A blocked drain or a backed-up toilet never happens at a “convenient” time. It usually occurs late at night or right before a busy weekend. At Linken Services, we offer a 24/7 emergency response, but there are a few things you can do to mitigate the damage while we’re on our way.
Stop Using the Water It sounds simple, but if you have a blockage, every time you flush a toilet or run a tap elsewhere in the house, you are adding to the volume of water trapped in the system. If the blockage is in the main stack, that water will eventually find the lowest exit point—often a ground-floor shower or toilet.
Don’t Overuse Chemicals While supermarket “unblockers” can help with minor grease clogs in kitchen sinks, they are rarely effective against major external blockages or root ingress. Overusing these corrosive chemicals can actually damage older pipes and make the environment more hazardous for the engineer who eventually has to clear the blockage manually.
Why Call a Professional? Using High-Pressure Water Jetting (HPWJ), we don’t just “poke a hole” through the blockage; we clear the entire diameter of the pipe. This ensures the problem doesn’t simply return a few days later.