Drain unblocking in Chișinău
Drain unblocking in Chișinău: toilets, sinks, baths and the building's riser. The plumber arrives in 45-60 minutes, finds where the water has stopped and tells you the price before starting.
The callout is free if our plumber does the job.
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Blocked drains we clear
We clear blockages mechanically with a drain cable, then flush the pipe with hot water so the grease doesn't build up on the walls again.
- Water sits in the kitchen sink and drains slowly or not at all
- The toilet bowl fills to the rim when you flush
- The bath or shower drains slowly and gurgles
- The floor drain in the bathroom has overflowed
- Water from the washing machine comes up through the sink or the floor drain
- Water rises in your bath or toilet when the neighbours upstairs flush: the building's riser is blocked
- The drain smells of sewage even though the water still goes down
- At a house, the yard pipe to the septic tank or the mains is blocked
We don't empty septic tanks: that needs a vacuum truck, which is a different trade.
Drain unblocking prices
The callout and diagnosis are free if our plumber does the job; if you decline, the diagnosis costs 150 lei. If a trap or a seal needs replacing, we buy the part ourselves and show you the receipt.
How a drain job goes
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You tell us what's blocked
Call or send a request: what isn't draining, since when, and which floor you live on. The floor matters, because when a riser blocks, the water comes up first on the ground and first floors.
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You get a starting price
On the phone we tell you what the job starts from and when the plumber will reach you.
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The plumber finds the blockage
He comes in wearing shoe covers and checks the trap, the pipe under the floor and the riser in turn, to see where the water has stopped.
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The exact price, then the work
He tells you the final price, and only once you agree does he open the trap or feed the cable into the pipe.
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We test the drain and tidy up
We run the water for a few minutes so you can see it drain, then clean up around the work area.
Why does the bathroom or the sink smell of sewage?
A sewage smell in the bathroom most often comes from a trap. The traps under the sink, under the bath and in the floor drain always hold a little water, which stops air from the pipe rising into the room. If a trap dries out, for example while you're away, or cracks, the smell comes straight into the flat.
The second cause is grease and dirt stuck to the pipe walls: the water still drains, but slowly, and what stays in the pipe starts to smell. With a washing machine, the smell often comes from a drain hose fitted too low, which lets air from the sewer into the machine.
Run the water for a minute in every drain so the traps fill up. If the smell hasn't gone after a few hours, or it comes from the building's riser, call us: our plumber in Chișinău finds the cause and clears the pipe or replaces the trap.
Where we come out to
We unblock drains in flats and houses in every sector of Chișinău. On the phone we'll tell you when the plumber will arrive.
Frequently asked questions
The building's riser is blocked: who pays?
The shared riser usually belongs to the owners' association, and then the association pays for clearing it. If the blockage is in the pipe between your flat and the riser, you pay. The plumber shows you where the blockage is, and we can also deal with the building's administrator directly.
Does caustic soda or a shop-bought drain cleaner help?
It can shift a thin layer of grease in a sink. But if the water doesn't drain at all, the cleaner just sits in the pipe, and in old cast-iron pipes and rubber seals it does more harm than good. Tell us on the phone what you've already poured in, so the plumber knows what he's dealing with.
Water is rising in the bath. What do I do until you arrive?
Don't flush the toilet, don't run the washing machine and don't open the taps, so the water doesn't overflow. If it's coming up from the building's riser, warn the neighbours upstairs too.
What if the pipe keeps blocking?
When the same spot blocks every few weeks, the cause is usually the pipe itself: too shallow a slope, or old cast iron rusted on the inside. A camera fed into the pipe shows the exact spot; ask on the phone whether the plumber can bring one. Sometimes that section of pipe has to be replaced.
Call a plumber to clear your drain
Tell us what's blocked and where you are, and the plumber sets off to you.