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Zeytinburnu, Istanbul

Zeytinburnu Car Park Vacuum Truck

When you call for a car park vacuum truck in Zeytinburnu, the first thing the crew does on arrival is look at the entrance and the foot of the ramp to see where the water is coming from and how much sludge is left on the floor. Emptying the water is not enough on its own: if the sludge on the floor and the greasy layer in the grate pit stay in place, the water rises again.

After this first look, pumping out the water and cleaning the grates and channels are planned as two separate jobs. We choose the vehicle according to the height of the entrance, the slope of the ramp and the water level. Information from the building or car park management shortens the decision. You can send a photo of the entrance and the grates on WhatsApp.

Which Zeytinburnu buildings collect car park water

In Merkezefendi and Seyitnizam, terraced apartment blocks and narrow streets sit side by side, and basement floors are often lower than the street. If the basement has a garment workshop or a similar small business, the water goes down to that area first when the shared line blocks. Water from the workshop sink and tea corner, along with fabric dust and lint, goes down through the strainers and leaves a fibrous sludge on the car park floor.

In newer buildings around Kazlıçeşme and Telsiz, the joint can be weak where the building outlet was added to the old street connection. A new flat owner who sees water and smell coming back in the car park may blame their own plumbing. In new buildings, though, mortar and construction debris that has slipped into the pipe can also cause a blockage on the car park side. Someone living on the ground floor is the first to notice the smell. The crew first follows the line with a camera to tell whether the problem is inside the building or in the street.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to call a vacuum truck for water collecting at the foot of a ramp in Zeytinburnu?

If the water is still sitting at the foot of the ramp or in the floor pits after the rain has stopped, you need to call a vacuum truck. A submersible pump reduces the water to some extent, but it does not clear the sludge on the floor or the blocked line, so the water rises again. The crew pumps out the water and deals with the source of the blockage at the same time.

Can I sweep up the sludge in the basement myself once it has dried?

You can sweep up some of the dried sludge, but it is hard to remove the layer at the bottom of a channel or pit completely with a broom. Once it dries, this layer turns into smell and dust, and vacuuming it up gives a much cleaner result.

Can a large vehicle enter a low-entrance car park in Zeytinburnu?

Usually it cannot. If the height of the entrance or the slope of the ramp does not allow it, we work with a mini vacuum truck. The vehicle is stopped at the safest point closest to the ramp entrance, and the hose is laid outside the vehicle route and the areas where pedestrians walk. Before the visit, we ask you to keep clear the road the large vehicle will pull up on, and to let management know if the hose will pass through a shared area.

Call us if water is left on the ramp

You can reach the Cantley team on 0212 923 66 85 or write to us on WhatsApp. If you send a photo of the entrance and the grates, we can work out faster which vehicle will come.

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