Blocked Showers

Showers become blocked for many reasons — just think about all the waste we wash down them. Some of the everyday causes of blocked showers are:

• Hair Hair is probably the most common cause of a blocked shower. When you shower, you shed lots of hair. This gets washed straight down into the plughole, where it catches on the pipe walls, and on the soap residue that inevitably coats the pipes over time. Once there, it creates a tangled clog that becomes a trap for other hair and debris being washed down, and quickly leads to a fully blocked shower drain. This build up can often be prevented or solved at home, simply by removing the hair build up by hand. However, if left untreated for too long, the clog can be pushed further into the system where it is too difficult to reach and requires professional assistance. Once it gets to this point, the blockage can potentially cause more severe damage to the whole plumbing system, and needs prompt attention.
• Shaving The impact shaving has on blocked showers is two-fold. The soap run off from the shaving gel coats the pipe walls and causes build up, constricting water flow and leading to blockages. And of course, all that hair getting washed down the drain gets caught in the soap build up, increasing the blockage still further.