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Shower and Bathroom Drain Blockages Melbourne
Shower draining slowly, or water pooling around your feet? Plumb Melbourne clears blocked shower drains, floor wastes and bathroom basins across south-east Melbourne, and works out why they blocked.
Shower and bathroom drains block when hair, soap scum and skin oils build up in the trap and the pipe below it. Over time the water drains more slowly, starts to smell, and eventually backs up into the shower recess.
Our licensed plumbers clear the blockage with the right equipment for the drain. If a bathroom drain keeps blocking, or if more than one fixture is slow, we can inspect the drain with a CCTV camera to find the cause. Water that pools in a shower is not always a blockage, so we also check whether the shower itself may be leaking and tell you what we found.
We service homes, rentals, strata properties, and commercial sites. We service Glen Iris, Camberwell, Malvern, Toorak, Caulfield, Carnegie, Bentleigh, Brighton and surrounding inner east and south-east Melbourne suburbs.
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When you need to call a plumber
Shower draining slowly or water pooling in the recess
We clear the shower drain and check the water runs away freely.
Shower or bathroom floor drain backing up
We clear the floor waste and the pipe below it, and test that it drains.
Bad smell from the shower or floor waste
We remove the build-up causing the smell at the trap and in the pipe.
Basin or bath draining slowly as well
We check whether the blockage is in one fixture or further along the bathroom drain.
Shower that keeps blocking after being cleared
Where it keeps blocking, we inspect the drain by camera and check the shower is not leaking.
Why is my shower draining slowly?
The most common cause is hair and soap scum building up in the shower trap and the pipe below it. Chemical drain cleaners rarely clear a built-up blockage and can damage pipes. If clearing the drain doesn't fix it, if more than one fixture is slow, or if water is pooling and not draining at all, the problem may be further along the drain, or the shower may be leaking. A plumber can inspect the drain and the shower to find the cause.
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At Plumb Melbourne, we do more than fix taps and toilets — we deliver reliable, same-day plumbing with upfront pricing and no surprises. Our licensed team specialises in maintenance, renovations, hot water, and hydronic heating, using only quality products to get it right the first time. Local, professional, and trusted — we’re here when you need us most.