No homeowner in Mentone wants to deal with a blocked toilet. We understand how difficult it can be to find a reliable plumber to quickly resolve the issue. That’s why our team of highly experienced, licensed, and fully insured plumbers is dedicated to unblocking your toilet with minimal disruption. With over 30 years of experience in unblocking toilets in the Melbourne South Eastern suburb of Mentone, you can count on Blockages Today!
A blocked toilet can result from various factors, such as tree roots infiltrating the main sewer line or improper items being flushed. It’s crucial to fix a blocked toilet promptly, as it may indicate a more significant issue causing hidden damage to your home.
We use several methods to unblock toilets. Depending on the blockage’s location and cause, we might use a plunger, CCTV cameras, or high-pressure water jetters.
If your toilet has started to make a gurgling sound when you flush it, then this is one of the early signs you might have a blocked toilet. The gurgling happens because the blockage restricts ventilation during flushing, causing air to be sucked back through the toilet water, resulting in the sound. It’s a clear sign of an almost fully blocked pipe.
If the water level is either above or below its normal level in the toilet bowl, then this is also an indication that your toilet is blocked. Alternatively, if the water in the toilet bowl is going down at a very slow rate after you have flushed it, it means your toilet is also very likely to be blocked.
Also note that if you do have a blocked toilet, the worst thing you can do is flush it. This is because you may cause sewage to spill over the toilet bowl onto your bathroom floor, potentially causing damage to your Mentone home.
The steps involved in unblocking a toilet depend on a few factors. This includes where the blockage is located. Here is an outline of our process:
STEP ONE – The first step is to work out where the blockage is. For toilets on higher levels, such as the second storey of a home or apartment block, it is usually easier to fix the blockage – eg with just using a plunger. For ground level toilets, the blockage may be caused by tree roots or collapsed pipes and may need more work done to fix the blockage.
STEP TWO – The second step is to identify the blockage’s location and check the overflow relief gully (ORG) or any other sewer inspection point. If there is discharge or overflow, it indicates a blockage between the main line and inspection point. Alternatively, If there is no discharge, we will try to unblock the blockage using various tools, including an Electric Drain cleaning machine (which is the most common and effective way blockages are cleared).
If the toilet continues to be blocked, the blockage is likely in the outside main line. This means the blockage needs to be cleared from an accessible inspection point. If there isn’t an outside inspection point then the toilet may need to be dismantled.
STEP THREE- if the toilet is still blocked, we need to keep looking for the location of the blockage using CCTV cameras.. If the blockage is caused by tree roots we will use high pressure water jetters. If pipes have collapsed, the sewer line may need to be repaired or even replaced. We will also advise on the best ways to avoid future blocked toilets.
Here are a some tips on how to avoid blocked toilet in your Mentone home – and remember the quicker you get a blocked toilet fixed the better. So if you suspect you have a blocked toilet give Blockages Today a call.
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