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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Dealing With A Blocked Shower Drain Sydney Problem?

Have you noticed that the water at the base of your shower isn’t draining properly? Seeing this is likely a sign that there is a blockage. Blocked shower drains are messy!

Most often, hair accumulates in shower pipes to clog drains. The hair traps soapy residues, fusing with the hair clumps to create impermeable clogs that backwater into shower basins.

Sometimes, you can sense a blocked shower drain before it happens:

Suppose it’s damp floors or walls that alert you to a potential drain blockage. In that case, you could be in real trouble – because the shower drain may have been damaged or collapsed.

To avoid irreversible damage to your property, you should contact a specialist Sydney blocked shower plumbing team like Mr Blocked Drains right now! Doing this will save you from a major headache and a massive clean-up bill.

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Unblocking & Repairs In Sydney

A slow, draining shower usually indicates a blockage of some sort. While sometimes homeowners can clear a blockage in the short-term using a plunger, a professional’s services are often needed to achieve a permanent solution.

A question that many people have when their shower needs professional attention relates to the options available to identify the cause of the problem and provide a suitable solution.

The following are the possible approaches our experts at Mr Blocked Drains use to get your blocked shower drain in Sydney draining freely again:

Identifying The Location Of The Blockage:
Before deciding on the best method to unblock your shower drain, we must locate the blockage and determine the cause. We thoroughly inspect the blockage using our top-of-the-range CCTV drain camera. Our high-tech camera can pinpoint the exact problem area in a concise amount of time with absolutely no guesswork.

Small Blockages:
If we find minor blockages in the “S” bend or top part of the drainage pipe, we can usually clear the blockage using a plunger. If we use a plunger, we will ensure the shower drains freely and overload the drainpipe to check the blockage removal.

High-Pressure Drain Cleaning:
We employ a high-pressure jet of water if we suspect a stubborn blockage or require clearing multiple blockages. Our professional high-pressure water jets blast blockages out of the way and suck detritus from the shower end of the pipe, where hair and grime can collect.

Drain Repairs:
In some circumstances, shower drain blockages happen due to tree roots penetrating a cracked or broken pipe. In these circumstances, we will repair the drain through our “no-dig” drain relining service. Drain relining allows us to repair your shower drain where they are without the need to remove the pipe. As long as the shower drain is still essentially structurally sound, we can repair it with drain relining.

Contact Our Sydney Blocked Shower Drain Experts

Blocked shower drains are a pain. It causes too much trouble, and the only quick way to solve them is by contacting our specialist team at Mr Blocked Drains as soon as possible. We deal with all types of shower drain blockages in Sydney. We know what to do; leave it to our professionals!

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.