Experts in Fixing Blocked Toilets in Sydney

Toilets become clogged and there are ways to avoid them, but sometimes no matter how hard you try to avoid them they just clog up, but that’s life. Finding where the problem is may sometimes the hardest part of the battle. If you can’t find the source of the blockage, sometimes you’re going in blind. But there are ways to clear your clogged toilet.

The easiest way to do so is to simply pick up the phone and call a your local licensed plumber. If you value your own time and don’t want to waste it, sometimes calling a plumber is the easiest and most cost-effective way. If a plumber can come out and clear your drain and it takes 1 hour to do so, instead you spend double or even triple the amount of your own time trying to clear it.

Although, you can do it yourself and it’s rewarding when you do. These are simple ways you can try:

Simply place the plunger in the toilet and go for it, but be careful not to spill water all over yourself. This method is always used by a plumber and is the first step he/she attempts to unblock your toilet.

Another out of the box option would be using a wet vac. Placing the vacuum hose down the toilet and trying to suck the blockage out instead of pushing it down can just be as effective. Once you feel like you have sucked the blockage and all the water out of the toilet, flush and test it to see if you are successful.

The old trick of flushing the toilet and filling the toilet bowl up with water method and leaving for a extended period of time can also do the trick. We as plumbers always get called to a job for a blocked toilet, but sometimes when we arrive it has cleared itself. This occurs because the weight of the water constantly pushing against the clog for long periods of time will clear it.

But if this problem persists, please consult your local licensed plumber.

To find out more contact Scott at FXD Plumbing Sydney Inner West or Call Now on 0428 795 498.

Does it seem like your toilet is clogging up every other week and you are constantly plunging for Australia at the Olympics? Well this isn’t normal and there is probably a reason as to why this is happening.

The most common cause is YOU and your family flushing things down the toilet that shouldn’t be flushed. Some examples of items you should not flush are tampons, baby wipes, condoms, facial tissues, q-tips, dental floss and cotton balls. The only things you should be flushing are toilet paper and human waste. The rest don’t break down in the flushed water and will cause your pipes to be blocked. These blockages often occur with the toilet itself. The easiest way to do this is put a bin next to the toilet.

The next most common reason for toilets that keep on clogging up are a weak flush from your cistern. This is caused by a faulty outlet valve inside the cistern not allowing enough water to pass through it and flush away the bowl. Not enough water will not be able to flush away your waste and it will not be able carry away the waste within the pipes. This causes them to stop and build up within the pipe causing a terrible clogged pipe. Repair the outlet valve by servicing it or replacing it with a brand new one to solve the issue.

The last and most difficult reason would be that your sewer line has tree roots within it or that your sewer line is damaged. Both of these problems happen quite a bit in old homes and cause a lot of problems with blockages. Clear signals that this is the problem is you will often notice water flooding out of a drain pipe in your backyard. You will need the assistance of a licensed plumber. They will be able to clear the blockage and locate where the blockage is.

To find out more contact Scott at FXD Plumbing Sydney Inner West or Call Now on 0428 795 498.

Blocked toilet or slow draining toilet = horror show! Frustrating to say the least. Don’t worry, there are things you can try so that you don’t feel helpless and so you don’t have to leave the toilet being clogged to fate.

We have simple methods that you can try yourself so you walk out of the bathroom feeling like a hero and less like a zero!

Method 1. Fill the toilet bowl up with cistern water and wait it out, this will hopefully provide weight and force on the blockage. This will force the blockage to be pushed further down your sewer line, clearing your blocked toilet.

Method 2. Purchase a plunger and plunge like a pro. You can purchase a toilet plunger from your local plumbing supplier and plunge like your life depended on it. This method is tried and tested, plunging a toilet creates pressure within the trap of the toilet where the blockage is normally. The plunging movement up and down will create movement in and around your blockage, moving the blockage along.

Method 3. Purchase a toilet auger. This is a long thin contraption that has a cable attached to a handle that acts as a hand eel. Send the cable down your toilet rotating the the handle in a clockwise motion. This will start to travel in and around the trap of your toilet, down to where your blockage is. Once it meets your blockage, it will hopefully break down the blockage and relieve the water from your drain.

If these simple but effective methods do not work, you may need to contact a licensed plumber as the problems may be further down the sewer line and not able to reach with the methods above. A licensed plumber with have all the tools required for your toilet blockage.

To find out more contact Scott at FXD Plumbing Sydney Inner West or Call Now on 0428 795 498.

Blocked toilets are a common occurrence within your household, it’s safe to say you will come across a couple of these issues a few times in your lifetime.

As you stare down at the water rising to the top of the bowl and plead and pray that the toilet water level will subside before making quite a mess on the floor, you start to wonder why and what are the causes of clogged toilets? Well the answers are staring at you rising up the toilet bowl just waiting to overflow onto the bathroom floor and create a mess that you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy (or would you?)

STOP FLUSHING THE CISTERN is the very first thing you should do!

Toilets are like every other drain in your house and work by gravity, having a full toilet bowl water exerts it’s own pressure on the clogged toilet and yes will sometimes clear the clogged toilet for you. If you have another toilet within your place and time on your hands, leave the toilet full retreat out of the bathroom and lock the door to make sure nobody uses the toilet or bathroom ( it can get quite smelly). Leave overnight until the morning, and the clogged toilet may have unclogged itself. Now all you will have to do is the clean the bowl and flush away the remnants of the debacle you found yourself in the day before.

Things to avoid before this nightmare happens again would be to go easy on the toilet paper and, if unavoidable, flush before sitting down and adding more.

To find out more contact Scott at FXD Plumbing Sydney Inner West or Call Now on 0428 795 498.