Choke Clearing
Floor Trap Choke Clearing in Singapore
Floor trap choke clearing starts from $90 at SG QuickFix. Bathroom, kitchen and service-yard floor traps that drain slowly, flood or smell are cleared of hair, soap scum, grit and debris, usually in 30 to 60 minutes. PUB lists clearing a blockage in a floor trap as simple plumbing work that doesn't need a licensed plumber.
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Listed price
From $90
Task guide
When this may be needed
- Water pools on the bathroom floor after a shower.
- The floor trap gurgles or bubbles.
- The floor trap smells of sewage.
- The washing machine outlet floods the service yard.
- Dirty water comes up through the floor trap.
What the team does
The technician removes the grating and clears the trap by hand and with a hand auger, removing the hair and scum that collect in the water seal. The outlet pipe is then cleared to the branch. The trap is flushed with plenty of water to check it drains freely and holds its water seal, and the grating is refitted.
Included in this price
- Removing the grating and clearing the trap
- Augering the outlet pipe
- Flushing and checking the water seal
- Refitting the grating
Limits & price factors
Replacing a cracked floor trap, re-tiling and waterproofing are not included. If waste water rises through your floor trap without you using water, the main stack may be choked, which is a town council matter in HDB blocks.
The price starts from $90. Blockages deep in the branch pipe needing a powered snake, and floor traps with fixed or tiled-over gratings, take longer.
FAQs
The water seal dries out and lets sewer gas rise, or waste is caught in the trap. Pour a bucket of water into rarely used floor traps every week. If it still smells, the trap may need clearing.
If you are not using water at the time, the main pipe may be choked. Contact your town council, which maintains the main sanitary pipes in HDB blocks.
HDB advises keeping the grating closed and not pouring cooking oil or food waste into floor traps. A hair catcher in the shower also helps.
At SG QuickFix, floor trap choke clearing starts from $90.
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