Nozzle Removes Roots Without A Chain FlailProblem: While doing routine line cleaning in Ville St. Laurent, Quebec, a contractor encountered a 10-inch clay pipe that was heavily root bound for most of the 410-foot length. As the municipality does not allow chain flails in its system, the contractor needed to find a solution that would effectively remove all the roots quickly without damaging the pipe.Solution: The large Axis controlled-rotation nozzle from KEG Technologies was used to match the contractor’s 75 gpm, 3,000 psi flush truck and inserted in the line. The nozzle was brought to pressure and sent down the

















