Hydro jetting in Marietta is a way to clean a drain or sewer lateral with a pressurized water jet that scrubs the pipe wall, removing grease, scale and root growth that a cable leaves behind. It is often the next move when the same line backs up more than once. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Marietta.
Marietta's sewer setup
Inside city limits, Marietta Water (part of Marietta Power & Water) provides both water and sewer service. Marietta Water's service and maintenance dispatch is 770-794-5230, which is the call if sewage is coming up from a manhole or several homes on the street are affected. When it is only your house, the restriction is almost always on the private side, in the building drain or the lateral to the city main.
Marietta is one of metro Atlanta's older suburbs, built around Marietta Square. Census survey figures put the median home at 1987, with about 33% built before 1980. Homes near the Square and along the older corridors are the most likely to have cast iron or clay drain pipe, which grows scale inside and lets roots in at the joints. Subdivisions from the 1990s onward mostly use plastic pipe that clogs from what goes down the drain rather than from the pipe itself.
Comparing your options
| Method | What it does | When it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Cabling | Cuts a hole through a blockage | One-time clog from a foreign object |
| Hydro jetting | Scrubs the full pipe wall clean | Grease, sludge, scale and fine roots that keep returning |
| Camera inspection | Shows pipe condition and the cause | Before jetting old pipe, or after to confirm results |
| Pipe repair | Replaces a broken or sagging section | When the camera finds structural damage |
Warning signs
- Water backing into the tub when a toilet is flushed
- Gurgling from floor drains in a basement
- Drains that slow down within weeks of being cleared
- Wet or unusually green patches over the lateral route in the yard
- A sewage smell near the cleanout
Timing notes
Roots are most active in the growing season, and a lateral with a small root intrusion often gets worse through spring and summer. Grease clogs tend to show up after holidays, when kitchens are busiest. If you are buying an older home near the Square, a camera inspection and cleaning before closing can show whether the lateral is sound. Repair work found later requires a permit from City of Marietta Building Inspections, which lists plumbing among its most-requested permits.
Hydro Jetting questions in Marietta
Should I call the sewer utility or a plumber when sewage backs up?
Is high-pressure jetting safe for old cast iron or clay sewer pipe?
Why do local sewer utilities warn so much about grease?
Is a camera inspection worth doing before the line is jetted?
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