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Blocked Drains and Drain Jetting in Letchworth Garden City
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Letchworth Garden City is where our team is based, so a blocked drain here is close to home for us. This year we've cleared blocked toilets and drains in Letchworth homes, from a slow kitchen waste to an outside drain backing up into the garden. When a simple clear won't shift it, we jet the pipe clean, and if it keeps coming back we look inside with a camera.
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Drain jetting in Letchworth
Rods and plungers push through a blockage, which gets the water moving but often leaves the cause behind. High pressure jetting sends water along the inside of the pipe at force, scouring away grease, silt and fine roots from the walls, so the whole run is clean rather than just the blocked spot. We use it when a drain is greasy, silted up or has blocked before, and after clearing a blockage further down the line.
Why drains block in Letchworth homes
Letchworth's homes span more than a century. The original Garden City cottages near the centre date from the early 1900s, the Grange was built from 1947, Jackmans in the 1960s, and Lordship and Manor Park from the 1970s. Older drain runs often have more joints, and over time a joint can shift or let roots in. That's where repeat blockages tend to start.
The town was planned with tree lined streets and generous gardens, which is part of its character, but roots will always look for water. In the kitchen and bathroom, the usual causes are fat poured down the sink and wipes flushed down the toilet. Wipes don't break down the way toilet paper does, even when the packet says flushable.
When it keeps coming back: a camera survey
If the same drain blocks again and again, there's a reason for it. A CCTV survey puts a camera inside the pipe so we can see what's there: a displaced joint, a crack, roots or a sunken section. Then we can recommend the right fix, whether that's a patch repair, relining the pipe from the inside or replacing a section.
“I needed the washing machine waste replaced as part of the outside pipe has failed due to its age. Harry who carried out the work was very polite and worked in a professional manner. I will be using this company in the future and recommending them to others.”
When to call about a blocked drain in Letchworth
We're open 7am to 9pm Monday to Friday and 7am to 7pm on Saturday and Sunday, and we reply to enquiries within 2 hours. A drain backing up into the house goes to the front of the queue. Stop running water until it's cleared, so nothing else has to find a way out.