How do they match: Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

  • Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

  • Sewage Screen Operator
  • Sewer Pipe Cleaner
  • Sewer Cleaner
  • Sewer Bricklayer
  • Sewer Line Repairer
  • Sewer Technician
  • Sewer and Drain Technician
  • Pipe Cleaning Machine Operator
  • Drain Cleaner
  • Drain and Sewer Technician
  • Electric Sewer Cleaning Machine Operator
  • Septic Cleaner
  • Septic Tank Cleaner

  • Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or drains. May patch walls and partitions of tank, replace damaged drain tile, or repair breaks in underground piping.

  • Clean and disinfect domestic basements and other areas flooded by sewer stoppages.
  • Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or related structures such as manholes, culverts, and catch basins.
  • Break asphalt and other pavement so that pipes can be accessed, using airhammers, picks, and shovels.
  • Cover repaired pipes with dirt, and pack backfilled excavations, using air and gasoline tampers.
  • Cut damaged sections of pipe with cutters, remove broken sections from ditches, and replace pipe sections, using pipe sleeves.
  • Dig out sewer lines manually, using shovels.
  • Ensure that repaired sewer line joints are tightly sealed before backfilling begins.
  • Inspect manholes to locate sewer line stoppages.
  • Install rotary knives on flexible cables mounted on machine reels, according to the diameters of pipes to be cleaned.
  • Locate problems, using specially designed equipment, and mark where digging must occur to reach damaged tanks or pipes.
  • Measure excavation sites, using plumbers' snakes, tapelines, or lengths of cutting heads within sewers, and mark areas for digging.
  • Operate sewer cleaning equipment, including power rodders, high-velocity water jets, sewer flushers, bucket machines, wayne balls, and vac-alls.
  • Rotate cleaning rods manually, using turning pins.
  • Start machines to feed revolving cables or rods into openings, stopping machines and changing knives to conform to pipe sizes.
  • Tap mainline sewers to install sewer saddles.
  • Update sewer maps and manhole charts.
  • Withdraw cables from pipes and examine them for evidence of mud, roots, grease, and other deposits indicating broken or clogged sewer lines.

  • Clean equipment or facilities.