC line, only when something changes (a slow drain, a gurgle, a backup). Newer pipes don't accumulate grease and scale the way old ones do.
What's the difference between sewer cleaning and drain cleaning?▾
Drain cleaning clears the branch lines inside the house (kitchen, bathroom). Sewer cleaning clears the main line from the house out to the city tap. Different tools, often different access points.
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