Clearing Blocked Sinks and Basins

There’s an endless list of websites that give advice on how to clear a blocked sink. Straightforward methods such as hot water, using a plunger, removing the U-bend beneath your sink and pouring chemical products into the drain are all very capable of clearing blockages.

However, if you don’t like the idea of getting your hands dirty, or you’ve tried to clear your blocked sink, but without success, then we’re here to help.

We have drainage engineers on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They’re happy to help unblock sinks and basins anywhere in London.

Our drainage engineers are used to finding all sorts of things in a blocked drain. Care should definitely be taken before the following things are washed down a kitchen or bathroom sink: –

• Fats, oils and grease from cooking
• Plastic or paper drinking straws
• Toothpicks and wooden skewers
• Food waste
• Cotton buds and dental floss
• Pieces of plastic
• Tissues and kitchen paper

Essentially avoid anything from going down your sink that isn’t a liquid.