Beyoğlu Shower and Bathtub Drain Unclogging
Beyoğlu Shower and Bathtub Drain Unclogging in the old buildings of Cihangir, Galata and Tarlabaşı, which have been divided into flats over the years, usually means dealing with several connections that were added onto one another. Because the shower, bathtub and floor drains join the same line, a build-up at one point affects all of them.
In a bathroom, a blockage most often starts with hair. Hair catches like a net under the strainer, mixes with soap grease and felts together. Soap residue combined with limescale also leaves a rough layer on the pipe wall, and with every shower that layer gets a little thicker. Cantley looks inside the line with a drain camera and finds where the blockage is, then works with a motorised drain snake or a robotic head and flushes the line with high-pressure water.
Bathroom drains in Beyoğlu's old buildings
In buildings that have been renovated, bathrooms added later are connected to the old cast iron shared stacks at awkward angles and with weak falls. On the slopes of Kasımpaşa, the load coming down from the upper streets gathers at the connections on the lower floors. In some buildings the original cast iron pipes are still in use.
In Beyoğlu, the guest bathroom of a café or restaurant is used heavily on busy days, so hair and residue build up in the strainer quickly. In a newly built multi-storey residence, the shower drains of the upper floors join the shared stack through long horizontal pipes, and pieces of grout or silicone can form a blockage in the line.
Frequently asked questions
Why do bathroom drains in Beyoğlu get blocked so often?
In older buildings the bathroom line joins the building's shared stack through a long pipe with little fall, so residue collects there more than anywhere else. Bathrooms added during renovations are also connected at different angles, so a blockage can appear at several points at once.
Are the shower and bathtub drains on the same line?
In most homes, yes: the shower, bathtub and floor drain join the same shared line. If water or air comes up through the shower drain when the toilet is flushed, the blockage is on this shared line, and cleaning only the strainer is not enough.
If there is a smell, can I use a chemical drain opener?
We do not recommend chemical drain openers. The smell comes from residue in the trap, and the product only masks it. It can also cause a harsh reaction in the pipe without clearing the blockage. It is safer to have the strainer and the trap checked first.
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Is your bathroom drain blocked in Beyoğlu?
You can call 0212 923 66 85 or write to us on WhatsApp. Once you describe the situation, we look together at the address to find where the blockage is.