Hydro jetting clears a Lyons home's sewer line with a high-pressure water jet that cuts roots and scrubs grease off the pipe wall. The Town jet-cleans its own mains, but the line from your property to the main is the owner's responsibility. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Lyons.
Lyons is a small northern Boulder County foothills town where North and South St. Vrain Creeks meet, ringed by red sandstone and known as the Double Gateway to the Rockies. The Town's Wastewater Division runs its own treatment plant and maintains the Town-owned sewer mains, including jet cleaning, video inspection and manhole rehabilitation. Residents and business owners are responsible for the sewer line running from their property to the Town main. The Town also asks residents not to flush wipes, even "flushable" ones, or pour grease down drains.
What to do now
- Stop running water in the house.
- Check whether neighbors are backing up too.
- If they are, contact Town Hall (303-823-6622) about the Town main.
- If only your house is affected, find the cleanout and clear access.
- Think back: have wipes or grease gone down the drains recently?
- Call the number on this page.
Symptoms and likely causes
| Symptom | Likely cause |
|---|---|
| Toilet backs up after wipes are flushed | Wipes snagging in the line |
| Kitchen line slow | Grease on the pipe walls |
| Roots on the cable | Open joint in an older line |
| Lowest drains back up together | Main building drain or service line |
| Several homes affected | Town main |
The Town uses jetting on its own mains for the same reason a plumber uses it on yours: it cleans the whole pipe instead of just opening a hole. Older homes near downtown can have older pipe where roots get in, so a camera look first makes sense.
What affects cost
- Cleanout access
- Length of the line to the Town main
- Roots, grease or wipes, and how much
- Camera inspection
- Travel and after-hours timing
If a repair follows, the Town contracts SAFEbuilt for all building department work, through its Community Core system; the inspection line is 303-774-0454. Boulder County has no building code jurisdiction inside the town.
When you call, say which drains are slow, roughly how old the house is and whether the line has been cleaned before. Lyons sits where two creeks meet, and some lots slope toward the water; mention it if your cleanout or line runs through a steep or wet part of the yard, since that affects access. Until the plumber arrives, keep water use low.
Hydro Jetting questions in Lyons
Who is responsible for the sewer line between the house and the main?
What can I do to keep a jetted line from clogging again?
Who should I call first when sewage backs up, the sewer utility or a plumber?
Can jetting remove grease that has built up in a kitchen drain line?
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