Blocked drains in Hazelbrook are often a stormwater story. On a sloping block, rain moves fast, and it carries leaves, silt and twigs straight into pits and pipes.
When a stormwater pit clogs, water has to go somewhere. It spills across the yard, runs along the wall of the house, or soaks into the ground beside the footings. If you hear gurgling from a yard drain in heavy rain, the pipe below is probably restricted.
Check the basics after a storm. Do the downpipes empty into a pipe or a proper outlet? Is the yard drain clear? Is there a low spot near the house where water sits?
Not every Mountains property is on sewer. Look at your rates notice or your plumbing plan before you call, because a sewer clear and a septic problem are two different jobs.
Blockage inside your boundary is usually the owner's to sort out. The sewer main is Sydney Water's.
Common drain problems in Hazelbrook
- Stormwater pits and yard drains blocked with leaf litter and silt
- Downpipes discharging against walls on sloping blocks
- Water pooling in low spots near the house
- Sewer or septic confusion when a drain backs up
Choose a starting point
Water on the ground is a stormwater drains question. If the problem is inside, with slow fixtures all through the house, read tree roots in drains. Not sure what you are looking at? The signs of a blocked drain page helps you sort it out. Nearby, blocked drains Lawson covers the next town up the line.
Blocked drain help in Hazelbrook
Call us, or use the form on the contact page. Tell us which drain is the problem and what the weather was doing when it started. You get a quote before the work starts.
Blocked drain in the Blue Mountains?
Call 0495 053 644Hazelbrook drain questions
Where should my downpipes drain on a sloping block?
Into a stormwater pipe or a proper outlet, not onto the ground beside the wall. Water that soaks in next to the footings causes bigger problems later.
Why does my yard drain gurgle or overflow in heavy rain?
The pipe below is usually restricted by silt, leaves or roots. In a downpour the water has nowhere to go, so it rises.
Who deals with a blockage, me or Sydney Water?
Pipes inside your boundary are generally yours. Sydney Water looks after the sewer main. If other houses are affected too, the main may be the cause.