Drain and Sewer Services in Şile

Şile is clearly different from the rest of Istanbul. Homes are spread out, most of them sit in gardens, and life is closely tied to the forest. The population grows at weekends and in the summer months, and many homes stand closed in winter. This pattern blocks drains in its own way: roots, leaves, sand and residue that hardens in lines left unused for a long time are the causes we meet most often. When we come to village addresses, the location matters a great deal, so we ask you to send your location on WhatsApp.

In garden homes in Şile, the drain line leaves the house and then runs a long way across the garden, sometimes passing through one or two intermediate manholes. There are often trees around these lines. Roots find the smallest gap at the pipe joints, get inside and, over the years, grow enough to fill the pipe. The owner usually notices this when the water drains slowly, and then when the level in the garden manhole rises. We clear a line like this with the cutting heads of the motorised drain snake, and use the camera to show you which joint the root came in through. If the roots are very dense and the pipe is crushed, we talk about renewing that section instead of clearing it.

In Ağva, the riverside guesthouses, pensions and small hotels fill up at the weekend and empty out during the week. Because the bathrooms of many rooms connect to the same line, on busy days a single blockage can affect a whole floor. In the summer housing complexes in central Şile, sand rinsed off in the shower after the beach and pine needles washed onto terraces build up in the drains. In homes that stay closed over winter, the traps dry out and the residue left in the line hardens, so problems appear the first time the plumbing is used in spring. At these addresses, a short check at the start of the season prevents overflows on crowded days. For businesses, the easiest time for this check is early spring, or a weekday before the season opens.