Broward · Miami-Dade · Jacksonville
Clog Removal
Clog removal is a focused visit to clear one blocked drain — the kitchen sink that will not empty, the toilet that keeps backing up, the tub standing in water. Kitchen, bathroom, and main-line clogs behave differently and take different tools. We match the method to the clog so it stays gone.
What the job includes
- Locating where the clog actually sits — fixture, branch line, or farther down
- The right tool for that spot: toilet auger, sink machine, or heavier cable for main lines
- Pulling and cleaning the P-trap when that is where the trouble lives
- Running the cable the full distance and reading what comes back on the blade
- A flow and flush test, plus a check of neighboring fixtures on the branch
- Straight talk if the clog points to something bigger, like roots or a sagging line
How you know it’s time
One fixture is blocked and everything else drains fine
That points to a clog in the trap or its branch — usually the quickest visit, worth doing right so it does not rebuild.
The plunger works, but only for a day
A clog that re-forms after plunging never left the pipe. An auger removes it instead of pushing it around.
The tub backs up when you flush the toilet
When fixtures start talking to each other, the blockage sits in a shared branch or main line — below where household tools reach.
The kitchen sink gurgles and empties in slow motion
Kitchen lines clog on cooled grease and food solids — a dense plug that must be cut out mechanically.
When to make the call
Call when the plunger has failed twice — a third round rarely changes the outcome, and forcing can push the blockage deeper. If the blocked fixture is the lowest drain in the house, or flushing one fixture sends water up another, schedule promptly and go easy on water use, since that means a shared line is blocked. For a single slow-but-working drain, book whenever suits you.
Local knowledge
Clog Removal is a different job in Broward than in Jacksonville. We know both.
Broward & Miami-Dade
Kitchen grease, hair and scale from hard water are the everyday clogs across Broward and Miami-Dade; in condos, a clog that is really in the shared stack is the building's problem, not yours, and we say so. Where a drain has been snaked more than twice, we recommend a camera rather than a third snaking.
Jacksonville & the First Coast
What blocks a drain in Jacksonville depends on where the house sits. In the mature-oak neighborhoods — Mandarin, Ortega, Riverside, Avondale — main-line clogs are often roots in older clay or cast iron laterals, and no amount of plunging upstairs fixes that. In newer areas like Nocatee and Oakleaf the usual suspects are grease and wipes in PVC. And everywhere, sandy soil can settle a buried line into a belly where solids collect.
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Last reviewed September 16, 2026
How do plumbers clear a clog that a plunger can't?
With a drain auger — a rotating cable that hooks or cuts through the blockage and pulls it out rather than pushing it deeper. The tool is matched to the drain: a protected auger for toilets, a compact machine for sinks, a heavier cable for main lines. A proper job runs well past the clog.
How much does it cost to unclog a drain in Florida?
It depends on where the clog sits and how we reach it — a trap-level clog at one sink is the smallest job, a branch line takes more cable time, and a main-line blockage through an outdoor cleanout is a different task again. You get a free estimate and a firm upfront quote before we start.
Can I snake my own drain?
For small clogs near the fixture, yes — a hand auger can clear hair from a bathroom sink or tub. DIY goes wrong on toilets without a proper toilet auger, which can scratch porcelain, and on deeper clogs a light cable cannot reach. If two honest attempts have not fixed it, the clog is farther down.
Why does water back up in my bathtub when I flush the toilet?
Because the toilet and tub share a drain line and the blockage is downstream of both — the flush rises at the lowest nearby opening, which is the tub. That is a branch or main-line clog, worth scheduling promptly. In older Jacksonville neighborhoods with mature oaks, roots in the lateral are a common cause.
Why do kitchen sinks clog differently than bathroom drains?
Kitchen clogs are cooled grease and food solids hardened into a dense plug; bathroom clogs are mostly hair bound with soap scum. Grease plugs ignore boiling water and liquid cleaners and must be cut out mechanically; hair can often be hooked out near the fixture. A kitchen line that clogs repeatedly may need full cleaning.
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