Blocked Drains Central London

Metro Rod Central London is probably best known for clearing blocked drains and blocked toilets for our many commercial and residential customers and it’s true that this is a central part of what we do. All our trained and qualified engineers carry both electro-mechanical cleaning and high-pressure water jetting equipment with them, enabling us to clear blocked drains in record time. Protecting the reputation of your business or removing any stresses that a blocked toiler may bring at home. Wherever you are in London, from Stratford to Ealing, from Dulwich to Camden, from the City of London tower-blocks to a Mayfair bistro, our drainage engineers are highly skilled in restoring our customers to a free-flowing drain, toilet, urinal, or sink as quickly and effectively as possible.

Drain Repair in Central London

Metro Rod Central London have a variety of methods at our disposal to repair your drains quickly and effectively, all with minimal interruption. Using traditional excavation where necessary but also modern “no-dig” lining and local structural repair techniques means we can repair underground drainage pipes from surface level, minimising costs and time on-site. We are experienced in working with a variety of drainage systems, including clay, plastic, and concrete.

24/7 Emergency Drainage Help in Central London

Providing an excellent customer service for your drainage needs in London is our number one priority, so we ensure there is a Metro Rod engineer close at hand at all times – 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. We have the capacity to deal with unexpected reactive emergency works, with blocked toilets and blocked drains being cleared every day across Central London whether you are in Stratford, Dulwich, Westminster, Camden, Notting Hill, Ealing, or any other part of London. Our team works 24/7/365 to provide emergency drainage care for across Central London.

CCTV Survey in Central London

Demand for Metro Rod Central London’s CCTV drain survey service has continued to grow. We have recently invested in the innovative iTouch CCTV system which means we can provide survey reports direct from site in super-fast time via a direct “Cloud” weblink. For our customers, the ability to internally inspect their site drainage system is invaluable.

Our CCTV survey service enables us to view and annotate footage from drain runs. We can then use this data to create and send a report detailing information about the survey, including any faults found in the drains.

By gaining clear visibility of the internal condition of drains and/or internal pipework it is possible to clearly identify issues such as:

• Build-up of scale on the inside of pipes.
• Narrowing of pipework due to build up of deposits of fats, oil and grease (FOG).
• The existence of structural defects in drainpipes which, unless repaired, can have catastrophic consequences.
• Cracks in pipework that can be repaired using Metro Rod’s “no-dig” drain repair capabilities, avoiding the need for expensive and disruptive excavation works.

We can survey drains that vary in diameter from 100mm to 1000mm. This can range from storm water drains to deep drains for agricultural operations. So no matter the drain, your Central London drainage system won’t be a mystery thanks to Metro Rod CCTV drainage expertise.

High Pressure Drain Jetting in Central London

High pressure drain jetting, or water jetting, involves a high pressure hose being inserted into the problematic or blocked drain. Water is then pumped down the hose from a jetting machine stored inside each Metro Rod van. This creates a high speed “jet” of water so powerful that it will usually readily break down any blockage in the pipe. Obstructions and build ups are typically broken into smaller pieces, and pushed through the pipe, drain, or sewer, leaving it clean, healthy, and free flowing.

At Metro Rod Central London, we use state-of-the-art drain jetting equipment to ensure your drains are free and clear again in no time. All Metro Rod drainage engineer’s vehicles are equipped with powerful water propulsion equipment, but where larger diameter drains require cleaning, we can provide tanker jetting for an even more powerful jetting service.

Soil Stack Cleaning and Maintenance in Central London

Drainage systems in London office blocks and multi-storey buildings see some heavy usage with toilet facilities, sinks and catering facilities in pretty much constant usage. At Metro Rod Central London, as part of our drain care service, we clean internal pipework for Property Managers, Facilities Managers and business owners in many large buildings across the capital and this has given us a clear, and at times frightening, insight into the dangers of not having a regular drain maintenance clean regime in place.

Typically, drainage systems in Central London buildings will comprise branch lines on each floor linking toilets, sinks, showers, etc., directly into vertical stack pipes which carry foul waste directly into the ground drainage and sewer system. This pipework will, unless regularly cleaned, gradually reduce in diameter as scale and other debris such as fats, oils and grease from cooking or inappropriately introduced materials like wet wipes, accumulates inside the drain pipework.

Scale is the term for the build-up of deposits in drainage systems, usually either from uric crystals or limescale from London’s hard water. These deposits settle out-of-sight on the inside of drainpipes across London and can be extremely stubborn to remove, regardless of whether they are uric scale or calcium deposits. Once present, they automatically start to attract and collect more scale and drain-pipe capacity can be very severely reduced. Pipe diameter can be shrunk by half even over the course of a calendar year in some cases and have regularly seen cases of scaling of 70, 80 or even 90% of the drainpipe diameter.

