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Friday, December 6, 2019

Commercial Pipe Water Jet Cleaning

Grease, sludge, sand and debris are the main causes of commercial drain line blockages. Companies, like Professional Piping Services, offer high-pressure water jetting service that can help you clear this sediment by:

  1. Breaking up sludge and debris.
  2. Pulverizing roots.
  3. Penetrating and emulsifying grease.
  4. Cutting out hardened scale.
  5. Flushing out the system.

While cable machines are used to break through solid obstructions and to remove tree roots, they are not as productive in removing softer blockages such as scale, grease and other buildup. Cable machines will bore holes through sludge but they don’t clean and push the debris out of pipes as effectively as a water jet machine.

High-pressure water jetting is an economical, and efficient option.  It is environmentally safe way to clean drain and sewer pipes. Using flexible hoses, and state-of-the-art pumps ordinary water is thrust under different amounts of pressure into the sewer line. A special nozzle mounted on the end of a heavy-duty hose has multiple forward and reverse water jets, which direct powerful concentrated streams of water all the way to the pipe walls. Even the toughest blockages and buildup can’t stand up to water jet machine cutting, which thoroughly cleans pipes.

Contact Professional Piping Services to discuss your pipe cleaning needs and to determine if water jetting is the right choice for you.

The Personal Property Rights Protection Act - FL HB 1159

Confused about the new tree law that is making headlines in the Tampa Bay area? Here are a few points to help clear things up.

The Personal Property Rights Protection Act, also known as House bill 1159, went into effect July 1, 2019. It bans local government from regulating dangerous trees on residential property. This however, does not give property owners free reign to prune, trim or remove trees as they please.

Property owners living in unincorporated Hillsborough County should be aware that under the new law ...
  1. They are required to obtain proper documentation from a Florida licensed landscape architect or certified arborist that the tree clearly presents a threat to the property.
  2. Replanting a tree that was considered dangerous to the property and was trimmed, pruned or removed is no longer required.
  3. Trees totally void of green foliage is considered to be a dead tree and likely to pose a threat to surrounding property. Dead trees do NOT require a permit but documentation, such as photos of the tree, is highly encouraged.
  4. Protections over Mangrove trees remain unchanged by the new law. 
  5. Permits are still required for any non-dangerous, healthy trees (all tree species) on both residential and non-residential properties unless otherwise exempt by the Land Development Code.
Don’t know if your tree is considered a danger? Why leave it to chance? Contact a Florida licensed landscape architect or a properly certified arborist, like the ones at Mid Florida Tree Service to evaluate your tree and work with you to come up with the best course of action to keep your property safe.