Drains & Sewers
Blocked Drains Germiston: Sewer Lines, Tree Roots & Jetting
Blocked drains in Germiston have a habit of appearing at the worst time: a gurgling toilet just before guests arrive, a gully overflowing in the middle of a storm. We clear them with drain machines, high-pressure jetting and camera inspections, and we're on 082 550 3306 day and night.
Urgent & after hours: 082 550 3306 | Bookings: 087 700 7781
Drains & Sewers
Old Sewer Lines, Big Trees and Everything In Between
Many of Germiston's established suburbs were laid out with clay sewer pipes, and many of the gardens above them now hold trees that have been growing for decades. Roots are drawn to the moisture at the pipe joints, push in through the gaps and slowly fill the line. Add grease from the kitchen, wet wipes flushed down the toilet and sand washed in by summer storms, and you have a blockage that keeps coming back.
We don't stop once the water starts moving. We clean the line properly with jetting that scours the whole pipe wall, and if the blockage is a repeat offender we put a CCTV camera down to see whether roots, a cracked joint or a collapsed section is to blame. Then you can choose a lasting repair, and keep the tree, instead of paying to have the same line cleared every few months.
For factories, workshops and commercial kitchens we also clear larger lines and grease-heavy drains, and can plan the work around your operating hours.
Jobs We Handle
Blockages We Deal With
Toilets That Won't Flush
Slow or overflowing toilets cleared, then the line beyond checked for a deeper problem.
Greasy Kitchen Drains
Fat and food scraps flushed out of sink waste pipes and gully traps.
Root-Filled Sewer Lines
Roots cut out of clay pipes, followed by a camera inspection and repair of the damaged section.
Main Sewer Connections
Blockages between the house and the municipal connection cleared by machine and jetting.
Stormwater & Gutters
Downpipes, gullies and channels cleared so the next storm drains away as it should.
Industrial & Commercial Drains
Workshop, factory and restaurant drains cleared and kept flowing.
Why It Happens Here
What Causes These Problems Around Germiston
Ageing pipework, mature trees, municipal water cuts and the Highveld climate all play their part. These are the local conditions we keep running into on this kind of job:
Summer Downpours and Overflowing Gullies
A proper Highveld thunderstorm can drop more rain in one short burst than gutters and gullies were ever designed to carry. Leaves and sand wash into the pipes, stormwater backs up and sometimes the sewer gully spills into the yard. We clear the drains with rods, drain machines and high-pressure jetting, and check that gully grids and downpipes are doing their job.
Big Old Trees and Clay Sewer Pipes
The tall trees that give so many streets in Germiston their charm have been growing for decades, and so have their roots. They find the joints in old clay sewer pipes and slowly fill them, which shows up as sluggish drains, gurgling toilets and blockages that keep returning. We cut the roots out, run a camera down the line and replace the section that has been forced open, usually without touching the tree.
Moving Ground and Leaks You Can't See
Much of the East Rand sits on heavy clay and, in places, old mining ground. It swells in the rainy season and shrinks in the dry months, pulling at buried water and sewer pipes as it goes. If your bill has jumped or a damp patch refuses to dry, a hidden leak is the likely cause, and our leak detection equipment finds it without digging up half the garden.
Original Pipework in Older Houses
Plenty of the character homes in and around Germiston were plumbed in galvanised steel, and some gardens still hide asbestos-cement supply lines. Decades on, the steel has rusted shut from the inside, which is why the bath takes an age to fill and the first water out of the tap is brown. Instead of patching leak after leak, we can re-pipe the house in PEX, HDPE or copper, one room at a time if that suits you.
Water Where It Shouldn't Be in Germiston?
First close the main stopcock; in most homes it sits near the meter at the front of the property. If the geyser is involved, switch it off at the DB board as well. Then phone 082 550 3306, which is answered right through the night. Routine jobs, quotes and bookings go through 087 700 7781 in office hours.
Three Simple Steps
From Phone Call to Sorted in Germiston
01
Tell Us What's Wrong
Ring 082 550 3306 if it can't wait, or 087 700 7781 during office hours to book. A WhatsApp photo helps too, because then we know which fittings to bring out to Germiston.