Slow draining sinks, toilets backing-up, urinals blocking, bad smells, leaks and flooding are all signs of the drainage problems that can, and will, arise unless drain maintenance cleans are carried out. Fortunately, at Metro Rod Central London we can prevent this happening to you.

Vertical Drain Stack Cleaning in London Multi-Storey Buildings

Central London is well known for its many multi-storey buildings and at Metro Rod Central London, we are just as often dealing with drains that run vertically as drains running horizontal to ground drainage.

A multi-storey building will typically have vertical stack pipes running from top to bottom. Therefore, drain care in London’s many such buildings will involve the cleaning and maintenance of these stacks as a key component of our work. Any CCTV survey or pre-planned maintenance visit will also involve us accessing these vertical stacks to do a full and thorough job. The larger the building the more stack pipes it will generally have.

Ultimately, the pipework can become almost completely blocked as the stacks become incapable of removing wastewater from the building. In this scenario, business disruption, loss of income, and costly remedial works often result. Our Property Management and Facilities Management customers understand these risks all too well and hence the popularity of pre-planned drain maintenance from Metro Rod for many London buildings.

Haven’t checked the condition of your stack pipes for a while? Perhaps you are already seeing signs of drainage issues with toilets or sinks backing up or draining more slowly than usual? Call Metro Rod Central London today.

Tanker Services Central London

Clearing blocked drains and blocked toilets across London forms the core of our day-to-day reactive work, but we also carry out a wide range of more complex works, providing tanker services across Central London to support customers who need bulk waste removing from their locations and carried responsibly to suitable waste disposal sites.
Sewage waste, liquid waste, grease from catering industry grease traps, and oil from petrol interceptors in car parks and forecourts can all be removed efficiently by our experienced team.

Our tankers collect and dispose of both hazardous and non-hazardous waste from a range of facilities and locations across London, including septic tanks, grease traps, petrol interceptors, drains, sewers & gullies, and boreholes, using only reputable and certified disposal sites.

Metro Rod Central London comply with all legislation for waste disposal and tracking. Preparing and completing legal waste documentation for you is all part of our service.
Our tankers have many uses and are an essential part of our specialist equipment. They can be utilised for jobs such as:

• Drain cleaning.
• Emptying of interceptors, grease traps and septic tanks.
• Cleaning and clearing up spillages and flooding.
• Removal of solids and liquids from any location for any reason.
• And more.

Emptying of Road Gullies and De-Silting

Flooding can cause many issues, mainly the deposit of silt in sewers and road gullies. The silt then settles preventing gullies and sewers draining effectively and efficiently. Combination tankers are an excellent method for relieving these issues, as not only can they remove silt from gullies via vacuum, but they also offer the facility to flush through silted sewers and remove the silt, returning the sewer to a serviceable condition.

Flood Relief in Central London

Vacuum tankers are an excellent method for flood water relief, providing quick removal of excess water and other debris.

Emptying of Grease Traps and Petrol Interceptors

Many buildings and facilities in Central London include catering operations of some kind, as well as London’s vast restaurant sector. Grease traps are often installed within business, as these devices are designed to intercept and separate out most greases and solids before they enter the wastewater disposal system.

Regular removal of grease from grease traps is supported by our tanker operation as is the emptying of separated out oils from petrol interceptors, which follow the same principles in car parks and forecourts.

Cleaning of Larger Diameter Drains

Tankers such as our combination tanker are designed for the removal of debris and cleaning of large sewers. Rather than using high pressures to blast through blockages, like our drain jetting service, tankers use high flows at lower pressures which ensures thorough cleaning quickly.

Need a Tanker to Fit in a Tight Space in Central London?

Our bespoke smaller tanker unit is ideally suited to tight spaces, accessing blocked gullies, manholes, and grease traps much more easily than larger vehicles. Easily manoeuvred around the busy streets of London, our mini tanker can access, for instance, underground car parks as are commonly found in Central London.

Commercial Drainage for the Construction Industry in Central London

Metro Rod Central London provides drain inspection, drain repair and drain cleaning services to many London construction companies and understands the immense value of the Construction Industry to London.

Every day in the UK hundreds of new construction projects break ground. In London, this can be anything from the latest City of London tower block or a new shopping centre to extending a school to crucial roadworks to refurbishing a hospital to building a new housing estate. One thing every construction project has in common is site drainage and drains, and that’s where we come in. We are here to support London construction businesses and ensure that all drains on site are ultimately free-flowing and fully functional.

All Metro Rod drainage engineers carry CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) cards and are fully equipped and trained. Our business operates to the highest health and safety standards so that our engineers and your staff will be safe whilst we operate. We’re proud to deliver a first-class Customer Service, supporting construction projects with on-site presence to carry out larger project works.

We have a vast amount of experience, and you can rest assured that our engineers understand the Construction and Groundworks industry. All our drainage engineers receive in-depth training for specialist situations such as Confined Space Entry, which they are entrusted to carry out safely and efficiently where required.