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A kitchen drain that couldn’t be cleared from the sink.
A Pitt Meadows homeowner’s kitchen sink was blocked, and cabling from the sink couldn’t reach it. We opened the drain line in the mechanical room below, cleared the blockage from there, and closed it back up with new couplings.
The cable couldn’t get to it.
The kitchen sink was backed up. We ran drain cleaning cables through the existing access point, but the blockage was too far along the line to clear from there.
Rather than keep forcing it, we found where the kitchen drain ran through the mechanical room below and planned to get at it from there.
Opening the line where the cable could reach.
We cut into the drain line in the mechanical room and ran the cables through it several times until the blockage broke up and cleared.
The opening was closed with two new couplings and the drains were tested. The sink drained properly and there were no leaks at the repair.
Get closer to the blockage.
When a cable can’t reach a clog, a better access point usually beats more force.
Try the sink
Cable from the existing access point first.Find a better spot
Trace the drain to the mechanical room below.Clear it
Open the line and cable until the blockage is gone.Close and test
Reconnect with new couplings and check for leaks.The sink drains again.
The kitchen sink is draining normally and the repair in the mechanical room is sealed and dry. The whole visit took about four hours.
Blockage cleared from the mechanical room
Drain reconnected with two new couplings
Sink and repair tested with no leaks
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