Sultangazi Shower and Bathtub Drain Unclogging
Why is the water not draining in the shower? That question is where most requests for shower and bathtub drain unclogging in Sultangazi begin. Often the cause is a clump of hair under the strainer, but if the same line also serves the bathtub and the floor drain, a blockage that starts in one can show up in the others.
If the water won't drain in the first shower in a flat you have just moved into in Sultangazi, hair and soap residue left by the previous occupants may have built up in the trap. As a building caretaker, you may notice the same symptom on the building's shared line or in the bathrooms of several flats at once. In both cases we first find where the blockage is with a camera, explain the cause to you, and then move on to clearing the drain.
Bathroom drains in Sultangazi's adjoining buildings
Most homes in Sultangazi are in four or five storey apartment blocks built right next to one another, and many have had extra floors added later. The building's main outlet line often stays at the diameter it was first built with, so grease from the kitchen and hair from the bathroom meet in the same narrow pipe. Flats on the lower floors are the first to be affected when water from the upper floors backs up.
In some buildings on the downhill side of a slope, the basement floors sit lower than the main line. When the main line is blocked, water can flow back into these basements, and the damage is greater in spaces used as workshops or storerooms. In these buildings, we think fitting a backflow valve to the basement outlet after clearing the line is the lasting solution.
Frequently asked questions
I just moved into a flat in Sultangazi. Why is the shower tray draining slowly?
In a flat you have just moved into, a shower tray that drains slowly is usually caused by hair that has collected under the strainer. Some drains improve once the strainer and the odour trap part are cleaned. If the trap or the shared line is affected, a camera inspection is needed.
I'm the building caretaker. How can I tell if the shared line is blocked?
If water comes back up through the shower or floor drain in more than one flat at the same time, the problem is most likely in the shared line. Air bubbles coming up through the shower drain when the toilet is flushed are another sign. Clearing the drain in a single flat is not enough in this case, and the building's main line needs to be inspected.
Can the blockage come back after the drain has been cleared?
The biggest cause of a blockage returning is the layer of hair and soap left on the pipe walls. For this reason, once the work is done, the shower, bathtub and toilet are used together to watch the flow, and the line is inspected with a camera if needed. Cleaning the strainer after every shower and reducing soap residue lowers the chance of the blockage coming back.
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If the water is not draining from your shower, bathtub or floor drain, or if there is a smell, you can call us on 0212 923 66 85. You can also write to us on WhatsApp.