Choke Clearing
Recurring Drain Blockage Clearing in Singapore
Deep or recurring blockages are cleared from $150 at SG QuickFix. When a sink, floor trap or toilet keeps choking weeks after it was cleared, the blockage is usually further down the branch pipe, often hardened grease or a build-up at a bend. These jobs take one to two hours, using augers or a powered snake to reach and clear the whole run.
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Listed price
From $150
Task guide
When this may be needed
- The kitchen sink chokes again within weeks of being cleared.
- Several fittings in the same bathroom drain slowly.
- A floor trap gurgles when the basin or shower drains.
- Water backs up into one fitting when another is used.
- Plunging clears the choke for a few days only.
What the team does
The technician checks which fittings are affected to work out where the blockage sits. The nearest access point, such as a trap, floor trap or cleanout, is opened, and the branch pipe is cleared with a manual auger or a powered snake, working through the full length rather than just punching a hole through the blockage. Each fitting is then run with plenty of water to check the whole branch flows. You are told what caused the build-up and how to reduce it.
Included in this price
- Tracing which fittings and pipe run are affected
- Clearing the branch pipe with an auger or powered snake
- Flushing and testing every affected fitting
- Advice on preventing the build-up
Limits & price factors
Blockages in the main sanitary stack are the town council's responsibility in HDB blocks. Replacing damaged pipes, CCTV pipe inspection and hacking floors are not included.
The price starts from $150. Long pipe runs, several affected fittings and hard grease deposits take longer. If the blockage is in the main stack, you are told to contact the town council.
FAQs
The original clearing may have only opened a small channel, or grease has built up along the pipe. Clearing the full length of the branch pipe usually stops it returning so soon.
HDB says owners maintain the sanitary branch pipes in their flat; the town council maintains the main sanitary pipes. If neighbours on the same stack are also affected, contact the town council.
Wipe greasy pans before washing, use a sink strainer, and never pour cooking oil down the sink.
At SG QuickFix, deep or recurring blockage clearing starts from $150.
Other choke clearing tasks
- Simple toilet choke clearingFrom $80
- Manual auger clearingFrom $100
- Powered snake / auger clearingFrom $130
- Sink choke clearingFrom $80
- Basin choke clearingFrom $80
- Floor trap choke clearingFrom $90
- Shower drain choke clearingFrom $90
- Toilet bowl removal for foreign objectFrom $160
- Main pipe / deep blockageQuote Required
