Fatih Washbasin Unclogging

Cantley first inspects the problem at the address and explains the cause to you before starting to clear the drain. If water still does not run away after the trap is cleaned, a motorised drain snake is fed into the wall line and breaks up the build-up at the bends. If the blockage keeps coming back or the line is long, the inside of the pipe is viewed with a CCTV drain camera, and limescaled or greasy sections are washed out with high-pressure water jetting. In most cases the line is cleared without removing the countertop or tiles.

In the old houses of Balat and Fener, the plumbing has passed through different hands in different periods, so the pipes of a washbasin sometimes appear on no plan at all. When old clay pipes become rough and narrow on the inside, hair and soap residue catches on them, and in neighbouring buildings a drain may even run through the neighbour's basement. Because breaking walls and floors is often not possible in historic buildings, the natural way to work in this district is to locate the fault with a camera and clear the blockage from the inside.

In student flats and dormitories, when the washbasin in a shared bathroom is used by many people during the day, the hair build-up under the plug can grow over time. In site and building management settings, a washbasin problem coming from the shared stack should be assessed together with the drains of the neighbouring flats.