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Clearing

Blocked Shower & Bath Unblocking

Standing in an inch of water? Sorted before your next shower.

Shower trays and baths block gradually. Hair binds with soap scum in the trap and slowly restricts flow until you're standing ankle-deep in cold water. We clear the trap, treat the pipe run and check the stack — no chemicals dumped into your drainage, no chipped enamel or cracked trays.

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Warning signs

Water pooling around your feet in the shower
The bath draining slowly after a full soak
Bad smells from the plughole
Water backing up when the washing machine is running

Common causes

Hair and soap scum in the trap and waste pipe
Bath oils and thick conditioners coating the pipe wall
Shared stack blockage from higher-floor bathrooms
Poor pipe falls in older or converted properties

Our process

How we handle blocked shower & bath unblocking

01

Trap access

We remove the grille and inspection point to reach the trap.

02

Manual clearance

Hair and scum removed by hand and by specialist snake.

03

Waste pipe flush

Warm degreaser or mini-jetter used to clear the pipe run.

04

Flow test

Full drain-down test confirms the run is clear.

Kit we bring

Hair-removal augers
Enzymatic degreasers
Mini-jetter
Endoscope camera

While you wait — do

✓ Remove bath mats and shampoo bottles
✓ Ventilate the room during the visit

Please don't

✕ Don't pour bleach in and wait — it doesn't dissolve hair
✕ Don't use metal implements on acrylic trays

Common questions

Will you scratch my shower tray?▾

No — we use protective sleeves on all tools and work through the trap where possible.

How can I stop it happening again?▾

A hair-catcher over the plughole and a monthly bioactive drain treatment prevents almost all recurrence.

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Where we deliver this service

within a 20-mile radius of East Grinstead. Popular locations:

East Grinstead Crawley Horley Lingfield Forest Row Hartfield Copthorne Dormansland Turners Hill Ashurst Wood Edenbridge Haywards Heath Burgess Hill Uckfield Crowborough Redhill All areas →

Why people trust us with blocked shower & bath unblocking

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Family-owned, not a call centre

You speak to the people who turn up. No franchise, no handover.

24/7, 365 days a year

Nights, weekends and bank holidays — the phone is answered by us.

Based in East Grinstead

Local engineers covering within a 20-mile radius of East Grinstead.

Drain interior before and after clearing by DrainFixer — Before and after — same drain, same visit

DrainFixer engineer using high-pressure water jetting on a blocked drain — High-pressure jetting on site

CCTV drain survey camera footage reviewed on a DrainFixer monitor — CCTV survey footage you get to see

DrainFixer van in blue and yellow livery on a job — Fully stocked van, 24/7

Before you call — free help for blocked shower & bath unblocking

Step-by-step guide

How to unblock a shower drain — hair, scum and the stuff underneath

Nearly every slow shower is a hair-and-soap plug sitting inches below the grille. Here's how to get it out properly.

Is this drain yours or the water company's?

Three questions and you'll know who should be paying. If it's the water company's, they usually clear it free — and we'll tell you so.

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