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How much does it cost to clear a blocked drain?

DRAINS R US are Sydney pipe cleaning and blocked drain specialists. My blocked drain service rates below are for clearing blocked drains, high-pressure water jet tree root intrusion removal, CCTV Drain Camera inspection and drain and fault location services. My mission is to provide my clients with great services and the highest level of customer satisfaction. You can read more about me here.

Please note that all prices I charge include GST.

Item

Our price

GST 10%

What we charge

Service call

72.73

7.27

80.00 / call

Licenced Plumber

145.45

14.55

160.00 / hr

Water jetting equipment

72.73

7.27

80.00 / hr

Drain Camera Equipment

72.73

7.27

80.00 / hr

Minimum charge

On any job is 1 hour.

Water jet and Drain Camera inspection blocked drain - 400.00
Drain Camera inspection / location - 320.00

Additional time

Is charged in 30-minute increments.

Water jet and Drain Camera inspection blocked drain - 160.00
Drain Camera inspection / location - 120.00

Job duration

Job start time: When I arrive at your home.
Job finish time: When I have stowed all equipment back onto the vehicle.

Overrun

All hourly rates above include a 10-minute overrun.

Blocked drain clearing service

Equipment charges

I use both water jetting and CCTV Drain Camera equipment to clear blocked drains.
Water jetting and Drain Camera equipment is charged out for the duration of the job.
Electronic location equipment is supplied free of charge.

Drain clearing without using a Drain Camera

Many homeowners ask me to clear their blocked drain using my high-pressure water jet without using a Drain Camera. I strongly advise against doing this; however, I am happy to clear blocked drains without the use of or charge for a Drain Camera based on the homeowner understanding the following.

If I don’t use a Drain Camera

I can only clear the drain using penetrating and flushing nozzles.
I cannot use high-pressure root cutting nozzles to cut and remove tree root intrusions.
I cannot visually check the drain to give you assurances that the drain has been cleared properly or provide accurate information regarding the condition of the drain, the cause or location of the blockage or how long the drain may stay clear.

You can read more about clearing drains properly using a Drain Camera or see me using a Drain Camera to clear blocked drains on my YouTube channel.

Clearing waste blockages using hand tools or plungers

There are no equipment charges for clearing simple waste blockages using hand tools or plungers.

Hand tools and plungers will only clear loose waste material blocking the drain, they will not clear or remove tree root intrusions. If drains are cleared using hand tools or plungers and tree root intrusions are present the solid waste part of the blockage may be cleared allowing the drain to flow however the drain will block again in the short term because the tree root intrusions have been left behind. For this reason and at the homeowners discretion and if suitable Cleanout access is available, I recommend a CCTV Drain Camera inspection to confirm the blockage was not caused by damaged pipes or tree root intrusions in which case CCTV Drain Camera equipment will be charged for the duration of its use and likewise for high-pressure water jetting equipment if used.

CCTV Drain Camera inspection / location service

Equipment charges

I use CCTV Drain Camera equipment for both inspection and location work.
CCTV Drain Camera equipment is charged out for the duration of the job.
Electronic location equipment is supplied free of charge.

Obstructions encountered during Drain Camera inspections

Occasionally during CCTV Drain Camera inspections, I come across obstructions inside drains that impede the progress of the Drain Camera inspection. In this case the use of water jetting equipment will be required to clear the obstruction if the homeowner wants to continue with the Drain Camera inspection which means water jetting equipment will be charged for the duration of its use.

Free CCTV Drain Camera inspection offer (Valued at 320.00)

Blocked drains cleared by me

For blocked drains I have cleared that are affected by tree root intrusions I offer a free one-off checkup CCTV Drain Camera inspection of the affected section of drain 11 - 12 months post drain clearing if the drain is still clear to monitor tree root regrowth. My free drain camera inspection service is not automatic, rather the offer is simply available and is taken up and booked in at the homeowner’s discretion (take it or leave it). There is no obligation for the homeowner to carry out any further drain cleaning to remove tree root regrowth which makes the call completely free, however any drain cleaning work requested by the homeowner will incur Plumber and equipment charges from that point on with no service call charge.

Blocked drains cleared by other Plumbers

Many Plumbers offer cheap upfront prices for clearing blocked drains then only partially clear the drain for the purpose of taking your choices away and then upselling drainage repairs or pipe relining work. If you have been told by another Plumber that your drain cannot be cleared properly or your drains are too badly damaged and advises that you have no choice but to spend thousands or tens of thousands of dollars on drainage repairs, I offer a one-off free CCTV Drain Camera inspection of the affected section of drain to provide a second opinion and advice on whether or not the drain can be cleared properly then maintained regularly rather than spending large amounts of money on drainage repairs. If I advise that I can clear the drain properly there is no obligation for the homeowner to carry out any further drain cleaning which makes the call completely free, however any drain cleaning work requested by the homeowner will incur Plumber and equipment charges from that point on with no service call charge.

You can read more about me here or watch an example on YouTube of me saving a homeowner in St Ives $29,000.00 for pipe relining work by simply giving them the choice between an expensive drain repair or regular drain maintenance. I now service and inspect this drain every 12 months for a few hundred dollars.

When homeowners are given the choice between spending thousands or tens of thousands of dollars on drain repairs or spending a few hundred dollars on proper preventive drain maintenance servicing they almost always choose the later. This is the reason why many Plumbers want to take your choices away from you by baiting their customers with cheap upfront prices then deliberately not clearing their drains properly so they can upsell or switch the job from a drain clearing service costing hundreds of dollars to an expensive drainage repair costing thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.

Free Drain Camera inspections are only available for drains that are not blocked with suitable Cleanout access.

Free Drain Camera Inspection

T&C

Homeowner must be present and available for the duration of the call.
Payment on-site on completion.
All major credit cards, cash and direct debit payments accepted.