The Condition

The cities and neighborhoods in our region have huge underground networks of storm water pipe designed to channel rain water out of the streets and out of low lying places and eventually back into natural waterways. This pipe needs periodic cleaning to keep our streets from flooding and prevent water damage to businesses and dwellings. High pressure hydro cleaning coupled with tremendous air suction movement is the most effective way to clear blockage or remove sediment from within a pipeline. Utility HydroVac has the latest in pipe line flushing equipment and technology to be able to accomplish these periodic cleanings.

Utility HydroVac’s employees have experience cleaning pipe from 120-inch diameter down to 6-inch diameter. We can also vacuum the sand and silt from culvert pipe underneath the road. Other clogging which has resulted from grease, tissue paper or other debris can be removed using a variety of nozzle types and tremendous air suction movement. And we are qualified to perform final cleaning of newly installed pipe to allow it to connect into the county’s storm water system.

Prevention is the Cure

It’s often said that an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure. Well, when it comes to plumbing, a few dollars in prevention is worth more than thousands of dollars of repair and clean-up costs in the aftermath of a malfunction. Pipe & Culvert Flushing by Utility HydroVac to keep your residential or commercial plumbing doing what it should – taking the things you don’t want pooling in your basement away from your home and disposing of them appropriately.

Hydro Flushing

Hydro Flushing is an excellent preventive measure. All sewer and waste pipes, over time, collect debris in the nooks and crannies – often it’s a buildup of silty sludge, which can trap other material. Once enough material gets trapped in a pipe to slow the flow of effluent, the problem will be compounded as the existing waste material gets compacted and more and more solids bunch together.

The result is an eventual stoppage of the pipe, a backup, and a potentially unpleasant and expensive flood.

Regular maintenance of your sewer pipes through hydro flushing (in which the buildup in your pipes is blasted away by a high-pressure water jet) is the most cost-effective and safe way to prevent these blockages from forming.

At Utility HydroVac we provide the Greater Chicagoland Area with exceptional hydro vac flushing services. We can provide emergency response and preventive maintenance services to both residential and commercial customers. If you’ve got a sewer pipe to take care of, call us and we’ll help you keep things flowing.