Blocked Drain Clearing on the Costa del Sol

When the kitchen, the bathroom and the shower back up at the same time, the problem usually isn’t the trap under one sink or a single toilet. It’s the main drain further down the line, and it needs clearing properly rather than another bottle of chemicals poured down it. We clear blocked drains across the Costa del Sol, and we’ll tell you straight whether yours is a quick clear or something that needs real work.

The person you book is the person who turns up. That’s Greg, a plumbing and heating engineer of 15 years and. He works out of Calahonda, covering the coast from San Pedro de Alcántara to Benalmádena, and blocked drains are part of the breakdown work he takes on along the way. The right kit for the job rides in the van.

How do I know it’s the main drain?

A single slow sink usually points at the trap under that fixture. When several fittings back up together, or the downstairs drains gurgle when you run a tap, the blockage is further down in the shared pipe. That’s the sign you’re dealing with the main drain rather than one appliance.

If it’s only the kitchen sink, see our kitchen sink unblocking page. If it’s the toilet that won’t clear, that’s blocked toilet clearing. When the whole house backs up, keep reading.

What blocks a drain on the Costa del Sol?

Fat, food and the things that shouldn’t go down a drain. It’s often a mix of cooking grease that has set solid inside the pipe and household waste that has caught on it, narrowing the run until the water has nowhere to go. Wet wipes are another one: they don’t break down the way people expect, and they snag on any rough edge in the pipe. Tree roots can work their way into older joints, and in time a length of pipe can scale up and slow right down.

Holiday homes are one place this can show up. A property that sits empty for weeks, then takes a full house of guests, pushes a sudden load through a pipe that has been quietly narrowing. A short video of what’s happening tells us a lot, and we’ll ask where the water is backing up and whether it happens when you run the tap, flush, or put the washing machine on.

Is it a blockage or a broken pipe?

Usually a blockage, but we check rather than assume. If the water backs up and then slowly drains, it’s a blockage to clear. If the ground is wet, or the drain clears and then fills again fast, the pipe itself may be cracked. We’ll tell you which one you’ve got before we start, and if the pipe needs repairing rather than clearing, we’ll say so and price it honestly.

What should I do while I wait?

Stop putting water down the drain, and don’t pour more drain cleaner in. If the drain is backing up, another dose of chemicals sitting in a pipe that won’t clear is the last thing you need, and you want the pipe clear enough for us to see what’s really going on. Send us a photo or a short video on WhatsApp instead, and we’ll tell you what we’re likely dealing with.

How do you clear a blocked drain?

We clear drains mechanically rather than chemically. Depending on what we find, we use drain rods, a pressure pump, or an industrial-grade mechanical drain cleaner, and we finish with a hot-water flush to check the water runs freely. We don’t pour a bottle of something down and hope. We find the blockage, shift it, and make sure the flow is actually moving before we call the job done.

Before we travel, we’ll have looked at your photos or video and picked up anything we need from the supplier, so we turn up prepared to clear the drain rather than just to look at it.

What does it cost to clear a blocked drain?

Drain unblocking starts at €75 for the first 30 minutes. If the blockage is deeper or the pipe has another problem, we’ll explain what’s involved and agree the cost with you before we go ahead. For the full rundown of what we charge, see our pricing page.

What gives you confidence in our work?

We diagnose from your photos or video before we travel, so you know what you’re dealing with before we start. The drain is cleared mechanically, not chemically, and we run a hot-water flush to confirm the water is moving before we leave. Our work carries a one-year warranty, and we’re rated 5.0 stars from 26 Google reviews.

Ready to clear that drain?

Message us a photo or a short video on WhatsApp and we’ll get back to you within about ten minutes. Or call the number below and we’ll talk it through.

WhatsApp +34 633 856 321 · Call +34 951 127 041