How do I know if my drain is blocked?

If your drains are blocked, there will be water pooling somewhere on your property. If your sewer is blocked, your toilet won't flush away correctly, or your shower, bath or sinks will drain slowly. Generally, you will notice bad smells around your property when drains or sewers are blocked.

What is causing my blocked drain?

There are many potential causes for blocked drains. One of the most common reasons for drain blockages is tree roots searching for water sources. Other causes include grease and fat build-up from the kitchen sink, hair deposits from showers and baths, foreign objects being flushed down toilets and any other debris that sometimes ends up down the pipes from your household. At Mr Blocked Drains, we thoroughly inspect the inside of your Sydney drains with our CCTV drain cameras to find out exactly why your drain is blocked up. By finding the root cause, we make sure it does not happen again.

What happens when drains get blocked?

Water that cannot flow through blocked drains builds up in the pipes. Over time, the standing water releases foul odours, eventually rendering your property uninhabitable. What else? Once the dirt and particles reach a specific size, they prevent water from entering the pipes.

Why are my drains making a gurgling sound?

A partial blockage in your drain can lead to soft gurgling sounds as air bubbles are created when water tries to push through. As the bubbles escape, you hear the gurgling noise, which is a red flag not to be ignored.

Why do my drains smell so bad?

If your drains are giving off an unpleasant odour, you'll need help ASAP because living with the scent of sewage in your home isn't a fun time. The most common cause of a smelly drain is debris from soap scum, hair, food and oil that blocks your drains and starts attracting bacteria. This can lead to a rotting smell wafting up through your drains.

Can tree roots block my drains?

Regardless of how closely you watch your drains, tree roots in your front or backyard can undo all your hard work. Tree roots pose the highest threat to older pipes made of clay or unsealed material. Tree roots only need a tiny entry point before growing into the crack and blocking your pipe, causing a blocked drain you can't fix from above.

How do drain pipes get damaged when they are underground?

The ground around your property moves from time to time. This can be made worse by renovations on your property, heavy vehicle traffic over the top of drains, other recent excavation work, and other tradespeople interfering with your drains and not telling you. Heavy rain can cause the ground to sag or seep, leading to old-style drainpipes cracking or breaking.

How do I know if you have solved my blocked drain issue?

At Mr Blocked Drains, we test and check all of your Sydney drains with our CCTV drain cameras before we start work and after we're finished to ensure that our blocked drain service has worked. Explore our full range of blocked drain services now and contact our team for fast and professional assistance.

What is the most common cause of a blocked drain in your bathroom?

Most bathroom drain clogs are caused by dirt, skin flakes, and particularly hair adhering to soap scum on drain pipe walls. This debris builds up over time and decreases water flow.

What is the best way to prevent the clogging of drains?

Limiting what you put down drains is the best way to keep them clear. For example, keeping grease, food, and coffee grounds out of kitchen drains, putting leftover food in the trash or compost pile rather than the garbage disposal, pouring liquid grease into a sealable container, and avoiding soap scum and hair in bathroom drains.

Are blocked drains a health risk?

Broken or blocked drains can cause sewage to overflow, creating potential health risks for your household and the wider community. Harmful substances and bacteria in drains can expose you to severe health conditions.

What happens if you don't unclog a drain?

A blocked drain left for a while may result in more problems. Over time, the blockage could worsen and get trickier to get clear. As a result, your drain's capacity to drain water decreases, which can lead to flooding and unpleasant stagnant water.

Can a drain unblock itself?

Depending on the type of obstruction, drains may occasionally clear themselves. However, your drain will not be able to unblock itself if it's a more severe issue, such as tree roots getting inside your pipes and blocking them.

How long does it take to unblock drains?

Typically, a minor drain blockage can be cleared in less than an hour. And it will take about two hours to remove a more significant blockage.

Is a blocked drain an emergency?

Flooded drains are a clear indication of a drainage emergency. Drain flooding is frequently brought on by clogged drains and broken pipes and can significantly impact your living condition and cleanliness.

Can hair block a drain?

There's a good possibility that hair is the cause of a blocked shower or bathtub drain. Almost everyone has had a hair blockage at some point in time. Short and long hair will still manage to get down the drain and form clumps that gradually block your drains, even with a drain stopper in place.

Why are my drains draining slowly?

A blockage is the main reason for poor drainage, and everyday household items that clog pipes include soap, fat, and grease. These substances build up inside your pipes, causing a blockage that prevents water from flowing freely.

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Our expert team investigates and clears blocked sewer drains in Sydney and prevents them from reoccurring.

Dealing With A Blocked Sewer Drain?

A blocked sewer drain is among the most inconvenient emergency plumbing problems faced by homes in Sydney.

A blocked sewer drain can cause heaps of problems for property owners. Sewage systems play a vital role in buildings and homes. Sewers work differently than regular drains. For example, a sewer is a network of drains that deposit waste into a central drainage system.

They protect the environment from flooding and prevent water-borne diseases from infecting people. Because of this, it is vital to do routine maintenance so that they are always working at optimum. But what do you do when you encounter a blocked sewer drain issue?

When a blocked sewer happens, it is best to call a blocked sewer drain Sydney specialist to fix the issue instead of trying to solve it yourself. Our professionals at Mr Blocked Drains investigate and clear blocked sewer drains in Sydney, preventing the problem from reoccurring.

We use preventative methods to ensure your sewer drains will function adequately for years. It’s our goal to get the job done so well that you won’t ever need to call us again.

