Emergency Drain Unblocking in Cornwall & Devon, 24/7
An overflowing drain, flooding or sewage backing up cannot wait until Monday. Our engineers are on call day and night across the patch.
Drain emergency? We answer, day or night.
A drainage emergency is any problem that is causing damage right now or is about to. Sewage backing up into a bath, shower or downstairs toilet, a drain overflowing across a patio or into the house, water rising in a manhole after heavy rain, a collapsed drain leaving a hole in the garden, or a business that cannot use its toilets or kitchen. If water is going somewhere it should not, or waste is not going anywhere at all, treat it as urgent and call us.
Common signs: Sewage or dirty water coming up through a toilet, bath or shower; An outside drain or manhole overflowing across the garden or towards the house; Water rising inside the property from a drain or gully.
Emergencies we deal with
Sewage backing up
Waste coming up into toilets, showers or the garden, cleared and made safe.
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Flooding from drains
Surcharging manholes and gullies after heavy rain, cleared before it reaches the house.
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Total blockages
Nothing draining anywhere in the house, usually the main run, cleared same day.
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Real results: blocked vs cleared
BeforeAfterA surcharging manhole spilling across a driveway, made safe and running clear again.
How we handle a drainage emergency: our 4-step process
1
Rapid response
Call 07418 000 420 any time. We tell you honestly how soon an engineer can reach you and what to do in the meantime to limit damage.
2
Assess on arrival
The engineer finds the cause quickly, using a CCTV camera where it is not obvious, and agrees a clear price with you before starting.
3
Clear or make safe
We rod or jet the blockage clear, or if the pipe has collapsed, make the area safe and stop further damage until a repair can be done.
4
Check and advise
We run water through to confirm everything is flowing, then explain plainly whether anything else needs doing to stop it happening again.
Why locals choose DCI for emergency drainage
- Available 24/7: a real engineer on call every hour of every day, not an answering service that books you in for tomorrow
- Fixed first visit: rods, jetting and a CCTV camera on every van, so the emergency is usually sorted on the spot
- Local and fast: based near Saltash, covering Plymouth, south east Cornwall and south and west Devon within about 50 miles
- Honest at the door: if it is not really an emergency we will say so and offer a cheaper same-day visit instead
What it costs: an emergency drain call-out
An emergency visit is priced on when you need us, what has gone wrong and how hard the drain is to reach. A call-out in the middle of the night or on a bank holiday is priced differently from a daytime visit, and sewage or flooding takes more time to deal with safely than a simple blockage. Whatever the hour, the engineer agrees a clear price with you before starting work, so an emergency never turns into a surprise bill.
Emergency drainage across Plymouth, Cornwall and Devon
We answer emergency call-outs in Plymouth, Saltash, Liskeard, Bodmin, St Austell, Tavistock, Ivybridge, Kingsbridge, Totnes, Torquay, Newton Abbot and Exeter, day or night, anywhere within about 50 miles of our Tideford base. See every area we cover.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is if it is your only toilet, if it is overflowing, or if waste is coming back up through the bath or shower as well. A single toilet that is slow but still flushing, in a house with another one, can usually wait for a same-day visit. Call us and we will help you decide, honestly.
As fast as the roads allow. We are based at Tideford near Saltash and cover Plymouth, south east Cornwall and south and west Devon. When you call 07418 000 420 we tell you a realistic arrival time for where you are, rather than a promise we cannot keep.
Stop using water in the property so nothing else goes down the drain, keep people and pets away from any sewage, and if water is heading for the house, move what you can off the floor. Do not lift manhole covers or pour chemicals down the drain. We will talk you through anything else on the phone.
An out-of-hours visit is priced differently from a planned daytime one, because it means an engineer coming out at night or on a bank holiday. What we do not do is spring that on you. The engineer agrees a clear price with you before starting, and if it is not really an emergency we will offer a cheaper same-day slot.
Yes. Sewage backups are one of the most common emergencies we attend. We find and clear the blockage, usually by jetting the run, then flush the system through and check the flow. If the camera shows the pipe has collapsed or been damaged, we make it safe and explain the repair options clearly.
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