Fatih Kitchen Sink Unclogging
In most calls about kitchen sink unclogging in Fatih, the first question is why the sink drains so slowly. Grease poured down with the washing-up water cools inside the pipe and sticks to the pipe wall. Coffee grounds and grains of rice add to it, and the bore narrows further. Cantley first films the inside of the pipe on site with a camera and talks you through where the blockage is and why it formed, then moves on to clearing the drain.
When the sink in a ground-floor flat in Balat drains slowly after dinner, it is not obvious at first glance whether the problem is in the trap or in the horizontal line inside the wall. When we inspect a home like this, the grease has often built up beyond the trap, and cleaning the strainer alone does not change the result. In a small workshop in Aksaray, dishes and food waste go down the same shared stack, so the cleaning schedule is planned differently from a home kitchen.
Why is a kitchen drain different in Fatih's historic buildings?
The peninsula inside the city walls carries a plumbing history in every building, from century-old hans to terraced houses. Old cast iron and clay pipes become rough on the inside and hold sediment, so grease mixed with food residue clings to the pipe wall more easily. In some buildings the original plumbing was never documented, so only a camera shows where the line runs. In the fish restaurants of Kumkapı, food scraps and frying oil can form a hardened layer in the horizontal part of the line.
A drain running through a neighbouring building's basement, hotels where the water from dozens of bathrooms collects in the same shared stack, and hans where many shops are connected to a single line all make the job more complicated. Breaking walls and floors is often not possible in historic buildings, so in Fatih camera inspection and clearing the line from the inside is less a choice than a necessity.
Frequently asked questions
My sink is blocked in Fatih, what should I do first?
First clean the strainer and run warm tap water into the sink. If the water still drains slowly, the problem may be deeper in the line. Do not use a chemical drain opener: it can react with a greasy blockage, producing heat and splashing, and it can also damage the pipe. In this case, locating the blockage with a camera inspection is the most sensible step.
Why is a kitchen drain in Fatih's old buildings cleared after a camera inspection first?
In old buildings the route of the line is often undocumented, and breaking into walls is not possible. Filming the inside of the pipe with a camera shows where the grease has built up and at which point the shared stack narrows. With this information the line is cleared without unnecessary breaking.
How can I stop the kitchen drain from blocking again?
The most effective measure is not to pour grease down the sink, but to let it cool, wipe it up with a paper towel and put it in the bin. Emptying the strainer after every use reduces the amount of solid waste such as grounds and rice that reaches the trap. In restaurants, planning regular grease trap maintenance together with line cleaning prevents repeated blockages.
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If your sink drains slowly
Wherever you are in Fatih, you can call 0212 923 66 85 or write to us on WhatsApp. Let us look at the drain together and talk through the cause, then start clearing it.