# Drain and Sewer Services in Gaziosmanpaşa

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When you call Cantley for drain unclogging in Gaziosmanpaşa, we come to an address in any neighbourhood of the district, 24/7, and clear the drain without breaking tiles or walls. It might be an old block at the top of a slope or a new building that has just gone up under urban redevelopment. The team looks inside the pipe with a camera, shows you on screen which floor and which joint the blockage is at, then clears only that point with a motorised drain snake or high-pressure water jetting. When the job is done, every drain is run one by one to check it.

In Gaziosmanpaşa, many buildings have grown over time as extra floors were added, and the drainage was adapted to that growth piece by piece. New buildings, in turn, are often connected to old street lines. These two situations explain most of the blockages we see in the district. Tell us on the phone or on WhatsApp how old your building is and which floor the problem starts on. The team explains the cause at the address, starts work once you have given your approval, and leaves your tiles alone. On steep streets, the equipment is carried by hand.

## Shared stacks that get longer as floors are added

A large part of Gaziosmanpaşa's neighbourhoods spreads across hills and slopes. On these streets, houses first built with one or two floors have had new storeys added over the years and are now five or six-storey blocks. Buildings of different heights, put up in different periods, stand side by side on the same street. In recent years, urban redevelopment has also been pulling down old structures and replacing them with taller buildings with more flats. This transition between the old fabric and the new buildings shows up in the drainage as well. In this mixed fabric, the plumbing was often built as the need arose, one piece at a time.

In buildings where floors were added later, the shared stack was often extended upwards by joining sections of different diameters and different materials. These joints both catch sediment and narrow the flow. Basement floors of buildings on the lower side of a slope can sit below the street line, and in a downpour the water flows back. In new redevelopment buildings, the number of flats has grown, so the old street connection struggles to carry the load. In older buildings, balcony drains are often connected to the waste stack, and in rain they overload it. Seeing with a camera which floor the blockage starts on avoids opening up walls unnecessarily.

## Situations we meet in hillside buildings

These are the jobs we do most often on calls in Gaziosmanpaşa, and in each one we look inside the pipe first:

### PVC Drain Pipe Replacement (https://cantleyvidanjoraltyapi.com/en/pvc-pipe-replacement/)

If the shared stack in a building with later added floors keeps blocking where sections of different diameters meet, the problem is that joint. We locate the section with the camera and replace only that part with new PVC drain pipe of a single diameter. While it is being replaced, the drains on the other floors are out of use for a short time.

### Backflow Valve Installation (https://cantleyvidanjoraltyapi.com/en/backflow-valve-installation/)

If, in a building at the bottom of a slope, dirty water rises from the basement flat's drain during a downpour, the street line is backing up. A backflow valve fitted at the building outlet lets water flow only outwards. Before fitting, we clean and check the line.

### CCTV Drain Unclogging (https://cantleyvidanjoraltyapi.com/en/cctv-drain-unclogging/)

If the drains in a new building put up under urban redevelopment have been slowing down since the first months, the cause may be construction debris or a narrowing in the old street connection. We see which it is with the camera and clear it accordingly. We watch the result on screen together with the management.

### Washbasin Unclogging (https://cantleyvidanjoraltyapi.com/en/washbasin-unclogging/)

If the bathroom washbasin in an older flat is connected to the stack by a thin pipe with bends, hair and soap build up quickly. We remove and clean the trap, clear the pipe beyond it with a thin snake, and refit it watertight. While we work in the narrow cabinet under the basin, your belongings are protected.

### Balcony Drain Unclogging (https://cantleyvidanjoraltyapi.com/en/balcony-drain-unclogging/)

In older buildings where the balcony drain is connected to the waste stack, rainwater fills the stack and causes overflow on the lower floors. We clear the balcony drain and its connection, and explain the situation to you and to the management separately. If needed, we also suggest routing the balcony water into a separate rainwater pipe.

## Frequently asked questions

### Why does the shared stack in our building in Gaziosmanpaşa, where floors were added later, block so often?

Frequent blockages are mostly caused by the joints where sections of the stack with different diameters meet. When floors are added, the pipe is extended upwards, and these transitions create a narrowing or a step. Sediment collects at exactly these points. Once we find the joint with the camera, we clear it first, and if the problem keeps coming back we recommend replacing that section. We show you on screen which part is faulty.

### Our building at the foot of a slope in Gaziosmanpaşa has drains backing up in the rain. What can be done?

The lasting solution is to fit a backflow valve at the building outlet. In buildings on the lower side of a slope, the street line fills up in a downpour and the water comes back through the lowest outlets, the basement drains. The backflow valve stops water from returning inside. Before fitting, we check the line with the camera and look at whether there is also a blockage in the building. The valve is fitted at the building outlet in a short job.

### Is the drainage of our new redevelopment building connected to the old street line?

Most of the time, yes, new buildings are connected to the existing street line. When the number of flats goes up, the old connection pipe has to carry more water and blockages can become more frequent. We inspect the connection with the camera to establish its diameter and condition, and if needed we discuss cleaning or renewal options with the management. Cleaning the connection is often enough.

### I poured drain opener into the sink at my home in Gaziosmanpaşa but it did not clear. Should I tell the team?

Yes, please do tell them. Chemical sitting in the drain can splash while the pipe is being cleared and can harm the skin. Do not add another product on top, because mixing different chemicals can create dangerous gas. Once the team knows the name of the product, they work with suitable protection and clear the blockage mechanically. Also stop using a plunger, as the chemical can splash.

## Call for the drain in your Gaziosmanpaşa building

You can reach the Cantley team by phone on 0212 923 66 85, or send a photo of the problem on WhatsApp. Old building or new, we come, see the problem on site and solve it without breaking anything. You can call at midnight too.

Phone: 0212 923 66 85 (tel:+902129236685)  
WhatsApp: https://wa.me/905315687185