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Santa Barbara County · Next to UCSB

Hydro Jetting and Plumbing for Isla Vista, CA Rentals

Isla Vista rentals work their plumbing harder than most homes, with full houses of roommates cooking, showering, and doing laundry every day. We help owners, managers, and tenants with hydro jetting, drain cleaning, and plumbing repairs, from Del Playa to the Pardall corridor. You get an upfront price before any work starts.

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Del PlayaSabado TardeTrigoPardallAbregoPicasso
Isla Vista, CA
Isla Vista, CA · Santa Barbara CountyUp the 101 from Oxnard
Owners who call back

One crew that learns your buildings

Owners with several units want one company that knows their properties. Every job starts with an upfront price and ends with cleanup and a recap.

4.9Google Rating
Repeat customer
We have used Armor a few times and have been completely happy with the professional work and promptness of this company. These guys never disappoint.
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Inside a kitchen line

How a school year closes up a kitchen drain

A full house of roommates sends more grease, food, and soap down the line than the pipe was sized for. It sticks to the wall in layers until, by June, many kitchen lines are down to a small opening.

Where we work

Del Playa to the open space, block by block

We work every part of Isla Vista. From the 101, our trucks come in on Storke Road and El Colegio Road.

Del Playa DrOcean side

Big oceanside households and salt air on outdoor fittings.

Sabado Tarde and TrigoRental blocks

Packed rental houses with hard-working kitchen and shower lines.

Pardall corridorShops and units

Restaurants, shops, and apartments on older shared lines.

Abrego and PicassoApartments

Apartment blocks with shared main lines and laundry rooms.

Near campusStudent housing

Tight move-in dates, so a summer reset pays off.

Open space edgesQuieter streets

Quieter blocks with the same rental load.

Goleta wraps around Isla Vista and has its own page, and every other town we cover is on our Santa Barbara County page.

Snake or jet

Why snaking a busy kitchen line does not last

Drain cleaning with a cable is fine for one slow sink. A line that clogs every few months needs hydro jetting.

Cable snake

Opens a hole

How it worksA cable with a cutting tip drills through the clog.
What stays behindMost of the grease coating stays on the pipe wall.
How long it holdsUntil the next layer catches on what is left.
Best forOne clogged fixture, a hair clog, a quick fix.
Hydro jetter

Cleans the pipe

How it worksWater at up to 4,000 PSI scours the full pipe wall.
What stays behindGrease, hair, and soap wash down the line.
How long it holdsMuch longer, since nothing is left to catch on.
Best forMain lines and kitchen lines in full houses.
What we bring

Equipment sized for shared lines

A house plumbed for one family and lived in by a full house of adults needs more than a hand snake.

4,000PSI jetters

Strips a school year of grease back to the pipe wall.

FullyInsured

Owners and managers know the crew on site is covered.

CameraSewer inspection

You see what is in the line before anyone guesses.

UpfrontPricing

The price before any work starts, so owners can approve fast.

Common calls

The calls we get from Isla Vista rentals

Tap a card to flip it and see what we do about it.

Call 01

The kitchen sink backs up again

Jet the kitchen line

We jet the line back to the pipe wall, so it stops closing up every few months.

Call 02

Every bathroom drains slowly

Clear the main line

That points to the main line. A camera finds the cause, then the jetter clears the whole run.

Call 03

Sewage is coming up in the shower

Clear the main, then look

Stop running water and call. We clear the blocked main, run the camera, and plan a sewer line repair only if the pipe is broken.

Call 04

No hot water for the whole house

Repair or replace the heater

Big households empty a tank fast and wear it out early. Our water heater services cover repair and replacement.

Call 05

A pipe burst late at night

Shut off, then call

Close the main shutoff first. Emergency plumbing phones are open 24 hours on weekdays and 7 AM to 11 PM on weekends.

Call 06

The toilet will not stop clogging

Clear it and check the line

Often wipes or a partial blockage farther down. We clear it and check the line so it does not keep happening.

Housing and the lease calendar

Older buildings, full houses, one tight calendar

Most of Isla Vista is rental housing: older apartment blocks and houses with as many bedrooms as they will hold. The pipes were sized for a family, and the lease year sets when work is easiest to do.

June

Move-out

A year of hard use shows up at once: packed kitchen lines, hair in the showers, worn fixtures.

Summer

The reset window

The quiet weeks. Jet the main lines, camera anything with a history, and check water heaters while the houses are empty.

September

Move-in

Every system goes straight to full load. Lines that skipped the summer reset are the ones most likely to back up.

Isla Vista questions

What IV owners and tenants ask us

From owners, managers, and tenants.

Not listed here? Call and ask. A real person answers.

Call (805) 232-8380

Isla Vista calls

Full house, slow drains?

Call and a real person answers. Tell us the street, the problem, and who approves the work, and we will tell you what it needs and when we can be there.

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