# Kağıthane Blocked Drain Clearing

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When our team arrives for blocked drain clearing in Kağıthane, the first job is to find which section of the line the blockage sits in. The same symptom can come from the trap, the connecting pipe, the shared stack or the building outlet, so the method is chosen based on that finding.

If the kitchen sink has slowed down but the bathroom drains normally, the blockage is usually at the bend of the trap. If dirty water is coming back up from the upper floors, the shared stack needs to be checked. We send the camera in through one of the openings in the line and watch the screen together with you to see whether the blockage is a hard object or grease and sediment. We remove solid blockages with a motorised drain snake or robotic machines, strip grease from the pipe walls with high-pressure water jetting, and explain the cause of the fault to you using the footage.

## Older stacks and newer residence lines in Kağıthane

In older buildings on the slopes, such as in Gültepe and Çağlayan, the lower section of the shared stack collects grease and sediment from the upper floors over the years, and it comes back as overflow in the ground-floor flats. The office and residence projects that have replaced industry on the valley floor were built with more modern lines, but they connect to older main lines, and blockages build up most often at these connection points.

A tenant whose kitchen drain runs slowly in a flat they have just moved into wants to know whether the problem is in their own plumbing or in the shared line. A building caretaker who notices that water from the upper floors is coming up through the ground-floor drain has to find out on which floor the blockage starts before opening the stack. In both cases we first look at the line with a camera at the address, then we clear the drain.

## Frequently asked questions

### My sink is draining slowly in Kağıthane, should I call right away?

Yes, slow drainage is often the first sign of a complete blockage. If only one drain is affected, the problem is most likely grease or hair that has built up in the trap or in the short length of pipe right behind it.

### How do we tell that the shared stack in our building is blocked?

If dirty water rises from the shower drain or the toilet when you are not using any water, the blockage is most likely in the shared stack. Water coming down from the upper floors hits the blockage and comes back up through the first outlet it finds, so clearing the trap in a single flat may not solve the problem.

### Is a chemical drain opener enough?

No, it is often not enough and it can increase the risk. A chemical does not fully dissolve grease, so the blockage stays in place, it can damage the pipe material, and it poses a serious risk if it touches your eyes or skin.

## Let's find the blockage together

If there is a problem with your drain or the shared stack in Kağıthane, call 0212 923 66 85 or message us on WhatsApp. When you call, our question about which drains are affected helps the Cantley team decide which machine to bring.

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