Blocked drains in London
Sinks, toilets, showers or external drains — cleared by rodding or high-pressure jetting, with an honest answer on whether the blockage is yours or the water company's to fix.
Request a bookingTypical London price: £90–£250 per job
Sound familiar?
- Water draining slowly or standing
- Gurgling from plugholes when other fixtures drain
- Bad smells from drains
- External gully overflowing
What your Hero will do
- 1Locate the blockage and choose the right method — rodding or jetting
- 2Clear the blockage and confirm free flow
- 3Tell you the likely cause and whether it will recur
- 4Advise if the blockage sits on the water company's side of the boundary
When to call
At the slow-draining stage. A partial blockage is a quick clear; a complete one, discovered on a Sunday night with a full washing machine, is not.
Common questions
Will chemical drain cleaner fix it?
For light soap/hair build-up near the plughole, sometimes. For anything deeper it mostly produces a drain full of caustic water that the engineer then has to work in. Mechanical clearing is safer and actually removes the blockage.