Sultangazi Kitchen Sink Unclogging
Kitchen sink unclogging in Sultangazi is most often needed because of grease that builds up in the narrow shared stacks of adjoining buildings. Water slowly rising at the bottom of the sink is the first sign of this build-up.
When several people wash up in the same kitchen every day, as in a student flat or a dormitory, grease gradually narrows the line. In a ground-floor flat, water coming down from the floors above finds the lowest opening and shows up in your sink. In both cases we come to the address, show you by camera where the problem starts, explain the cause and only then move on to the drain. Seeing how the greasy sludge stretches from the trap all the way to the stack is the clearest way to understand why a blockage keeps coming back.
Kitchen sink drain problems in Sultangazi's adjoining buildings
Many of the four- and five-storey adjoining blocks in Sultangazi have been enlarged later with an extra floor or an attic storey. The shared stack and the building's outlet line, however, have mostly stayed at their original diameter. Grease from the kitchen sink and hair fibres carried from the bathroom slowly collect in these narrow channels, and the blockage is usually noticed first in the lowest flat.
Bakeries, restaurants and butchers on the main street add extra grease and sediment to the shared line, so one building's problem can also be fed by the load from businesses along the street. That is why we look at where the layer starts on the camera and decide the order of cleaning from there. In basements lower down the slope, water can back up when the main line is blocked, so after cleaning we also talk about fitting a backflow valve on the basement outlet.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the kitchen sink drain block so often in Sultangazi?
The most common cause is grease poured away with the washing-up water, which sets in the cold part of the pipe and sticks to the wall. In adjoining buildings the kitchen stack is often narrow, so grease builds up easily on this line. When solid leftovers such as coffee grounds and rice cling to this layer, the blockage grows quickly.
The sink clears when I run hot water, then slows down again. What does this mean?
It means the grease has not melted completely. It has only loosened and moved further along part of the line. Cleaning the trap alone is not enough in this case, because the main grease may be sitting in the horizontal pipes inside the wall. The whole line needs to be checked.
I see greasy water in my neighbour's sink. Is the problem in my flat?
Most of the time it is not. The problem is in the shared kitchen stack, and clearing your own trap will not solve it. Water rising from your downstairs neighbour's sink shows that the line is blocked at some point. In a case like this you need to act together with the building management.
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If water is collecting in your sink, get in touch
If the water drains slowly from your sink in Sultangazi, or you see greasy water in your neighbour's kitchen, call 0212 923 66 85. You can also write to us on WhatsApp, a short description of the problem is enough.