02
We Look Before We Quote
The plumber traces the fault back to where it starts, shows you what they found and puts a fixed price on the table. Nothing is touched until you're happy with it.
03
Finished, Tested, Tidied
Once the work is done we run the water, check every joint for drips, sweep up after ourselves and stand behind the job with our workmanship guarantee.
How We Can Help
More of What We Do in Germiston
All of this is on offer in Germiston, and anything urgent is dealt with at any hour.
Word of Mouth
5-Star Google Reviews Behind Our Name
Plumber Germiston 24/7 belongs to the MacRamos Plumbing family. Over time customers across the province have taken a minute to review MacRamos on Google, describing call-outs, quotes and finished jobs in their own words. If you live or work in Germiston, have a read before you pick up the phone.
Questions Neighbours Ask
Blocked Drains Germiston: Your Questions
Click on a question below and the answer will open up.
Mostly it's the combination of old clay sewer pipes and mature trees. Roots get in at the joints, and grease, wipes and storm debris do the rest.
Usually not. We cut out the roots and repair or replace the damaged length of pipe, which keeps the roots out without losing the tree.
It's a high-pressure water hose with a special nozzle that scrubs the inside of the pipe clean, removing grease and debris rather than just poking a hole through the blockage.
Where We Work
Suburbs We Visit Around Germiston
From the older streets of Primrose and Lambton to the workshops of Wadeville, our plumbers are out and about all over Germiston and its neighbours. Look for your area in the list below, or give us a ring if you're not sure we reach your road.
Germiston Suburbs
- Plumber Germiston
- Plumber Activia Park
- Plumber Airport Park
- Plumber Albemarle
- Plumber Albemarle Ext 1
- Plumber Albemarle Ext 2
- Plumber Barvallen
- Plumber Buhle Park
- Plumber Buurendal
- Plumber Castleview
- Plumber Creston Hill
- Plumber Cruywagen Park
- Plumber Dawnview
- Plumber Delville
- Plumber Denlee
- Plumber Dewitsrus
- Plumber Dinwiddie
- Plumber Driehoek
- Plumber Elandsfontein
- Plumber Elandsfontein Rail
- Plumber Elandshaven
- Plumber Elsburg
- Plumber Elspark
- Plumber Estera
- Plumber Fishers Hill
- Plumber Georgetown
- Plumber Gerdview
- Plumber Germiston Central
- Plumber Germiston Industrial
- Plumber Germiston North
- Plumber Germiston South
- Plumber Germiston West
- Plumber Gosforth Park
- Plumber Harmelia
- Plumber Harmelia Ext 1
- Plumber Hazeldene
- Plumber Hazelpark
- Plumber Henville
- Plumber Highway Gardens
- Plumber Homestead
- Plumber Jupiter
- Plumber Klippoortjie
- Plumber Klopperpark
- Plumber Knights
- Plumber Lambton
- Plumber Lambton Gardens
- Plumber Leondale
- Plumber Malvern East
- Plumber Marlands
- Plumber Meadowbrook
- Plumber Meadowdale
- Plumber Mimosa Park
- Plumber Norton
- Plumber Norton Small Farms
- Plumber Parkhill Gardens
- Plumber Primrose
- Plumber Primrose East
- Plumber Primrose Hill
- Plumber Rondebult
- Plumber Roodebult
- Plumber Roodekop
- Plumber Rustivia
- Plumber Simmerfield
- Plumber Solheim
- Plumber Sunnyridge
- Plumber Sunnyrock
- Plumber Symhurst
- Plumber Tedstoneville
- Plumber Tunney
- Plumber Union
- Plumber Wadeville
- Plumber Wannenburghoogte
- Plumber Webber
- Plumber Woodmere
- Plumber Wychwood
Plumber Germiston 24/7 is one of the local names of MacRamos Plumbing, a round-the-clock plumbing outfit working right across the province. To see everything MacRamos offers further afield, head over to www.macramos.co.za.