Blocked drain help · Brisbane
When water is backing up, a drain smells wrong or a toilet will not clear, guessing can make the mess worse. MelOne helps Brisbane households and small businesses understand the immediate problem, limit further overflow and arrange practical drain-clearing help.
Signs to watch
You do not need to diagnose the cause before calling. The pattern is enough to begin.
Water rising in a sink, shower, bath or floor waste
A toilet that drains slowly or does not clear
Gurgling from nearby drains when water is used
Overflow from an outside drain or inspection point
Strong drain smells that keep coming back
More than one drain slowing down at the same time
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This Ellis Services Brisbane project shows one affected bath outlet and the visible flow check after clearing. It does not establish the cause of a different property's blockage.
Ellis Services project photos
Ellis Services recorded the bath outlet before clearing and water moving towards the waste during the final visible flow check. A bath blockage is different from a restriction affecting several fixtures.
Before the visit
Stop using the blocked drain and, if water is rising, use as little water as possible nearby.
Call Felix and describe where the blockage is, what you can see and when it started.
We confirm availability, check what is happening and explain what to do next.
Before booking
A blocked basin, an outside gully and several backing-up fixtures can require different work. Describe the pattern so the initial scope can be agreed before attendance.
Send the drain detailsTell us whether one outlet has stopped or whether water returns through another toilet, shower or outside gully.
Mention gates, shared areas and any known inspection opening. Access and the location of the restriction affect the work and quote.
If the blockage returns, ask whether a CCTV drain inspection is suitable and available. Confirm separately what clearing, camera work or pipe repair is included.
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Call the 24-hour urgent line. For a suitable blockage within the current Brisbane service run, the team can aim for attendance in about one hour. Felix confirms the ETA after checking the suburb, affected drain, wastewater risk, technician availability, traffic and safe access.
Stop using the blocked drain and limit nearby water use. Keep people away from dirty water, move items out of the wet area and call for advice. Do not mix drain-cleaning chemicals.
Not always. Build-up, foreign objects, tree roots or a damaged pipe can all cause a blockage to return. What to do next depends on where the problem is and how often it happens.
Tell us what was cleared previously, when the problem returned, which fixture or drain is affected and whether the signs have changed. A recurring blockage does not by itself prove that a pipe is broken, and any further inspection or repair should be identified separately in the proposed scope.
Yes. List every sink, toilet, shower, floor waste or outside drain that is slow, noisy or backing up. That information helps distinguish one affected fixture from a wider drainage problem; do not run more water simply to reproduce an overflow.
Blocked drain enquiries
Blocked drain backing up? Call the 24-hour urgent line. Felix checks the suburb, affected drain and wastewater risk, then confirms the ETA. Suitable jobs within the current Brisbane service run may target attendance in about one hour, subject to technician availability, traffic and safe access.
