Blocked Drains Wangi Wangi
Wangi Wangi Plumbing Co clears blocked drains across the peninsula and Arcadia Vale: slow showers, gurgling toilets, flooded floor wastes and sewers that back up after rain. A jetter or electric eel clears the line and a camera check proves it, with the price fixed before work starts. Ring (02) 4093 0558 or fill in the form.
The full plumbing and gas service list, from hot water to gas fitting, sits on the Wangi Wangi Plumbing Co home page.
Licensed plumbers and gas fitters · NSW Lic. 359278C
Last updated September 2026
- Available 24/7
- No call-out fee (excluding after-hours)
- Fixed, up-front quotes
- 365-day warranty on all work
Which signs point to the drain itself?
One slow plughole is a trap or waste problem. When more than one fitting misbehaves, the shared pipe underneath is in trouble. Look for:
- The shower filling with water while the laundry empties
- A toilet that gurgles or rises and falls on its own
- Smells from the floor waste or an outside grating
- Wet patches or green rushes of growth over the sewer run in the yard
Gurgling is the early one. Air trapped behind a partial blockage makes that noise, and it means the pipe is already narrowing.
Why do peninsula drains block?
Roots find the joints
The fall can fail
Storm rain overloads the low lines
Wangi Wangi Drain Services
Six drain jobs, each explained on its own page:
CCTV Drain Inspection
Footage of the pipe interior, so digging only happens where it must
Drain Jetting
A water jet that strips grease, silt and root hair off the full pipe bore
Blocked Sewer
Sewage rising in a shower, toilet or yard gully, cleared and the area cleaned
Stormwater Drains
Downpipes, pits and surface lines that overflow when the storms hit
Pipe Relining
A cracked pipe sealed from inside while the garden stays put
Tree Root Removal
Root masses cut free and the leaking joint that let them in dealt with
How a drain clear runs
A cottage up the hill and a unit by the water get the same three steps:
- 01
Find it first
The drain gets cleared or camera-checked to locate the blockage and identify what the pipe is built from, because earthenware, clay and PVC each behave differently.
- 02
Clear it properly
A jetter scrubs the full pipe wall with high-pressure water; an electric eel cuts through hard blockages where a jetter cannot reach. No chemicals, ever.
- 03
Prove it on camera
A second look with the camera confirms a clean bore and shows what started the blockage, so the repair aims at that and not just the symptom.
What drives the price of a drain clear?
We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.
- How deep the line sits A drain buried under a metre of sand or a concrete slab needs more digging or a longer camera run than a shallow one.
- The pipe's age and material Old earthenware and clay joints hold roots and need more work than PVC.
- Whether the cause needs more than a clear Where the footage reveals a crushed stretch, the fix is relining or excavation, and each option is priced before you choose.
- Day or night A blockage cleared at 11pm costs more than the same job at 11am, and that difference is spelled out first.
Work That Belongs to Someone Else
When we're not the right call: if the choke is in the sewer main out in the street rather than your own line, Hunter Water fixes it, and the camera footage helps show them where. Kerbside stormwater pits are the council's to clear. Pipes inside your property line stay with us.
What Customers Say
We talked through the options of our blocked kitchen sink drain (not just an s bend problem) and came to the perfect long term solution at a reasonable price.
Booking the drain clear
- 01
Ring or send the form
Call (02) 4093 0558 or use the form to explain the fault. We ask enough to bring the right equipment the first time.
- 02
A fixed price first
A plumber inspects the job and names a fixed figure up front. Nothing gets started until you give the go-ahead.
- 03
The line cleared and checked
Pressure water or the cutting head opens the pipe, then a camera pass shows it running clear before we leave.
- 04
Covered for a year
Every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work. If something we did isn't right, ring the same number.
What Locals Ask About Blocked Drains
How much does it cost to clear a blocked drain in Wangi Wangi?
It depends on where the blockage sits, the pipe material and how hard the line is to get at. You get the full figure before the jetter comes off the truck. A drain that backs up late at night is charged at the after-hours rate, which you hear when you ring.
Do you use chemicals to clear drains?
No. Drain chemicals can attack the ageing clay and earthenware pipe under the older fibro and weatherboard homes here, and they sit on top of a root mass instead of removing it. Water pressure or a cutting head does the clearing, and the camera shows the result.
Why does my drain block again every time it rains?
Rain pours downhill to the foreshore, and the lowest blocks drain slowly even in dry weather. A camera run shows whether the trouble is roots, a sunken stretch or a pipe that has lost its fall, and the repair is chosen from that footage.
Can you check the drain with a camera before digging up the yard?
Yes. A CCTV drain inspection puts the pipe interior on a screen, so the fault is pinned down before anyone lifts a paver. The same footage shows whether relining can replace a trench.
Ring to Get the Water Moving
Call (02) 4093 0558 or send the form below. Available 24/7, you see a fixed figure ahead of any work, and every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work.
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