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What Are The Usual Signs Of A Blocked Sewer Drain?

Unlike a stormwater drain that runs through your property, your sewer drains are underground, so it’s tough to identify a leak. You likely will know about a blocked sewer drain once you notice self-evident consequences.

Aside from the unpleasant odour, you’ll see an overflow of water outside your property. Before this, though, there are earlier signs to look out for:

Your toilet is not flushing correctly
Your toilet water is rising above its regular level
Your toilet water drops below the average level
If your shower is draining slowly or not draining
You notice overflowing water from the outdoor gully
You hear gurgling noises coming from your sewer system
You notice strong sewer odours/smells

We Provide Professional Sewer Drain Unblocking & Repairs In Sydney

If you notice unpleasant smells coming from your bathroom or have noticed sewage backing up through the pipes, you most likely have a blocked sewer drain.

Many local plumbers will charge upfront what seems to be a low price to unblock your sewer drain, which will block up again a few weeks later, providing you with the same issue. This may seem like a good saving at the time, but it’s a waste of your hard-earned money.

Other plumbers will conduct a detailed inspection; however, they will diagnose an expensive replacement of your sewer pipes when only a small section of pipe needs repairing.

Our experts at Mr Blocked Drains inspect the blockage, including a thorough inspection with our top-of-the-range CCTV drain camera.

We will then repair and replace what needs to be repaired and replaced; if that’s just a small section of pipe, that’s all you pay for because we do this through our “no-dig” drain relining service.

Our high-tech camera can pinpoint the exact problem area in a concise amount of time with no guesswork at all. Our experts fix the issue at the root, which means no more blockages. That’s why when it comes to blocked sewer drain in Sydney, at Mr Blocked Drains, we offer value for money and pride ourselves on our excellent customer service too!

What Happens If You Don't Fix Your Blocked Sewer Drain?

Quite simply, this sort of issue does not go away. Even if it’s a removable blockage, it’s still essential for the long-term health of your sewer system that you find the root cause.

The positive news is that, unlike stormwater drainage systems, where a leak can cause significant damage to your property, a problem in your sewer system, being external, is unlikely to result in costly repairs.

The potential downside is that you need experienced specialists and an accurate diagnosis to avoid a persistent issue or paying for drain repairs you don’t need.

Our team at Mr Blocked Drains are reliable, trusted experts regarding blocked sewer drain in Sydney. We offer a complete range of blocked drain services, including CCTV drain inspections, drain cleaning, drain relining and drain repairs.

We highly recommend you contact our team before the situation worsens and becomes a potential health hazard.

How Do We Repair Damaged Sewer Drains With 'No-Dig' Drain Relining?

Traditionally if you had a damaged sewer drain pipe, you asked a plumber to dig it up and either repair or replace it. However, this can create headaches when the sewer drain travels under structures such as buildings, driveways, pathways and gardens.

In these cases, you would need to excavate through the structure to get to the sewer drain pipe and then rebuild it back up when it’s repaired. This can disrupt your daily routine and take time and money.

Drain relining allows us to repair your sewer drain where it is without digging any pipes. As long as the sewer drain is structurally sound, we can fix it with drain relining.

Mr Blocked Drains are experts at trenchless drain relining. We keep up with the latest drain relining technology to ensure that we offer our customers one of the best services in Sydney.

We can locate and identify any blocked sewer drains in Sydney without digging, clear the blockage using water jetting, and then prevent future problems by inserting a robust and long-lasting drain lining.

What Are The Most Common Causes Of A Blocked Sewer Drain?

Blockages in your sewer drains can be horrible as they can stop waste from being able to dispense from your property.

When waste cannot flow away, it can come back up through your sewerage system, potentially flooding your home. Our experienced team at Mr Blocked Drains are experts in the field regarding blocked sewers in Sydney, and we have seen many different blockages in our time.

The most common reasons our experts find that cause a sewer drain to become blocked are due to foreign objects, not human waste:

You might think all of these would be obvious, but you’d be astonished at how many people are uneducated about this. Sadly, our commercial clients suffer the most, particularly where toilets and washrooms have public access.

Some wet wipes are clearly labelled “flushable”, but this isn’t always the case, as they can even block your pipes, leading to potential issues in the future. That’s why you must throw away items like this because if you don’t, it can lead to blocked drains.

What Are The More Serious Issues With Blocked Sewer Drains?

Blocked sewer drains are extremely unpleasant! You could notice horrible smells coming from your toilet or sewer drains.

Toilets and sewer drains can become blocked when people try to flush foreign items or excessive amounts of toilet paper. A sewer blockage is often a problem if you have young children in your home who find it entertaining to throw toys in the toilet!

However, there are plenty more severe problems we deal with regarding blocked sewer drains in Sydney:

Invasion from tree roots or shrub roots
Misaligned, cracked or broken sewer pipes due to inefficient installation or usage of inappropriate materials
Outdated or substandard materials that were used and were not well maintained or have just reached the end of their life cycle
Broken, cracked, punctured or even collapsed pipes due to shifting soil, changed by extreme weather conditions
Grease buildup that is preventing adequate water flow
Corrosion/general wear and tear
Leaking joints when the seals between pipes are damaged, allowing water to escape

Contact Our Sydney Blocked Sewer Drain Experts

We strive to produce first-rate results with a benchmark response time. Contact our team today for the highest quality services for blocked sewer drains in Sydney.

Our friendly staff are ready to answer any questions you may have. Call us at 0447 156 666, or fill out our online instant quote form.