Water supply is the first question we ask on a Port Orchard job. Depends on the address. The City of Port Orchard runs its own wells and distribution inside much of the city, West Sound Utility District serves a large area in and around Port Orchard from Lund Avenue, and homes out past the utility boundaries on Long Lake, Glenwood and the Sunnyslope side are often on private wells or small community systems. It is this is home base, so most Port Orchard addresses are a few minutes from the shop to Port Orchard, a run we make often enough to know the roads, the water districts and the quirks of the housing.
Why hydro jetting is a little different in Port Orchard
Some Port Orchard properties sit on long, flat drain runs to the street or to a pump chamber, and those lines collect sludge whether or not anything is wrong. Jetting on a sensible interval keeps a flat line from becoming an emergency in the middle of a holiday weekend.
Sewer versus septic is the next question. Downtown, Annapolis, Retsil, Parkwood, McCormick Woods and most of the Bethel and Sedgwick corridors are on sewer, with flows treated at the South Kitsap plant the city and West Sound Utility District share. Head west on Sunnyslope Road or south toward Long Lake and Burley and the lots stretch out, the sewer stops, and septic tanks take over.
Local conditions that affect hydro jetting in Port Orchard
Here is a Port Orchard detail that changes how we approach the job: Galvanized supply lines in 1950s and 60s Annapolis and East Port Orchard homes, rusted nearly shut and dropping pressure upstairs
Wooded lots around Port Orchard send fir, cedar and maple roots into any sewer joint that leaks a little water. Jetting with a root nozzle removes the fine hairs a cutting head leaves, and the camera afterward shows where the roots got in so you can plan a repair or a cleaning schedule.
The pattern we see most in Port Orchard is this: Side sewers on the steep streets above Bay Street with root intrusion from the big maples and cedars
Rainy season in Port Orchard fills parking lot catch basins with needles, gravel and silt. We jet storm lines for local businesses and multifamily properties before the November storms and after the first flood, basin to basin, so the lot drains the way it was designed to.
Signs Port Orchard homeowners call us for hydro jetting
Worth a call
- Roots keep returning to the sewer lateral every fall
- Grease smell comes up through a kitchen drain even after cleaning
- A parking lot catch basin overflows during heavy rain
- Sand or silt keeps settling in a floor or yard drain
- A plumber told you the only fix was replacement, and you want the pipe cleaned and filmed first
How we handle hydro jetting in Port Orchard
Here is how it runs when we come to Port Orchard for hydro jetting: describe the history, inspect the access and quote, camera the line when the pipe is in question, jet from the downstream end, verify and show you, then set a schedule if the line needs one. Nothing is started until you have approved a flat price.
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Port Orchard neighborhoods and areas we serve
Our Port Orchard work runs from Sunnyslope and Glenwood across to East Port Orchard, and out around Port Orchard Marina and the Bay Street waterfront and Kitsap County Courthouse. Anywhere inside the Kitsap County side of our territory is fair game.
Hydro Jetting questions from Port Orchard
Do you bring the jetting truck to Port Orchard?
Yes. Port Orchard is inside our regular service area, and the jetting rig travels anywhere in Kitsap County with its own water on board.
How do I know if my Port Orchard drain needs jetting or just a cable?
If it has clogged once, a cable is usually enough. If it has clogged repeatedly, drains slowly everywhere, or a camera showed grease or scale on the pipe wall, jetting is the better value. We tell you which before quoting.
Can you jet my sewer line in Port Orchard if there is no cleanout?
We can work through a roof vent or a pulled toilet, but jetting is far cleaner and faster from an exterior cleanout. We will quote installing one so this and every future cleaning is easier.
Is hydro jetting safe for the old pipes in my Port Orchard house?
When the pressure and nozzle match the pipe, yes. On older cast iron or any line with unknown history we run the camera first so we are not jetting a pipe that is already broken.
Can you jet a sewer line on a septic system?
Yes, with one caveat. What we flush out of the line goes into the tank. If the tank is full or the outlet baffle has failed we would rather you had it pumped first, and we will say so rather than risk your drainfield.
Washington Plumbing & Drain is based in Port Orchard, so Port Orchard is home turf. The same plumber who answers the phone is the one who shows up, and the price you approve on your phone is the price on the invoice.