Cleaning and Traction do different jobs.
The 3/8-inch Cleaning nozzle is the everyday wall-cleaning tool. Traction with a forward jet supports pulling and path opening through mud and sand. Compare the pair when your jobs require both passes.
If a jetting truck carries only one nozzle, it's this one. The KEG Cleaning Nozzle is the everyday workhorse of the line — a NASSCO Tier Three nozzle rated over 80% efficient, built for the routine maintenance cleaning that makes up most of a jetting schedule.
How it works
Eight threaded inserts fire rearward at alternating 15° and 25° angles. The tighter 15° jets provide thrust and scour the pipe floor ahead of the pattern; the 25° jets put high wall force into the pipe circumference. Because the angles alternate around the body, the pattern distributes jets around the pipe wall — that's what "everyday general cleaning" means in practice: grease film, sludge, sediment, and routine build-up addressed during the cleaning pass; actual passes depend on the line.
A wide-angle version (25°/40°) extends coverage for large-diameter work — up to 40" pipe on the 1" wide-angle model.
When to use it
- Routine and scheduled maintenance cleaning of sanitary and storm lines
- Moving sludge, sediment and light debris down the line
- General washdown after heavier work by a penetrator or cutter
- High-wall-force cleaning with a configuration matched to the machine and pipe
When it's the wrong tool: a hard blockage the water can't pass — start with a penetrator (Rambo or Quattro) to open a path first. For hardened deposits, review the Duce application limits: inspect first and never use it in clay, cracked or damaged pipe. Final rinse before a camera shoot wants the Rotor.
Sizing
| Hose size | Jets | Pipe range | Weight | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/8" | 8 rear, 15°/25° | 3"–8" | 0.7 lb | KEG 3/8" |
| 1/2" | 8 rear, 15°/25° | 3"–8" | 0.9 lb | KEG 1/2" · Victory 1/2" |
| 3/4" | 8 rear, 15°/25° | 4"–12" | 4.4 lb | Victory 3/4" |
| 1" | 8 rear, 15°/25° | 4"–16" | 6.6 lb | Victory 1" |
| 1" wide-angle | 8 rear, 25°/40° | 4"–40" | 6.6 lb | Quote — sales@jetterprosupply.com |
For 1/4-inch equipment, JPS uses the Sewer Flush as the cleaning nozzle in the Starter Kit. Compare the 1/4-inch Sewer Flush and confirm the supplied configuration.
Ceramic or steel?
Same body, two insert options: titanium ceramic (-C) holds its orifice geometry far longer — 5-year insert warranty — and keeps efficiency high as it ages; steel (-S) costs less up front with a 1-year warranty. Either way, a worn jet is an compatible insert replacement, not a new nozzle.
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