Once upon a time, plumbing involved making a lot of guesses. Where could that leak be coming from? Is something wrong with an underground pipe? Are the interiors of these pipes in good enough condition, or not? As you can imagine, this made for a very challenging job that included a lot of trial and error… and those errors might involve things like unnecessarily tearing out a wall or floor!
Today, we have a much easier time pinpointing plumbing problems and addressing them with precision, avoiding wasted time and collateral damage. How has plumbing changed in recent years? Modern plumbers have some amazing, high-tech tools. Check this out!
Demolition, Disassembly, and Digging, Oh, My!
If you only had old-fashioned hand tools at your disposal—things like wrenches, hammers, and saws—how would you approach a plumbing problem? Whether it’s a stubborn clog, a slow leak somewhere in the system, or a cracked or blocked sewer line, you would not be able to see any of it without demolishing parts of a home, disassembling sections of plumbing, or digging up the lawn! And you couldn’t access anything that you couldn’t reach manually.
Spying on Your Plumbing
One amazing tool we have access to now is extremely tiny video cameras. You’ve seen things like this in spy movies: a stiff but flexible fiberglass wand that can be extended through a tiny hole, allowing someone to watch real-time video of what’s going on behind closed doors.
This means there’s no more wondering exactly where a leak might be located. We can slip a camera into the piping and see and measure the precise location, eliminating the vast majority of work (and damage) that would otherwise be done to your wall or floor.
There’s no more imagining what a clog might be made of, whether a sewer pipe is cracked, or if your drain pipes are corroded or deteriorating. We can put a camera down the drain and look directly at everything, making the simplest possible plan for remedying your problems. Sewer line crack? We know just where it is, and can dig just a tiny hole to access that specific section of piping.
Pressure-Washing Your Pipes
A lot of things go down your drains, whether you realize it or not. Hair, soap scum, food particles, grease and fat, sediment in your water, minerals that can be deposited as scaling, and even the occasional drink straw, bottle cap, or bath toy will all make it down there eventually. This means buildup, and buildup leads to blockages and clogs.
Many times, a small clog in one particular drain can be addressed with a simple drain snake or even just a clean, small sink plunger. But deeper clogs are out of reach! At least, they always were in the past. But now we use hydro-jetting to blast through even those blockages that are beyond the reach of tools!
Water is pressurized by a hydro-jetting machine and sent through a long line with adjustable nozzles at the end. Plumbers work this line throughout your home’s drainage system, scouring away everything that lurks there!
When you need high-tech solutions to your plumbing problems, you can count on us! For a top-notch plumber in Des Plaines, IL, reach out today.
For expert plumbing service, contact Reliance Plumbing Sewer & Drainage, Inc. Our knowledgeable plumbers serve the North Shore and Northwest Chicago suburbs. Rely on Reliance!