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Surrey Drainage Solutions
Drain unblocking · Surrey
Blocked drains cleared, and the cause found
From a gully overflowing on the patio to a manhole full to the brim, we clear blocked drains across Surrey and south-west London, then show you why it happened so it does not happen again.
How we unblock a drain
We start by lifting the covers and tracing which run is blocked and where. That tells us whether it is a single branch from the kitchen or the main drain that every pipe in the house feeds into.
Most blockages clear with drain rods or our high-pressure jetter. Rods break up a solid blockage; the jetter scours the pipe wall clean so fat, silt and paper do not just build up again in a few weeks.
Once the water is running, we flush the system through and check every chamber is flowing freely before we pack up.
What blocks a drain
Wet wipes are the biggest single cause we see. They do not break down like toilet paper, so they snag on joints and catch everything that follows. Cooking fat poured down the sink sets hard in cold pipes and does the same thing from the kitchen side.
Outside, leaves, soil and silt wash into gullies, and tree roots find their way in through tiny cracks in old clay pipes. If a drain blocks again soon after it was cleared, there is usually damage inside it.
When it keeps coming back
A drain that blocks every few months is telling you something. We can put a CCTV camera down the pipe to look for roots, cracks, a dipped section or a joint that has slipped. You see the footage on the screen with us.
Many of those faults can be repaired by drain relining, which puts a new resin lining inside the old pipe without digging up your garden or drive.
Blocked Drains
Signs your drain is blocked
Any of these, call us. We answer 24 hours a day and tell you the price before any work starts.
Call 01632 960 247- Water backing up in an outside gully or a manhole
- Sinks, showers and baths draining slowly all at once
- Gurgling from plugholes when the toilet is flushed
- A bad smell around the house or garden
- The toilet rising higher than usual before it empties
From your call to a clear drain
You call
Day or night, a real person answers. Tell us what is happening and where.
We come out
A drainage engineer heads to you, with everything needed on the van.
We find the cause
We lift the covers, trace the blockage and use the camera where it helps.
We clear and check
Water flowing again, then we run it through and show you it is clear.
Can I clear a blocked drain myself?
A slow sink can sometimes be cleared with a plunger. For an outside drain or a manhole, it is safer to call us: chemical unblockers rarely shift a real blockage and can damage older pipes.
Whose drain is it?
You are usually responsible for drains that serve only your property within your boundary. Shared drains and sewers are normally the water company's. We can trace it and tell you.
Will there be any mess?
We put down sheets where we work, clean the chambers and wash down the area when we finish.
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Contact us
Drain trouble? Call now.
For an emergency, ring. For anything else, call or email and we will get straight back to you.
- Call us, 24/701632 960 247
- Emailinfo@surreydrainagesolutions.co.uk
- Based inSunbury-on-Thames, covering Surrey
- Open24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Talk to us now
Answering 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Tell us what is happening and we will get you sorted.
Call 01632 960 247 Email info@surreydrainagesolutions.co.uk- Blocked drain
- Blocked toilet
- Blocked sink
- CCTV survey
- Drain jetting