Eyüpsultan Washbasin Unclogging

Hair and soap residue build up in a washbasin drain for a long time without being noticed. First you see the water sitting at the bottom for a while, then the flow stops completely. At that point leaving the tap running does not help, because the real obstruction may be under the drain plug or in the connection in the wall. We find the spot first, then clear the line with a motorised drain snake or high-pressure water jetting.

In the south of the district, around the Eyüp Sultan Mosque and on the slopes running down to the Golden Horn, old stone and timber buildings stand close together along narrow streets. In these homes the line serving the washbasin is often very old cast iron or terracotta pipe, with sediment that has built up over many years. Breaking into the floor is both difficult and unnecessary with pipes like these, so we first look inside with a camera and then choose the method accordingly.

In the multi-storey apartment buildings around Alibeyköy, especially flats used as student housing or dormitories, the washbasin is in heavy use through the day, and hair and soap residue collect in the trap quickly. In a shop on a main street, frequent handwashing leaves layers of paper towel fragments and liquid soap residue in the drain. In the gated housing complexes with gardens in Göktürk and Kemerburgaz, roots getting into long runs of pipe make locating the blockage a job of its own.