Blocked Soil Pipe, Shower Tray and Bath Drain Clearance

Clearing multiple drainage blockages affecting the soil pipe, shower tray and bath to restore normal drainage throughout the bathroom.

Blocked Drains

Soil Pipe

Bathroom Plumbing

Drain Clearance

Clearing Multiple Blockages in the Bathroom Drainage

A customer contacted us after experiencing drainage problems affecting several parts of their bathroom.

The soil pipe, shower tray and bath were all blocked, causing water to drain slowly or not clear properly. We attended the property to locate and clear each blockage and get the bathroom drainage working normally again.

The Client

The customer was dealing with several blocked bathroom drains at the same time, affecting the bath, shower tray and soil pipe.

They needed the blockages cleared so wastewater could flow away properly and the bathroom could be used normally again.

The Goal

The aim was to clear the blockage from the soil pipe along with the bath and shower waste connections.

Once cleared, each outlet needed to be tested to make sure water was flowing away correctly without backing up.

How We Did It

Step 1 — Checking the Blocked Outlets

We started by checking the soil pipe, shower tray and bath to see how each outlet was draining.

This allowed us to confirm that the problem affected multiple parts of the bathroom drainage rather than a single waste connection.

Step 2 — Plunging and Clearing the Blockages

We used plunging to work through the blockages and restore movement through the affected waste pipework.

The bath and shower tray were cleared individually, while the blockage affecting the soil pipe was also worked free so the main drainage route could flow properly again.

Step 3 — Testing the Drainage

Once the blockages had been cleared, we ran water through the bath and shower to check that both were draining correctly.

The soil pipe was also checked to confirm that wastewater was flowing away freely without backing up into the bathroom.

The Work

Identifying the Drainage Problem

The drainage problem was affecting several bathroom outlets, with both the bath and shower tray struggling to drain correctly.

The soil pipe was also blocked, meaning the issue extended further into the bathroom's waste system and needed to be cleared before normal drainage could be restored.

Blocked bathroom drainage before clearance

Clearing the Bath and Shower

We worked on the bath and shower tray individually, using a plunger to create enough pressure through the waste pipework to break up and move the blockages.

Once the restrictions began to clear, we continued working the drains until water was moving freely through both outlets again.

Bath and shower drains cleared using plunging

Clearing and Testing the Soil Pipe

The blockage affecting the soil pipe was also cleared, restoring the main waste route serving the bathroom.

We then tested the bathroom drainage together to make sure the bath, shower and soil pipe were all carrying wastewater away correctly without further backing up.

The Results

The blockages affecting the bath, shower tray and soil pipe were successfully cleared.

Using plunging, we were able to restore flow through the affected waste pipework without unnecessary alterations to the bathroom.

Once cleared, each outlet was tested to make sure water was draining away correctly and no longer backing up.

The customer was left with the bathroom drainage working normally again across the bath, shower and main soil pipe.

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