Blocked Sewer Melbourne
Blocked sewer in Melbourne, cleared the same day. Select Plumbing and Gas puts a camera down the line to find the cause, clears it with a jet blaster or electric eel, and tells you straight whether the pipe needs repair. Licensed plumbers and drainers, Brunswick and Heidelberg, price before the work starts.
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Sewage at the gully or more than one drain backing up? That's the sewer
A blocked sink is one drain. When the toilet, the shower and the laundry all back up together, or water and waste come up at the overflow relief gully outside, the blockage is in the sewer line that carries everything to the street. Stop using water in the house and call. It won't clear itself and it gets worse with every flush.
How we clear a blocked sewer
Find it first
A CCTV camera goes down the line and shows the cause: tree roots, a cracked or sagging pipe, a collapsed section, or wipes and grease. You see the footage.
Clear it
A jet blaster cuts through roots, grease and sludge and flushes the pipe clean. An electric eel with a cutting head handles the softer blockages.
Test it
Water run through every fixture to check the line flows, then a last look with the camera.
Tell you what's next
If the pipe is sound, you're done. If the camera shows damage, you get the repair options and a price for each. See sewer pipe replacement.
Why Melbourne sewers block
The inner north and east, Brunswick, Northcote, Preston, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Kew and Hawthorn, still run on clay and earthenware sewer pipes from the first half of last century. The joints open with age and tree roots grow into them for the water, so the same drain blocks again every few months until the roots are cut and the joint is sealed or relined. In newer homes and apartments the cause is usually inside: wipes, grease and too much paper, with several units sharing one pipe.
Same day, 24/7
A blocked sewer is an emergency when it's the only toilet or sewage is coming up anywhere. The number on this page is answered around the clock. In the north and north-east, where the two bases are, we are usually there within the hour.
Price before the work starts
You get the price before the work starts, and the plumber who quotes does the job. Pensioners and seniors get 10% off.
Why Select
- Licensed plumbers and drainers, over ten years in Melbourne's north and west.
- Camera, jet blaster and eel on the van, so finding and clearing happen in one visit.
- Two bases, Brunswick and Heidelberg.
- You see the camera footage, so you know what you're paying to fix.
Blocked sewer questions
How do I know it's the sewer and not just one drain?
More than one fixture backing up at once, gurgling from the toilet when the sink drains, or water at the overflow relief gully outside. One slow sink on its own is usually that sink's trap.
Can I clear a blocked sewer myself?
Not safely. Boiling water and shop drain cleaners shift a minor sink blockage, not roots or a broken pipe in the sewer line, and the cleaners damage old pipes. Stop using water and call.
Will it block again?
If the cause is wipes or grease, not if the habit changes. If it's roots in an old clay pipe, yes, until the joint is relined or the section replaced. The camera tells us which.
Do you do the repair as well?
Yes. Relining from inside the pipe where it can be done without digging, or replacing the damaged section where it can't. See drain repairs.
Which suburbs do you cover?
All of Melbourne, with the quickest times in the north and west: Brunswick, Coburg, Preston, Reservoir, Essendon, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Northcote, Fitzroy, Epping, Glenroy and nearby.
Get a quote
Tell us what's wrong and your suburb. We ring you back.
Blocked sewer in Melbourne, cleared the same day
Call 0420 646 641 or send the quote form and we'll ring you back.