Blocked drain
causes and fixes

Preventing repeat blockages

Stopping blockages before they start

Prevention is mostly about what goes down the drain and how often you check the pipe, not expensive equipment.

• Use a drain strainer in kitchen and bathroom drains to catch hair and food scraps before they reach the pipe.
• Never pour grease or oil down the sink. Let it cool and bin it instead.
• Only flush toilet paper. Wipes, wet or not, don't break down the way toilet paper does.
• Book a CCTV inspection every year or two if you have established trees near your sewer line, so root intrusion is caught before it blocks the pipe.

When to call a plumber

When a DIY fix isn't enough

A plunger or a basic drain snake can clear a simple, single-fixture blockage. Once water backs up in more than one fixture, or the same drain blocks again within weeks, the cause is usually root intrusion or a damaged pipe, and neither responds to home remedies. Plumbed Right clears blocked drains across Perth using hydro jetting and CCTV cameras, and we diagnose the actual cause before recommending a fix. That means you're paying to solve the problem once, not clearing the same drain every few months.