CATCO Flow Restore / Cable Insertion Set can save thousands of dollars by restoring flow and pressure in old 3/4 & 1" water service lines or making pilot holes for Cable insertion and pulling operations.
The set is a combination of flexible hardened steel rods and heavy duty tempered reamers that allow you to clean out build-up inside old iron and steel water lines. Under proper conditions this rod system can be used to unplug the inside of corporation stops at the main with no excavation in the street. The process is done completely under pressure so there is no need to excavate and turn off corporations or curb stops.
The kit contains a BYPASS PRESSURE TEE that allows rods to be added together and inserted into the line during the reaming process with minimal water loss in the cellar or finished basement. As the rods are turned pushing pressure is applied. The reamer, mounted on the lead rod, grinds out old buildup from inside of the line and the flow washes the particles back to the bypass fitting where a standard garden hose connected to the side outlet sends the debris carrying water to a nearby sink drain.
The rods are 6' in length and are easily threaded together. After the service is reamed the reamer can be replaced with a 30" flexible snake that can be used to punch out the corporation that is usually found mounted to lead goosenecks on steel services.
The process is normally done by rotating the rods with cordless clutch drills which give fast, safe and excellent control of the push/pull reaming procedure. The safety shear pins provided in the kit are easily mounted into any clutch drill chuck.

CABLE INSERTION- can also be accomplished after the service is reamed. Standard pulling cables of 3/8" diameter can pass easily through a service that has been reamed with a 5/8" reamer.
All reamers included with this set are specially designed with blunt tips to prevent damage to the side walls of the pipe to be cleaned and prevent drilling holes in any unforeseen elbows which may be present in the line.
Over 40 years of 'hands-on' design experience makes this system the safest and most efficient means of restoring flow in old service lines. The system is currently in use by dozens of Water Departments throughout the East Coast.