Blocked Drains
- whether it is a blocked storm water pipe or a blocked sewer line can
be one of the most frustrating and inconvenient things to cost you a lot
of money in your home. Sometimes it may be simple to clear blocked
drains yourself, and other times you require a professional Sydney
Plumber.
Second to blocked
pipes in inconvenience comes a
Blocked Toilet. A blocked toilet could be a symptom of a
blocked sewer system . But
it could be something much simpler. Whilst many
toilet blockages
can be fixed with a little DIY know-how, fixing a blocked toilet may be
a larger problem that needs to be
attended to by the professionals.
Tree roots in your
sewer line are a sure sign of damaged plumbing pipes and can be an
ever-lasting problem you certainly don't want.
The only permanent solution for how to clear a Blocked Drainis the complete
replacement of your old earthenware plumbing pipes with new PVC plastic
plumbing pipes. If, however, you don’t want to go to all the
trouble and cost of replacing your old sewer pipes with new ones, then Dr.
DRiP has several cost effective solutions to keep your sewer lines and
pipes clear of roots and free flowing.
The latest technology includes regular maintenance using
high pressure water blasters which can tackle all but the most severe
tree root blockages. Blocked Draincleaning equipment is
designed so that it does not damage your sewer lines, if the lines are
in good condition, but if your old earthenware pipes are not in good
condition, any drain cleaning equipment can become stuck in the damaged
section of the pipe, or in some extreme cases, the removal or the tree
root blockage binding the damaged pipe work together can cause the
already damaged pipe work to collapse - resulting in further excavation
and replacement.
Unfortunately this is a catch 22 situation, your drain is
blocked and needs to be cleared, and it’s full of sewerage so a drain
camera cannot be used to access the condition of the pipe because it
can’t see through the sewer water. So your plumber has a dilemma, he has
to put his equipment down the drain in good faith, not knowing the
severity of the problem. Nine times out of ten the line can be cleared
but occasionally excavation is required.
Plumbing Pipes such
as your kitchen sink, bathroom basis and other drains can become blocked
from hair, fat and other organic particles.
Clearing a
blocked pipe can often be as simple DIY task, although preventative
maintenance is a much cheaper solution.
A
blocked storm
sewer can cause as much as 6 inches of water to pool on roadways and
contributed to traffic accidents. Rainwater from late morning showers
can collect on freeways when storm sewer drains are covered with debris.
Read up on how to
clear a blocked sewer.
Sometimes both the water jetter and the electric eel are
required to be used in conjunction to defeat the most stubborn of tree
root infestations. Drastic measures this may be but when you have guests
over and there is raw sewerage overflowing in your back yard -
then you’ll be glad you called Dr. DRiP!
The advent of Drain cameras have been a god sent to the
Plumbing Professional and home owner. This piece of high-tech equipment
is used to take all of the guess work out of cleaning your blockages.
Every nook and cranny can be thoroughly explored using the in pipe CCTV
camera, and a complete video diagnosis can be supplied to determine the
best course of action required. Not only that, we can use our pipe
tracing equipment to locate the camera head and find the exact location
and cause of the blocked sewer pipe. The locating equipment will give us
the exact location and depth of the sewer line so we can provide you
with an accurate quote to excavate and replace the tree root infested
area.
One of the latest developments in the fight against tree
roots has been Chemical treatments. Products like Sanafoam Vaporooter II
and Rootx are the latest tree root control programs to be introduced
into Australia.
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