Beyoğlu PVC Drain Pipe Unclogging
When our team arrives for PVC drain pipe unclogging in Beyoğlu, the first thing we check is where the blockage starts. We look inside the pipe with a camera to understand why the water from your sink, shower or shared stack has stopped, and we do not run a drain snake until we have explained the cause to you. PVC is a light material, but a wrong tool damages it easily, so this first inspection decides how the job goes.
As we work, we read the pipe diameter, the direction of the run and the joints from the points we can see, and we ask whether chemical openers or boiling water have been used before. With this information we choose the snake head and the water pressure, and we work more gently on an old or softened pipe. While the motorised drain snake breaks up the blockage, we stop at any point where we feel resistance at a bend, then clear the grease and sediment from the pipe wall with high-pressure water jetting. When the job is done, we inspect the line again with the camera as Cantley, and if there is damage we suggest replacing only the damaged section and leaving sound PVC untouched.
PVC drain pipe runs in Beyoğlu's old buildings
Many of the masonry apartment buildings in Cihangir, Galata and Tarlabaşı have been divided into flats over the years, and some have been turned into hotels or short-term rentals. The bathrooms and kitchens added with each conversion were connected to the shared stacks at different angles and with too little fall. As a result, a single blockage can affect several connections at once.
On the slopes of Kasımpaşa, the load from the upper streets collects at the lower connections, and the flats on the lower floors feel it first. In the restaurants and bars around Karaköy, Galata and İstiklal Caddesi, the basement kitchen drain often sits below the level of the drain line, so grease blockages and backflow show up together. A sink slowing down in a flat where an older couple has lived for years, and leftover renovation plaster hardening inside the PVC pipe in a flat you have just moved into, can show up with the same symptoms.
Frequently asked questions
My PVC drain pipe is blocked in an old building in Beyoğlu. What should I do?
We recommend not using a chemical drain opener, because a product that cannot dissolve the blockage sits in the pipe and wears out the seals. Flush once with lukewarm water. If the water still stands, the problem is most likely deeper in the line.
Does pouring boiling water into a PVC pipe damage it?
Yes. PVC can only withstand heat up to a certain point, and even one pour of boiling water can loosen the joints. Use lukewarm tap water instead. Heat can also make the inner surface wavy, which gives sediment something to cling to.
How do I know the pipe is sound after the blockage is cleared?
At the end of the job, we check the inside of the line with a camera. If there is a crack, a separated joint or a collapsed section, we show it to you on the footage. Only the damaged section is replaced, and the sound line is left alone.
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Call us for a blockage
If your PVC drain line is blocked, you can reach us on 0212 923 66 85 or write to us on WhatsApp. We come to your address and first explain the cause of the problem to you.