Hydrodynamic method of cleaning pipes from fat

The sewerage system, which is available in all modern houses, provides a comfortable living environment. This complex engineering and technical structure is installed with the obligatory observance of the approved norms and requirements. If the recommendations for the use and operation of the system are not followed, serious problems are possible, consisting in clogged pipes. Household waste of various kinds goes down the drain: dirt, grease, waste products. Greater inconvenience to the owners of apartments and houses is caused by fat plugs, which reduce the passage of pipes.

Why is the formation of fatty deposits dangerous?

Regardless of the pipe material (plastic, metal), fat settles on the walls during operation. Over time, the fatty film increases in size, since it becomes overgrown with small particles of garbage and food waste, narrowing the permeability of the sewer system. Grains of food stuck in oily debris are an excellent breeding ground for pathogenic microbes.

In addition, a rotten and rotten smell begins to emanate from the pipes, from the inside the walls are covered with a slippery and sticky dark coating. Therefore, the removal of fat in the sewer is an unpleasant, but mandatory procedure. Is it possible to do this without dismantling pipes and other structural elements?

What is the hydrodynamic cleaning method

Hydrodynamic cleaning guarantees practically 100% flushing of the inner surface of the wastewater from fat accumulations. The essence of the hydrodynamic device is to clean the communications with water coming out of the nozzle with a strong jet. The nozzle or nozzle moves due to the reactive effect and destroys the mud and grease plugs in the pipe, and elastic water jets emanating from the opposite direction wash the walls from the inside.

Flushing of pipes using a hydrodynamic apparatus with water under pressure has a number of undeniable advantages:

• Fast and complete removal of dirt.
• Neat impact on communication highways.
• The water pressure does not affect the reduction of the service life of drainage systems.
• The tortuous and complex piping in the effluent system is not a hindrance during hydrotreating.
• An environmentally friendly method of purification.
• The possibility of hydrotreating in the cold season at low temperatures. Ice deposits and frost in pipes are quickly removed under the influence of water pressure.
• The costs of cleaning sewer pipes by water are ten times cheaper than replacing them completely.

Device and attachments

There are the following types of nozzles for hydrodynamic devices:

• rotating nozzles effectively destroy old hardened plugs;
• punching - designed to remove stagnant blockages, as well as air plugs;
• bottom - cleaned from silt, sand or slag blockages;
• chain (cutting) - crush foreign objects trapped in the pipes. This option is especially effective for removing caked plugs;
• rotary - irreplaceable for cleaning pipes from fat accumulations;
• angular - with their help, knee-shaped intervals of pipelines are processed;
• universal ones are able to replace some other types of attachments.

Due to the multifunctionality of the universal nozzle, its presence in the kit is mandatory, so that, if necessary, be able to use instead of another, missing one.

Despite the many types of nozzles, they are all arranged according to the same principle, differing only in their external shapes and the number of jets emanating from them under pressure. Maybe one central jet or more. Direct-acting nozzles break the plugs, reverse-acting, located at the rear, promote the forward movement of the nozzles under the action of the jet thrust. As a result, the entire pipeline is cleaned, not just certain areas.

How is the cleaning procedure going

Distinctive features of the hydrodynamic cleaning machine are:

• High water pressure in the jet at the outlet of the blower (about 150 atm.).
• Use, taking into account the operating conditions of different types of nozzles (nozzles).
• Possibility to adjust the speed of movement of the nozzle in the cleaned pipe using a durable flexible hose.

Working with the use of special equipment is quite simple and uncomplicated: a hose with a nozzle is lowered to the beginning of the area to be cleaned, and a compressor is connected. Under the pressure of water, the hose with the nozzle moves along the pipe and cleans it. The person regulates the movement and position of the hose, controls the water pressure.

The strong water pressure cleans the inside of the pipes like a brush. After this procedure, the pipes are cleaned of grease and other contaminants for a long time.

Apparatus for carrying out such an operation are produced in various modifications in terms of power and field of application, and are available financially and for individuals. The range of channels for technical cleaning is from 5 to 100 mm.

To clean the sewage system in private houses and apartments, you can use small-sized hydraulic units that are convenient in terms of transportation. The compactness of such a device is deceiving, it has sufficient power, it works as reliably and efficiently as its more bulky counterparts, the quality of cleaning allows you not to worry about the condition of the pipes for a long time.

Companies producing hydrodynamic devices for sewage treatment are interested in selling equipment for individual consumers and are doing everything to reduce the cost of such devices in order to make them available to any category of the population. The high cost of equipment for this profile or cleaning services are incorrect information.

The owners of apartments and private houses should, during construction or renovation, provide for the possibility of free access to various structures of the sewer system to reduce financial costs and possible problems during hydrodynamic cleaning. Subject to such simple conditions, it is possible not only to save money, but also to preserve the landscape of the backyard area and the interior of the apartment.

Preventing the problem

Of course, it is not possible to completely exclude the ingress of fat into the sewage system, because a lot of it is washed off from the dishes, and all available dishwashing detergents only help to remove it from there, but not dissolve it. It is possible to reduce the amount of fatty substances entering the sewer pipes by observing simple measures such as: do not pour fat into the sewer, install grease traps, oil, residues of products containing a large amount of fat should be poured into an unnecessary container and thrown into the trash bin.

As a last resort, pour it into a toilet bowl, the diameter of the pipe, which is much wider, and fill it with warm or hot water to dissolve the fat. A properly designed sewerage system is also an effective way to deal with the accumulation of fatty deposits in drains: choosing the optimal diameter of pipes for sewerage wiring and installing them at an appropriate slope (5-10 cm per meter of length). With a lower slope, the washed off waste will settle, forming a cork, with a much larger one, water, as a substance lighter in specific gravity, will tend to top and quickly drain, and fat, as well as other dense and heavy mixtures in consistency, will settle at the bottom of the walls, clogging sewer outlets.