Where a drain keeps blocking in a newer home, jetting is usually the sensible answer — and it is a maintenance job rather than a repair.
Clearing and cleaning are different
A cable opens a hole through the blockage so water flows again. Everything coating the pipe stays put, which is why it returns sooner each time. Jetting washes the walls of the pipe properly.
Grease plus scale
Kitchen lines here collect cooking grease, and hard water leaves scale on top of it. That combination is exactly what a cable passes through without shifting, and it is why a kitchen drain in a perfectly modern house can start blocking regularly.
Long runs in larger homes
Bigger floorplans mean longer drain runs with gentle falls, so deposits build along the length rather than at one point. Jetting handles the whole run instead of one spot.
Safe on modern pipe
One advantage of newer housing — PVC in good condition handles jetting comfortably. The caution we give owners of old cast iron simply does not apply here, which makes this a straightforward option.