Dragging and Pressure Cleaning
Effective pipe and tunnel cleaning without wasting water
All Drains has the largest fleet of dragging winches and skips in New Zealand. These winches can access any location, are quiet and very cost effective. Dragging is the most effective method to remove silt and sediment from sewerage and storm water pipes.
Unlike the jetter systems used by most drain cleaners, dragging and pressure cleaning don’t require any additional water. Dragging simply uses mechanical means, as a steel bucket is pulled through the pipe, scooping up silt and sediment.
When the pipe is clogged by roots, we do root cutting using a special steel cone with sharp edges to cut the root growth as it passes.
Dragging is a traditional method that has still not been surpassed, despite the claims of new equipment. We know, because we’re often called in to finish the job where others have failed! Dragging is fast, effective and holds the environmental benefit that no water is wasted.
Pressure cleaning using the water that’s already in the pipe
Even All Drains’ pressure cleaning doesn’t require additional water. Rather, we use the water already in the pipes. Moving a device with the correct diameter along the length of the pipe converts the existing flow into pressure. This causes a high-pressure jetting effect which cleans the debris, moving it to the nearest manhole for removal. Pressure cleaning is the simplest, fastest way to clean a pipe if silt and sediment levels are medium to low.
All of this work can be done while the pipe is in flow. This means there is no service disruption or costly by-passing involved.
We’re not limited by size either. All Drains can clean any size pipe or tunnel.
And when All Drains has cleaned a pipe, we guarantee it’s clean… or you don’t pay!
