For those cleaning sewer lines, dreaded “blown toilets” can quickly become a community cleanup and public relations nightmare.
“A ‘blown toilet’ can leave sewer material on a homeowner’s floor and toilet seat, raising tensions in the community,” says Dan Story, operations manager at nozzle manufacturer KEG Technologies.Blown toilets typically occur when the operator rushes up the sewer line with little or no cleaning going up the line on the first pass. This results in excessive piles of debris on the return trip through the same stretch of sewer line. Air flow from the jet nozzle then compresses between the nozzle and
