Kağıthane Commercial Kitchen Drain Clearing
Most requests for commercial kitchen drain clearing in Kağıthane come from grease that builds up in the lower section of the shared kitchen stack in older hillside buildings. When grease and sediment from the upper floors collect in this stack, greasy water starts to back up from the kitchen sinks of the ground-floor flats. The same symptom appears in cafés and restaurants on the valley floor, but there the real source is usually a full grease trap or floor drain.
At Cantley we look at the whole drainage system of the kitchen together: floor drains, the dishwasher outlet, the grease trap and the main line they all empty into. We inspect the kitchen first and talk through the cause with you, then we clear the drain. After watching the inside of the pipe on camera, we choose between a drain snake, a robotic machine or high-pressure water jetting.
Kitchen blockages in Kağıthane's building stock
In older buildings on the hillside, the kitchen stack is usually built separately from the bathroom stack and with narrower pipes. This is why, in neighbourhoods such as Gültepe and Çağlayan, you can see greasy water coming up from the sink of a ground-floor flat even when nobody is using it. In this case the source is most often the whole stack.
On the floor of the stream valley, where industrial sites and warehouses once stood, offices, shopping centres and residences are now rising. In the small flats of residences, kitchen drains reach the stack through a long horizontal run, and sediment settles easily in that long run. In offices the tea point is busy during working hours, so a blockage usually shows itself in the middle of the day.
Frequently asked questions
My kitchen sink is blocked in Kağıthane, what should I do first?
First check the sinks other than the blocked one. If several are slowing down at the same time, the problem is in the shared line. Do not pour in a chemical drain opener, because it can react inside the pipe and splash back. Tell us what is happening and we will find the cause together.
How often should a café or restaurant in Kağıthane empty its grease trap?
We decide this by looking at how busy the kitchen is rather than giving a fixed number. Once the grease on the surface thickens and the sediment at the bottom starts to rise, the trap can no longer do its job. After inspecting the line by camera, we set the maintenance plan with you.
Greasy water is coming up from the sink in a ground-floor flat in Kağıthane, could the problem be in my flat?
In most cases the problem does not sit in your flat alone. Washing-up water from the upper floors may have backed up in a blocked stack. That is why the lower section of the shared stack should be inspected by camera, and the work should go ahead together with building management.
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Is there a blockage in your kitchen?
You can call 0212 923 66 85 or write to us on WhatsApp at the same number. Describe the symptoms briefly and we will work out together which drain is affected.