Pendik Channel Drain Unclogging

At this point we first look at the condition of the channel on site and see where the water is stopping and what has built up under the grates. Once we have talked through the cause with you and explained what will be done, we move on to clearing the blockage. For street-front businesses in Pendik, the shop's drain and the line serving the upper floors often connect at the same point, so we inspect both sides together.

In the centre, on the streets near the ferry pier and the railway line, there are still many older buildings with a shop on the ground floor and flats above. In these buildings the shop's outgoing line and the flats' drains can be connected at the same point. When grease from a business that cooks food or fish sets in the cooler section of the pipe, the line narrows from the inside, and the blockage often shows up in the bathroom of the lowest flat. In places like this we inspect the shop's connection and the flats' connection separately to work out where the load is coming from.

In the high-rise blocks around Kurtköy, Yenişehir and Kaynarca, the source of the problem is usually the elbow at the base of the building. Water rushing down from the upper floors changes direction here with a hard impact and packs the debris tight. Detergent foam from washing machines and dishwashers also gathers at the same point, which is why foam coming up from ground-floor and first-floor sinks is common in these buildings. For complaints like this, as well as the flat's own drain, we also check the foot of the shared stack and the main connection in the car park, and finding out with the site's maintenance staff which stack belongs to which block makes the job easier.