Blocked Drains Abermain
Abermain Plumbing Co clears blocked drains in Abermain using a jetter, an electric eel and a camera that records the pipe on the way in and on the way out. The price is fixed before the gear comes off the ute, and one booking covers sewer, stormwater and root problems. Ring (02) 4063 3475 or send the form.
Drains are one part of the plumbing and gas work Abermain Plumbing Co does across the village.
Licensed plumbers and gas fitters · NSW Lic. 359278C
Last updated September 2026
- Available 24/7
- No call-out fee (excluding after-hours)
- Fixed, up-front quotes
- 365-day warranty on all work
Which Signs Mean the Drain Is Blocked?
Drains warn you before they overflow. Watch for:
- A yard gully still holding water well after the washing machine has emptied
- The shower and the toilet slowing at the same time, which puts the fault in the pipe they share
- Bubbling or glugging from a floor waste when another fixture drains
- A sewage smell hanging around a grate, especially in warm weather
Read the pattern, not the single fixture. A single slow basin is normally its own trap. When several fixtures back up together, the blockage is further down the buried line, and that is the point to film it.
How the Clear Gets Done
Every drain job, house or shop, starts and ends with the camera:
- 01
Look before clearing
The camera goes in first to locate the blockage and show the state of the pipe.
- 02
Break it up
The jetter washes the line out, or the eel cuts through, depending on the pipe and what is blocking it.
- 03
Look again
A second camera pass shows water running the full length, with nothing hung up on a joint.
The footage is yours. If the pipe is sound, the job ends there. If it shows a broken section or roots packed into a crack, you see it on the screen before any further work is priced.
Abermain Drain Services
The drain work splits six ways, with a page for every one:
Old Pipe, Old Gardens, Slow Ground
The drainage is as old as the weatherboard cottages above it
Gardens and ground finish the job
What Sets the Price of a Drain Clear?
We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.
That matters when the camera turns a clear into a repair: you see the second price before anything changes. The price depends on:
- How far along the line the blockage is, since cable and time grow with distance
- Pipe material, as century-old earthenware needs gentler handling than PVC
- Whether the footage finds damage that needs a repair after the clear
- The hour, since night and weekend work carries a surcharge quoted on the phone
When we're not the right call. If the blockage is in the sewer main beyond your property connection, that is Hunter Water's pipe to clear, so ring their faults number with our footage. Sewage flooding a room overnight goes to the emergency plumbers.
Getting a Drain Booked In
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Ring or send the form
Call (02) 4063 3475 or use the form to explain the fault. We ask enough to bring the right equipment the first time.
- 02
A fixed price first
A plumber inspects the job and names a fixed figure up front. Nothing gets started until you give the go-ahead.
- 03
Camera, clear, camera again
We find the blockage on screen, clear it with the jet or the eel, then film the line again end to end.
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Covered for a year
Every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work. If something we did isn't right, ring the same number.
What Customers Say
He spoke to us about what not to use, what to avoid and even double checked the issue had resolved.
Blocked Drain Questions From the Village
Do you clear blocked drains in Abermain after hours and on weekends?
Yes. A toilet backing up on a Sunday night is booked the same way as a Tuesday morning job. Sewage rising in the yard or rainwater heading under the house is treated as urgent, and the night surcharge is quoted before we drive out.
Will the camera show why my drain keeps blocking?
Yes, that is its job. After the clear, the camera travels the whole line and records whatever is left behind, such as a broken clay section, a clump of roots at a joint or a dip where water lies. You watch that footage before choosing any repair.
Can tree roots be removed without digging up the yard?
Yes, where the pipe is intact. The roots are cut and washed out through an existing opening, and a liner can then seal the cracked joint with no trench. A section that has caved in is different, and the footage makes plain which one you have.
What if the blockage is past my boundary toward the street?
The sewer main in the street and the connection point are run by Hunter Water, so a choke there goes to their faults team. The camera shows where your private line joins theirs, and if the problem sits beyond that join, you ring them with the footage in hand.
Need a plumber? Call or send the form
Call (02) 4063 3475 or send the form below. Available 24/7, you see a fixed figure ahead of any work, and every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work.
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