# Avcılar Sewer Line Unclogging

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If wastewater has started coming back up through the ground-floor toilet, sewer line unclogging in Avcılar is no longer a matter for your flat alone. If water rises back up the ground-floor drain when someone upstairs takes a shower, the problem is most likely in the building's shared line. When wastewater has nowhere to go, it returns through the lowest drain in the building, so waiting only makes the problem bigger.

First we inspect the situation in your building and talk through the cause with you. At Cantley we look inside the line with a camera and see what the blockage is and whether the pipe is sound. If we find structural damage, we explain it clearly on the recording.

## Shared stacks and old lines in Avcılar

Avcılar is a district where most of the building stock was renewed after the 1999 Marmara earthquake. Apartment blocks from the 1980s stand next to post-earthquake and urban renewal buildings. Older lines can be narrow in diameter and have too little fall. In multi-storey blocks with shared stacks, such as those in Ambarlı, Firuzköy and Denizköşkler, a blockage in a single flat can affect the whole building. That is why, when we attend a call-out, we check the condition of the stack and, if needed, inspect the downstairs neighbour's drain by camera as well.

With the İstanbul Üniversitesi Avcılar Campus bringing many student flats to the district, the most common causes of blockages are grease in the kitchen sink, hair in the bathroom and wet wipes in the toilet. A family renting a ground-floor flat in an old building may disagree with the landlord about who is responsible when water comes up from the basement drain. In a case like this, the camera recording gives both sides a clear picture. In the flatter areas near Küçükçekmece Lake and the Marmara coast, where the street line fills up in the rain, a backflow valve is useful for stopping water from flowing back.

## Frequently asked questions

### How can you tell a sink blockage from a shared line blockage?

If several flats slow down at the same time, there is a drain smell in the basement or water comes back up on the ground floor, the problem is most likely in the shared line. If only one sink is slow, the problem is often in your own flat's line.

### When you are called to a flat in Avcılar, do you check the shared stack too?

Yes. A blockage in a flat can be connected to the building's shared stack, so the stack is checked as well. If needed, the downstairs neighbour's drain is also inspected by camera.

### Does pouring boiling water down a blocked drain work?

Boiling water is usually not the answer and can damage old pipes or plastic drains. If a sink is only slightly slow, warm water from the tap is a safer first step. Chemical drain openers can damage the pipe and make the location of the blockage even harder to pinpoint.

## Call straight away if your main line is blocked

You can call 0212 923 66 85 or write to us on WhatsApp. We work 24/7.

Phone: 0212 923 66 85 (tel:+902129236685)  
WhatsApp: https://wa.me/905315687185