# Bağcılar Shower and Bathtub Drain Unclogging

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If the water in your shower rises to your ankles or the bathtub drains slowly, the question most people ask about shower and bathtub drain unclogging in Bağcılar is whether it can be done without breaking tiles. Before we touch the drain, we look into the cause of the blockage at your address and explain it to you, then we clear the drain.

The most common cause of a blocked bathroom drain is hair from the shower, which binds with the oils in shampoo and soap and mats together under the strainer. Over time, hard soap scum builds up on the pipe wall, catches this clump and makes it a little bigger with every use. Because the shower, bathtub and floor drains are connected to the same line, a blockage in one can affect the others.

## Bathroom drains in Bağcılar's terraced apartment blocks

Most of the building stock in Bağcılar is made up of terraced apartment blocks that went up in the 1980s and 1990s. In these buildings the bathroom line is often connected to the shared stack by a long, shallow horizontal pipe, and bathrooms and kitchens added later increase the load on that line. Daily water use is high in crowded households, so a small narrowing can turn into a full blockage in a short time.

In buildings with a textile workshop or a small production unit on the basement or ground floor, thread and fabric dust also gets into the building's line. When a building caretaker reports water backing up in the shared line in the basement, or a new resident notices that their shower drains slowly, the problem may not be in a single drain. That is why in Bağcılar we also check the shared stack and the building outlet first. The same approach applies to shared bathrooms and tea kitchen drains in the office buildings around Güneşli and Mahmutbey.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I unclog my shower drain myself in Bağcılar?

You can lift out the strainer and remove the hair on the surface, but this only cleans the top layer. The blockage may sit deeper below the strainer, where a rod cannot reach it. Do not use chemical drain openers, as they can damage the pipe wall and make the job harder later. Trying warm water is enough.

### What does it mean if water comes up from the shower drain when the toilet is flushed?

This sign shows there may be a blockage in the line shared by the shower and the toilet. In that case, cleaning only the shower strainer is not enough, and the main bathroom line may need to be cleared with a motorised drain snake or a robotic machine. The location of the blockage is first identified with a CCTV drain camera inspection.

### I live on a basement floor in Bağcılar. What should I do if the bathroom drain overflows?

First stop using water and check whether neighbouring flats have a similar problem. If only your drain overflows, the problem may be in the flat's own line. If it appears on more than one floor, the shared stack or the building outlet is examined. When you give us your address by phone or on WhatsApp, we explain the cause and then clear the drain.

## If your bathroom drain is blocked

If there is a problem with your shower, bathtub or floor drain, you can call 0212 923 66 85 or write to us on WhatsApp. We work 24/7 in all 39 districts of Istanbul.

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