Mains drains in the town, tanks and treatment plants in the hills: we deal with both.
Dorking sits in a gap in the North Downs, with Box Hill on one side and the wooded hills around Leith Hill on the other. The town is on mains drainage, so for blocked drains in Dorking, Westcott and Pixham the job is to find the blockage and clear it.
The ground varies a great deal in a short distance. The chalk of the Downs and the sandy greensand hills drain well, while the Low Weald to the south, around Capel, Ockley and Newdigate, is heavy clay that holds water all winter. A drain that behaves in one village can be a regular problem in another.
Beyond the town, a great many homes, farms and estates rely on septic tanks, cesspits and treatment plants. A slow drain there is not always a blocked pipe. We look after both sides, so one call covers mains drains and private systems.
What’s included
We locate the problem and choose the method to suit.
Chambers and gullies show where the flow stops and who is responsible for that stretch of pipe.
Water at high pressure from our jetting kit breaks up fat, silt and scale and rinses the pipe wall.
A root in a joint can be cut out and the pipe descaled.
A drain that keeps blocking needs a look inside. See our Dorking CCTV drain surveys.
Hill lanes can be steep and narrow. Our tankers run from 2,000 to 4,000 gallons, so we can match the vehicle to the access.
We empty septic tanks and service treatment plants across the Dorking area.
In town the usual causes are fat, wipes, roots and older pipes. We find where the flow stops, clear it with a jetting hose and tell you what we saw.
If it is a repeat blockage, we can film the pipe. Our drain unblocking page explains the process.
About drain unblocking
Around Coldharbour, Abinger, Capel and Ockley, many properties are on private drainage. A gurgling toilet may be a tank that is full or a drainage field on heavy clay that is waterlogged.
We can clear the pipework, empty the tank and arrange a septic tank survey. Our Dorking septic tank page covers emptying.
About septic tank emptying in DorkingLocal to you
We clear drains in Dorking, Westcott, Pixham, North Holmwood and Brockham, and across the Surrey Hills and Low Weald villages from Betchworth and Coldharbour to Capel, Ockley and Newdigate. Phone with your postcode if you are not sure. The full Dorking area list has the rest.
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Pipes serving only your home, inside your boundary, are generally yours. Shared drains and the pipe outside your boundary have been the water company’s since October 2011. We find where the blockage sits first.
Possibly, but it can also mean the tank is full or the drainage field is struggling. Slow drains throughout the house, gurgles and a wet patch in the garden point to the tank. Tell us what you see.
We have tankers from 2,000 to 4,000 gallons, so we can send the size that suits your access. Tell us about the lane when you ring.
Clay holds water and moves with the seasons. That can shift pipe joints, let roots in and leave drainage fields waterlogged, so private systems on clay need closer care.
A jetting hose goes in through a chamber or gully, and the high-pressure water breaks up the blockage and carries it off.
Yes. We clear drains and gullies and empty grease traps for food businesses. Tell us your opening hours when you book.
Yes. The camera shows whether the cause is roots, a cracked pipe or a displaced joint.
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