Specialist Drainage Service in Atwell

Blocked toilets, sinks, showers and yard drains are cleared at the cause, not just pushed further down the pipe. The camera shows whether fat, wipes, roots or a broken section is to blame.

Blockages that keep coming back get the closest look, because they usually point to roots or a damaged pipe. There is more on clearing a blocked drain, including the warning signs and how each cause is fixed.

A waterproof CCTV camera on a long cable travels through the pipe and sends live pictures back to a screen. You see cracks, roots, sagging sections and build-up on screen as Epi finds them.

An inspection is useful before a repair, after a blockage that keeps returning, or when a property manager needs the condition of a line on record. Photos and findings can go into a written report, with the position of any fault noted.

Hydro jetting sends water at high pressure through a hose and nozzle to scour the inside of a drain. It strips away fat, sludge, sand and soft roots that a plunger or a hand cable can’t shift.

Epi follows the jetter with the camera, so you can see the pipe is clear before he packs up. Jetting suits kitchen lines coated in fat, yard drains full of sand and pipes where roots have begun to creep in.

Roots find their way into drains through tiny gaps at old pipe joints, then grow until they block the line. Gardens with mature trees and older clay pipes see this the most. Once roots are inside, they catch paper and grease, so the blockage builds faster each time.

Epi cuts roots out with a root cutting head on the jetter, then checks on camera how they got in. If the pipe is broken where they entered, he explains the repair options before any work goes ahead.

Stormwater pipes carry rain from the roof and paved areas away from the house. When downpipes overflow or water pools against walls after rain, the line is often blocked with leaves, silt or roots, or it sags in places.

Epi clears stormwater drains and downpipes and uses the camera to find low spots and breaks. Clearing the lines before winter helps them cope when the heavy rain arrives, and it keeps water away from walls and footings.

Drain cleaning is regular upkeep for lines that build up slowly, such as busy kitchen wastes or older pipes with rough walls. Jetting them clean before they block keeps water moving and smells down.

It suits rental properties between tenants, businesses with busy kitchens and homes where the same drain slows down every year. Epi can check the line on camera afterwards and note its condition, so you know when it is due again.

A cracked, broken or root-damaged sewer pipe on the property shows up on camera as a gap, a step or roots pushing through the wall. Left alone, it keeps blocking and can leak into the ground around it.

Epi locates the damaged section, explains the repair options and quotes before any work starts. The camera footage shows you exactly where the damage sits and how far it runs. The sewer main, usually outside the property, is Water Corporation’s to repair.