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Blocked Drains

A blocked drain can be smelly and inconvenient. Lightning response emergency plumbing offers blocked drain clearing services with 40 years of drainage knowledge in the eastern suburbs. For reoccurring blockages we can use a CCTV drain camera to locate the cause of the problem. Whether you have a blocked toilet, basin, shower waste or drain grate, or you have a sewer or stormwater blockage, our eastern suburbs emergency plumbers are experienced and can quickly unblock any blocked drain.

Detecting Blocked Drains

Is your drain blocked? Early detection of a blocked drain can drastically reduce the work involved for our eastern suburbs emergency plumber to unblock and clear your drain, saving you money. Signs to look and listen for include a gurgling or gulping sound (often accompanied by a smelly drain grate) coming from the floor waste or toilet when water is in use. Another sign of a blocked drain is the water level in the toilet rising above or falling below normal levels, and/or the over flow relief gully (ORG)drain grate outside the house overflowing, especially after the washing machine has been in use. The floor waste overflowing during a shower may also indicate a blockage. If you do suspect that you have a partially blocked drain it is best to call in our eastern suburbs emergency plumber to clear it as soon as possible.

Preventing Blocked Drains

Tree roots are the most common cause of blocked drains in Australia. Especially in the hottest months of summer, trees will be thirsty for water and will be drawn to the condensation that forms on the outside of pipes. These roots will eventually break through and gradually cause a stormwater or sewer blockage. When lightning response emergency plumbing eastern suburbs plumbers clear a blocked drain we try to identify for the customer which trees are most likely to be causing the problem. As a general rule trees and plants should be planted as far away as possible from sewer and stormwater drainage lines. It is also wise to flush as little as you can down your drains, use bins for sanitary napkins and women’s sanitary products, don’t wash hair down your shower waste, bath or basin. There are also various chemicals that can be bought from your local hardware store that can be flushed or washed down your drains to help maintain your drains.

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Areas we service include:

North Warrandyte, Plenty, Research, St Andrews, Balwyn North, Camberwell, East Camberwell, Hartwell, Riversdale, Glen Iris, Hawthorn, Glenferrie, Hawthorn East, Kew, Harp, Mont Albert, Surrey Hills, Bayswater, Boronia, Ferntree Gully, Mountain Gate, Knoxfield, Lysterfield, Rowville, Scoresby, The Basin, Wantirna, Studfield, Bulleen, Doncaster, Donvale, Park Orchards, Templestowe, Serpells, Macedon, Warrandyte, Wonga Park, Croydon, Croydon Hills, Heathmont, Kilsyth, Ringwood, Warranwood, Blackburn, Box Hill, Kerrimuir, Burwood, Bennettswood, Wattle Park, Tally Ho, Forest Hill, Mitcham, Mont Albert, Nunawading, Surrey Hills, Vermont, Badger Creek, Beenak, Basan, Belgrave, Big Pats Creek, Cambarville, Chirnside Park, Ferny Creek, Gilderoy, Gladysdale, Saint Benedicts, Gruyere Yeringberg, Healesville, Hoddles Creek, Kallista, Beagleys Bridge, Kalorama, Launching Place, Lilydale, Macclesfield, McMahons Creek, Matlock , Menzies Creek, Millgrove, Monbulk, Montrose, Mooroolbark, Mount Dandenong, Mount Evelyn, Mount Toolebewong, Olinda, Harmony Vale, Powelltown , Reefton, Upper Yarra Dam, Sassafras, Selby, Seville , Killara, Sherbrooke, Silvan Burleigh, Silvan, South Steels Creek, Tarrawarra, Tecoma, The Patch, Three Bridges, Toorongo, Tremont, Upwey, Wandin, Yallock, Warburton, Wesburn, Britannia Creek, Tarrango, Woori Yallock, Yarra Glen, Yarra Junction, Yellingbo, Yering