{"id":10,"date":"2026-09-17T17:06:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/redgum-plumbing\/blocked-drains\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T16:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T16:52:29","slug":"blocked-drains","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/redgum-plumbing\/blocked-drains\/","title":{"rendered":"Blocked drains"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Blocked drains<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Clearing it is easy. Finding out why is the job.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnyone can push a blockage through. If nobody looks at what caused it, you will be ringing someone again in four months.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook a drain camera<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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How we clear a drain<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Locate the right access point<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUsually an inspection opening near the boundary. Getting in at the correct point means we push the blockage the way the pipe drains, not back toward your house.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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High-pressure jet rodding<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5,000 psi water cuts roots and scours the pipe wall clean. An electric eel punches a hole through and leaves the rest \u2014 which is why eel-only jobs block again quickly.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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CCTV inspection<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCamera down the cleared line to find the cause \u2014 roots, a collapsed section, a bellied pipe holding water, or just a nappy. You get the footage and a written finding.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Fix or monitor \u2014 your call<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf it’s structural we quote a repair. If it’s minor root intrusion, a jet every couple of years may be the cheaper strategy, and we’ll say so. A quoted repair is never a condition of us clearing it.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen clearing is not enough<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Permanent fixes, when clearing isn’t enough<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Root cutting and a barrier<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuys years, not decades, on a clay line with a live tree beside it.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Pipe relining<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA new pipe formed inside the old one. No trench, no re-turfing, done in a day.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Excavation and replacement<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe honest answer when the line has collapsed rather than cracked.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Why the camera comes first<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt decides which of the three you actually need, and you see the same footage we do.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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What it costs to find out<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe camera inspection is included when we clear the drain, not billed separately.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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How long it takes<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClearing and inspection in one visit. Relining is a day; excavation depends on depth.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Toilet won’t flush? Don’t keep trying.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRepeated flushing on a blocked line is how a drain problem becomes a floor problem.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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