Tuzla No-Dig Drain Unclogging

For blocked drains in homes and workplaces across Istanbul, Cantley first looks inside the pipe with a camera, then clears the deposits with a robot, a drain snake or high-pressure water jetting. Because the pipe can be reached through the drain opening or the cleaning hatch, most blockages are cleared without opening walls or floors. As long as the pipe is intact, there is no need to break it and lay it again. The team first shows you what the problem is, and then you decide together which way to go.

In seaside neighbourhoods such as İçmeler and Aydınlı, old apartment buildings and new housing complexes sit side by side. In older buildings, grease hardening in the kitchen drain and the gradual narrowing of the shared stack are the main problems, while in new complexes, debris that got into the pipes during construction can cause the same drain to block again in the first years. In an apartment building with a basement, the shared line usually runs through the basement, so instead of breaking, the most sensible step is to enter through the cleaning hatch there and let the camera show which flat's line is affected.

In the dense development around Aydıntepe and Orhanlı, site management teams want to see the source of the problem rather than guess at it when a blockage occurs on a shared line where several blocks join. In industrial facilities, a canteen or workshop line is strained by the rush at shift changes, so entry permits are arranged in advance, safety rules are followed and the plan of the line is drawn up together with the facility's staff. In restaurants and cafés along the coastal road, the drain line is the most heavily loaded part on summer evenings.