Drainage Advice

Straightforward guides to common drain problems: what causes them, what you can safely try yourself and when it is time to call a professional.

How to Unblock a Drain: What You Can Safely Try Yourself

Simple, safe steps for sinks, toilets and outside drains, and the point at which DIY is likely to make things worse.

Leaves, grease, roots or a damaged pipe? How to work out why the same outside drain keeps blocking, and what fixes it for good.

The factors that decide what a drain unblocking job costs, and the questions worth asking before anyone starts work.

Is it the toilet, the soil pipe or the drain outside? How to tell, and what actually stops a toilet backing up.

Grease, food, hair or a badly laid waste pipe? The usual reasons sinks keep blocking and how to break the cycle.

From dried-out traps to damaged pipes: how to track down a drain smell and what to do about it.

A calm, step-by-step guide to an overflowing drain or sewage backing up: what to do first and who to call.

DIY or professional? The signs that tell you a blockage needs proper equipment, and which problems are genuinely urgent.

Rods or high-pressure water? What each method does inside the pipe and when one is better than the other.

How a drain camera survey works, what it can reveal and when it is worth paying for one.

Simple habits in the kitchen, bathroom and garden that keep drains flowing, and when planned maintenance makes sense.

If the same drain keeps blocking, something is causing it. The usual suspects and how to find out which one it is.

A plain-English guide to who owns and pays for drains, shared sewers and lateral drains in England.

A practical checklist for Southampton households to work out who should clear a blocked drain.

A fair, plain-English guide for tenants, landlords and letting agents dealing with a blocked drain in a rented home.

When a pre-purchase drain survey is worth it in Southampton, what it can find and how to use the findings.

Call Clear Drainage or send us a few details about the problem. We will explain what is likely to be involved before any work starts.