Residential · Slow, gurgling or stopped
Drain Cleaning in Aurora
A drain that slows down is telling you something. We clear the blockage, then look for the reason it formed so you are not calling us back next month.
- Flow-tested from two fixtures before we pack up
- Clogs cleared at the trap, branch or cleanout
- One call books drain cleaning anywhere in Aurora
Phone only · a plumber answers, not a form
- Licensed plumbers (ask us for details)
- Quote settled before tools come out
- We tidy up after every job
- Aurora & York Region
Drain Cleaning at a glance
Signs you need this
- Toilet water level rising when the tub drains
- Sour smell coming up from the trap after a hot day
What's included
- How we test it: Fill the basin to the rim and pull the plug; we time it against a cold-water flush down the next fixture
- Job: drain cleaning aurora
What this page covers
- Signs a drain needs cleaning
- Augers versus jetting
- Repeat clogs and root causes
- Keeping drains clear
Signs a drain needs cleaning
Water lingering around your ankles in the shower. A sink that drains, pauses, then gulps. Bubbles rising in the toilet as the washing machine drains. A sour smell from a floor drain in summer. Every one of these hints that something is narrowing the pipe, and each one tends to get worse rather than better.When more than one fixture is slow at the same time, the trouble is usually further down, in a shared branch or the main line, not in the individual trap.
Augers versus jetting
A drain auger is a coiled steel cable with a cutting head. Fed through the trap or a cleanout, it bores through hair, wipes, soap and food and pulls much of it back out. It is the right first tool for most household clogs and works well in older cast iron that should not take heavy pressure.Hydro jetting uses a high-pressure hose with rear-facing nozzles to scour the full inside wall of the pipe. It clears grease and scale that a cable only punches a hole through. We save it for lines that keep coming back or for long runs where buildup coats the whole pipe.
Repeat clogs and root causes
A drain that clogs every few months is not unlucky. Common reasons in Aurora homes include a sag in a buried line, a branch pitched too flat during a basement renovation, roots working into an older clay joint, and grease that cools and hardens in long kitchen runs. A camera run after cleaning tells us which one we are dealing with.Keeping drains clear
- Use a hair catcher in every tub and shower.
- Wipe greasy pans with paper towel before washing.
- Flush nothing but toilet paper, including so-called flushable wipes.
- Let hot water run a minute after the dishwasher empties.
- Skip caustic drain chemicals; they are hard on older pipes and on the plumber who has to work in them.
Aurora customers often ask
Are store-bought drain cleaners safe?
We steer people away from them. They rarely clear a real blockage, older pipes and traps suffer from them, and they make the water hazardous for whoever opens the line next.
How do I know if it is the main line?
Several fixtures slowing at once, or a gurgle and backup at the low basement drain whenever the washer empties or a toilet is flushed, points to the main line.