Hair
The most common cause in any household. Even a small amount builds a net in the trap that catches everything else.
SHOWER DRAINS · BATH DRAINS · FLOOR WASTES
Blocked Shower Drains Caboolture
Water pooling around your feet a little longer each day is a shower drain closing over. Caboolture Plumbing and Hot Water clears shower and bath drains across Caboolture and the Moreton Bay region, removing the hair and soap build-up along the pipe rather than just under the grate.
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Why shower drains block
Soap scum
Soap leaves a film on the pipe wall that narrows the bore and holds hair and skin in place.
Mineral scale
Scale from the water supply builds inside older pipes over years and reduces the diameter the water has to pass through.
Foreign objects
Bottle lids, razor covers and small toys go down a bath or shower waste more often than you would think.
Damaged pipe
Older homes can have a shifted or cracked waste pipe under the floor that blocks no matter how clean the drain is kept.
A shared line
If the basin or toilet is also slow, the blockage is in the line they share and not in the shower at all.
What you can try first
Lift the grate and pull out any hair you can see. Flush with hot water. A plunger, with the overflow covered, can shift a trap blockage. If the drain is still slow after that, the build-up is further down the pipe or there is a problem with the pipe itself.
Chemical drain cleaners are not worth the risk. They rarely clear a compacted plug, they attack seals and older pipe, and they leave a hazard for whoever opens the line.
What a professional clear involves
Mechanical clearing
An auger pulls the hair and soap plug out of the trap and the first section of pipe.
Jetting
For build-up along the line, high-pressure water strips the pipe wall and flushes it clean.
Camera inspection
When a shower keeps blocking, the camera shows whether the pipe under the floor is damaged or back-falling.
Grate and trap check
We check the grate, the trap and the seal so the drain works and does not smell afterwards.
What a shower drain clear includes
What a shower drain clear includes
The aim is a shower that drains as fast as the water arrives, and stays that way.
- Grate removed, trap cleared
- Line augered or jetted as far as the build-up goes
- Flow tested with the shower running
- Camera check if the blockage has come back before
How it works
1
Call or book online
Tell us which drains are affected and whether water is coming up anywhere. That decides what goes on the van.
2
Find the cause
The plumber checks the fixtures, the overflow gully and the inspection openings, and runs the camera when the cause is not obvious.
3
Price before work
You get the price for the clear before we start. Relining or replacement is quoted separately if the camera shows damage.
4
Clear, test, explain
The line is cleared, checked with water running and, where damage was involved, inspected again with the camera. You are told what caused it.
Questions answered
Why does my shower drain slowly but the basin is fine?
The blockage is in the shower's own trap or waste pipe, usually hair and soap. If the basin were also slow, the shared line would be the cause.
Is a smelly shower drain a blockage?
Often the early stage of one. Biofilm and hair below the grate hold water and smell. A dry trap after a holiday causes the same smell and only needs water run through it.
Can a blocked shower drain damage the bathroom?
Yes. Water that sits in the tray finds any weak point in the waterproofing and the shower base. If the floor outside the shower is soft or damp, get the drain and the seals looked at.
Do you clear bath drains too?
Yes. Bath wastes block with the same hair and soap mix and are cleared the same way, through the waste or the overflow.
Shower not draining in Caboolture?
Call 1300 568 203 or book online. If other drains are slow as well, tell us and we will bring the camera.