Shower & Bath Drain Blocked in Sydney

You don't, really. Hair is built to survive water, and the gels sold for it mostly soften the outside of the mat. Pulling it out by hand from the grate and using a plunger works better, and a hair catcher stops it coming back.

A slow drain is a partly blocked one, and it will close over completely rather than fix itself. The upside is that a slow line clears easily, and it is a shorter job than one we have to open from outside.

It softens the outside of a hair mat and leaves the core, so the drain runs for a week and then stops. Caustic cleaner also sits in the trap where it can burn whoever opens it, so tell us if you've poured any down.

Usually a dry trap in a shower that isn't used much, which a bucket of water fixes. If it keeps coming back, it is more likely a leaking waste or a venting problem, which we can trace.

Not for a blockage. We clear it through the grate. Tiles only come up if the waste itself has failed or is leaking, and we'd show you why first.

It depends on where the blockage sits and what kind of grate you have. There is a $0 call-out on any job you book, and the price is on paper before the grate lifts.