A pipe or drain blockage left unattended can cause more serious problems like flooding of your home and external areas. There are different solutions for drain unblocking but the easiest and most efficient is to call a drain unblocking London plumber.

One method to unblock drains is the use of chemical drain cleaners. These consist of highly corrosive and caustic liquids. Corrosive concentrated sulphuric acid is extremely hazardous. Upon skin contact it causes painful chemical burns, similarly, caustic sodium hydroxide, another dangerous substance also causes chemical burns. When used these chemicals release harmful fumes, which can cause breathing problems and damage to the breathing system. If they get into the eyes, they can cause blindness. Chemical cleaners work by causing a chemical reaction, generating a lot of heat, which can damage your pipework if used repeatedly. Another problem results if the chemical cleaner fails to remove the blockage, leading to the dangerous situation of having a blocked pipe, and dangerous liquids on the top, unable to drain away.

The best drainage cleaning London plumbers do not use these dangerous chemicals, but have less harmful, environmentally friendly methods.

Plumber’s drain snakes are pushed down the pipes into the blockage, breaking it up so it can pass down the pipe. These can be pushed deep down into the pipes and remove blockages that are deep in the system. This is known as snaking or cabling. This method is used for occasional small blockages.

When there are multiple blockages or build up within the system Hydrojetting is used. A hose with high powered water jets is placed into the pipe and intense, sharp bursts of water are used to displace and remove debris and other substances from pipes. This method is also used by drainage cleaning London companies to clean pipes and drains.