Water pipe cleaning apparatus and method

A magnetic cleaning apparatus for a pipe, comprising:

• a major unit including a first end extending to a second end, wherein a master magnet is positioned within said second end of said major unit, a first end cap positioned over said second end concealing said master magnet;
• a top cap removeably connected to said first end;
• said second end of said major unit placed on an outside surface of a pipe;
• a minor unit including a first end extending to a second end, wherein a slave magnet is positioned within said first end of said minor unit, a second end cap positioned over said first end concealing said slave magnet, said minor unit further comprising an textured element disposed on said second end;
• said second end of said minor unit placed on an inside surface of said pipe, wherein said minor unit and said major unit adapted to maintain a magnetically coupled relationship when said major unit is moved along the outside surface of said pipe.

A method for cleaning the inside surface of a water pipe comprising the steps of:

• providing a major unit and a minor unit, at least one unit having at least one magnet and the other unit having a material attracted to the at least one magnet;
• placing the major unit on an outside surface of a water pipe and the minor unit on an inside surface of a water pipe, such that the units attract one another under the influence of a magnetic force there between;
• and
• moving the major unit along the outside surface of the water pipe, thereby causing movement of the minor unit across the inside surface of the water pipe, wherein the minor unit cleans the inside surface of the water pipe.