Kadıköy Blocked Drain Clearing
The need for blocked drain clearing in Kadıköy often begins with a kitchen sink draining slowly or a basement floor drain overflowing. Coffee grounds and milk residue in the cafés around the market, and frying oil in restaurants, narrow the kitchen lines. Because the same symptom can come from four different points, you need to find the blockage before clearing it.
At Cantley, we start in Kadıköy by inspecting the problem at your address and explaining the cause to you. We use a camera to see whether the blockage is in the trap, the connecting pipe, the shared stack or the building outlet. If the work is done at the wrong point, the line may look clear for a while, but the blockage stays where it was.
Where blockages start in Kadıköy's old and new buildings
In the cast iron stacks of old stone apartment buildings in Moda and Yeldeğirmeni, the inner surface roughens over time, so grease and soap cling easily. In these buildings the blockage is usually found in the lower part of the stack, at the connection running from the basement out to the street. Around Bağdat Caddesi, Göztepe, Erenköy and Suadiye, the new buildings put up through urban renewal have more flats, so the old street connection carries a heavier load.
When the caretaker of an old building notices dirty water rising from the foot of the stack in the basement, and sees it happen in the morning and evening, they know the problem is in the shared pipes. In a small workshop near Fenerbahçe or Caddebostan, when the sink and the washing machine outlet slow down together, the horizontal connecting pipe is the first suspect.
Frequently asked questions
My sink is blocked in Kadıköy, what should I do first?
We do not recommend using a chemical drain opener first, because a product poured in without knowing where the blockage is can strain the pipe and splash onto your skin or eyes. Flush the line once with lukewarm tap water and note which drain is affected.
If dirty water comes from the floor above in Kadıköy, is the problem only in my flat?
No. If dirty water rises from the shower drain or the toilet when you are not using any water, the problem is usually in the building's shared stack. When water coming down from the upper floors hits the blockage, it takes the easiest outlet it finds, and it often overflows from the drains of the lowest floors.
Why does the blockage come back after being cleared in Kadıköy?
The most common cause of a repeat blockage is a defect in the pipe itself, such as a wrong gradient, a sag or a broken joint. So when the job is finished, the blocked drain and all the drains connected to the same line are tested in turn, and the line is checked once more with the camera.
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Let's find the blockage together
Tell us which drain is slow and which floor you are on, by calling 0212 923 66 85 or writing to us on WhatsApp. Describing your building in Kadıköy is enough.