Sultangazi Washbasin Unclogging

Even if a washbasin looks small, hair, toothpaste and soap residue can stick together inside it and form a tight clump. Water starts to drain slowly, then a grey deposit is left at the bottom. If the blockage has stayed in the trap, the parts are removed and washed. If it is inside the wall, a motorised drain snake and, when needed, a camera come into play. We work without removing tiles or the countertop.

Most of the apartment buildings lined up side by side along Sultangazi's streets are four or five storeys high, and many have had an extra floor or a top-floor extension added later. The shared stack usually stays at its original diameter, so grease from the kitchen and hair from the bathroom build up in the bends. Because the water from the upper floors comes back up through the lowest drain, the symptom often starts at the washbasin on the ground floor or in the basement.

On streets close to a slope, basement floors sit lower than the street line, so water can back up into them during heavy rain. In these buildings, fitting a backflow valve on the basement outlet after cleaning the line is the lasting solution. If the washbasin in an elderly couple's flat slows down in the mornings, the deposit in the trap is usually the cause. In a student flat or dormitory, the washbasin is used heavily through the day, so residue builds up quickly, and for repeated blockages the line needs to be checked with a camera.