Şişli Sewer Line Unclogging

In Şişli, a slow drain in one flat is not the same as a blockage that affects the whole building. If wastewater rises from the toilet on the ground floor, or neighbours on different floors say their drains slowed down at the same time, the problem is most likely in the shared line where the stacks join. In that case the whole line is checked, from the building's outlet to the mains connection in the street. Settling early who the line belongs to makes it easier for the management to choose the right next step.

In the older apartment buildings around Nişantaşı, Kurtuluş and Feriköy in Şişli, the waste stacks are still made of cast iron. Over time the inside of these pipes rusts and becomes rough, and grease and soap cling to the rough patches and narrow the bore. In buildings where renovations have switched the flat connections to PVC, the joints between cast iron and PVC are the places that block most often. Because high pressure can damage ageing pipes, we first look at the condition with a camera and then choose the nozzle and pressure to suit.

Around Mecidiyeköy and Bomonti, tall office buildings, residences and shopping centres dominate. Many toilets and staff kitchens on the same floor line, plus grease from a ground-floor café or restaurant, can build up in the shared line and show up as far as the residential floors. In office buildings we plan the work for the time set by the building management. In older apartment buildings we let the neighbours know in advance and ask them to avoid using the stack for a short while. In residences, working together with the technical management makes it easier to reach the shafts and cleaning access covers.