For superficial blockages in sinks or basins, a cheap manual plumbing snake from a hardware store and half an hour of patience are usually enough. If the water starts to move, you continue. If after 30-45 minutes it's still blocked, call us. Forcing it will only worsen the situation by pushing the plug deeper. The plumber's first step is to find out where the blockage is. There's no point blindly inserting a rod if the blockage is two floors down. For this, we use an endoscopic inspection camera, a thin camera mounted on a flexible cable that travels through the pipe and shows the exact point of the blockage and its nature on a screen. Hair, grease, plant roots, foreign objects, fragments of old construction.

This inspection takes between 15 and 30 minutes and allows us to choose the correct method. It's a very useful intervention when the blockage is recurrent and we want to know if there's a structural problem behind it, such as a broken pipe or a poorly calculated gradient. For clogged toilets, the classic plunger only works if the blockage is superficial. When the blockage is deeper, in the internal siphon of the toilet or in the first bend of the downpipe, a professional rod or a small rotary machine is needed. It's worth knowing this because many people end up removing the entire toilet thinking it's the only way. In reality, it's the last option. The most complex case is a downpipe blockage. The downpipe is the vertical pipe that collects wastewater from several floors in the same block. When it gets blocked, it usually affects several neighbours at once. This is where the high-pressure machine comes into play, capable of pushing water at 150 bar and clearing everything. It's the most effective equipment but also the most delicate. If the pipe has cracks or weak joints, the pressure can worsen things.

For toilets, a quality plunger is worth having at home. It's the first intervention. If after five to ten plunges it doesn't budge, call a plumber. Forcing it further will break the toilet's wax seal, creating an additional problem. The most common blockage is in the sink or basin siphon. Solidified grease and soap form a soft plug that can be removed with a manual rod or with mild chemical cleaning if the material is PVC. Caustic soda should not be used on old lead or copper pipes. It corrodes the metal and creates worse problems than the original. San Miguel de Salinas is an inland municipality fifteen kilometres from Torrevieja, in the Vega Baja region. It has about ten thousand inhabitants and a mixed profile of resident Spaniards and foreign property owners who sought to move away from congested coastal urbanizations. This intermediate position has a specific technical consequence. The local supply of professionals is limited; freelancers working here don't face as much competition as in Torrevieja or Orihuela Costa, and the average quality of service is uneven. Some professionals are excellent, we know them. Others take advantage of the lack of alternatives to do quick jobs without a guarantee.

The price for drain unblocking in Hostafrancs typically ranges between €53 and €546. The final amount depends on the property's condition, materials, and working time. We always provide a fixed quote before starting. We have verified professionals available in less than 2 hours. Choose the service and ask us for a quote. Call us, message us on WhatsApp, or request your quote online — we'll respond in less than 10 minutes during business hours.