Blockage clearance in Tallinn and Harjumaa

How we clear a blockage

• Mechanical auger — a fast solution for a blocked sink, bath or WC
• Jetting — removing grease and sediment from a longer sewer pipe
• Camera inspection — if the blockage recurs, we find the cause
• Flushing the pipework after clearing, so the blockage doesn't return straight away

Why blockages happen

Kitchen grease, hair, hygiene products, building mortar and an incorrect pipe fall are the most common causes. Chemical drain cleaners usually give only short-term relief and corrode older pipework.

If a blockage recurs within a few weeks, the cause is usually the pipework itself — a sunken section, scale buildup or root ingrowth. In that case a video inspection is worthwhile.

Who this service suits

• Flat owners with a kitchen sink or bathroom blockage
• House owners with a blocked sewer main
• Housing associations clearing a blockage in a shared riser
• Catering businesses and business premises with grease-caused blockages

Stages of clearing a blockage

• Describing the problem on the phone and agreeing a suitable time
• Assessing the situation on site — where the water is backing up from and how many points are affected
• Clearing the blockage with an auger or jetting
• Checking the pipework's flow and flushing it if needed
• The price is confirmed before work starts and the work site is left clean

How to prevent blockages

The most effective prevention is a drain strainer in the kitchen sink and bathroom, and not pouring grease down the drain. In an apartment building it's worth having the risers jetted once every year or two, since no one sees or cleans shared pipework on their own.

If a blockage keeps happening in the same spot, it's sensible to have a video inspection done to find the cause in the pipework's condition itself, rather than repeatedly treating just the symptom.

Apartment building vs. house blockage

In an apartment building, a blockage in one riser usually affects several flats at once and the solution often requires jetting through the building's inspection hatches. In a house the problem usually stays within the property's own sewer run, but in an older house it's also worth checking the fall of the run and the condition of the connection point.