Vaporooter treatment is a method used to get rid of roots that grow in pipes. These roots cause blockages in the sewers. Vaporooter is a foam-based herbicide that helps reduce root growth in pipes within your plumbing system. It penetrates the cell walls of the roots and bursts them. This causes the roots to die and decay.

This treatment is effective and reduces the cost that would have been used to remove the roots if they had been allowed to grow. Roots growing inside pipes damage plumbing systems and slow the flow of sewage through the pipe.

An experienced and skilled plumber can use a water jet or electric eel to treat the roots. These methods will remove the roots, but the problem is that these roots tend to grow back thicker than before. To avoid this, you just need a permanent solution to treat the roots. Vaporooter takes care of this problem permanently.

How does it work?

Vaporooter contains a foaming agent, a contact herbicide and a growth inhibitor. The foaming agent helps to distribute the product evenly throughout the interior of the pipe so that it reaches all the roots.

Vaporooter foam destroys the roots inside the pipes and prevents them from growing back. Root growth inhibitor adheres to organic materials within a treated pipe and sterilizes previously rooted soil.

The treatment is a non-systemic herbicide. This means that it only affects the root material that it comes into contact with. Using it on your pipes will not harm your plants and trees near the sewer pipe. The foaming agent adheres to the internal part of the pipe, including the roof. This ensures that areas of the pipe that are most prone to invasion, such as the top area, are treated.

Before the application of the Vaporooter foam, the plumber uses a high pressure water jet to clean the roots. This is to ensure that there is good surface contact for the Vaporooter agent to work well. Then the foam is pumped into the pipeline. As time passes, the roots die and begin to decompose. They then fall off and are washed away with the sewage.

Why Vaporooter is important:

1. This treatment is economical as the price is economical.

2. You don’t have to do it many times. Once a year is enough to keep unwanted roots at bay. However, it is recommended that the treatment be done twice every six months for best results.

3. Vaporooter helps reduce the replacement of damaged pipes. This is because there are no mechanical processes involved in the treatment. Most mechanical treatments damage the pipes.

4. The vaporooter application process is simple and does not require many steps. For this reason, the process takes a short time to complete.

The NSW Master Plumbers and Mechanics Association advises people not to apply vaporooter themselves. If you need the treatment, contact a licensed and qualified plumber to do the work for you. The skills and experience of a trained plumber are needed to calculate the amount of foam needed to completely fill the pipes for maximum root contact.