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Average response
~90 minutes
Same-day
Service
Drain cleaning Adelaide, done right
Adelaide's specialist drain cleaning service — one job, done well
We're not a general plumber doing drains on the side. PrimeDrain Co is built around one thing — professional drain cleaning in Adelaide, delivered quickly, cleanly and at a fair price. That focus means better equipment, faster results and a team that's seen every kind of Adelaide drain problem, from coastal stormwater grit to old inner-suburb tree roots.
24/7
Emergency response
All
Adelaide metro covered
100%
Drain-only focus
$0
Call-out fee
Our Services
Complete drain cleaning services in Adelaide
From blocked drains to CCTV inspections and hydro jet cleaning — whatever your drain needs, our Adelaide drain cleaning team has the right tool, technique and experience.
Common drain problems
If you're seeing any of these — call us
Drain problems usually start small and get worse fast. Catching them early saves money and prevents property damage.
Blocked toilet or drain
Slow flushing, gurgling pipes or water backing up in the toilet bowl across Adelaide homes — usually wipes, paper build-up or a deeper main-line blockage that needs proper jet clearing, not another plunge.
Slow-draining sink or shower
Hair, soap scum, food waste, kitchen grease and toothpaste build-up gradually narrowing the inside of your pipes — left alone it becomes a full blockage and an overflow under the cabinets within weeks.
Smelly drains
Persistent bad odours from sinks, floor wastes or outdoor gullies signal trapped waste, a dry trap, a vent issue or a partial blockage sitting in the line — easy to identify with a quick CCTV check.
Overflowing outdoor drain
Stormwater pits, downpipes and gully traps overflowing during heavy Adelaide winter rain — silt, leaves and sand from coastal suburbs are the usual culprits, all clearable with a vacuum and jet combo.
Sewer backup
Wastewater coming back up through floor drains, showers or yard gullies across multiple fixtures — a serious main-line sewer blockage that needs same-day clearing, sanitisation and a CCTV root-cause check.
Recurring blockages
If the same drain blocks again and again every few months, tree-root intrusion, a pipe belly, joint failure or partial collapse is the underlying cause — clearing alone won't fix it, you need a proper diagnosis.
Drain emergency in Adelaide? We answer 24/7.
Call (08) 0000 0000
Built for
Tough jobs
Modern equipment, sharp diagnostics
High-pressure hydro jetters
Cuts cleanly through congealed grease, hardened scale, accumulated sludge and dense root mats — scouring the full pipe diameter back to like-new condition rather than just punching a small hole through the blockage.
CCTV drain inspection cameras
Live in-pipe video footage finds the actual cause and pinpoints it to the metre — roots, cracks, bellies, collapses or foreign objects — so any repair is targeted, not exploratory.
Electric eels & cable machines
Fast, controlled clearing for indoor fixtures, toilets and shorter runs where a full hydro-jet would be overkill — multiple cutter heads to match the specific blockage type.
Pipe locators & sondes
Pinpoint blockages, fractures and damage to the centimetre and mark them on the surface in spray paint — no digging up the yard, no jackhammering paving, no exploratory excavations.
Workmanship
Guaranteed
Adelaide's specialist drain cleaning company
Drain-cleaning focus
We don't split our attention across hot water systems, taps, gas or general maintenance plumbing — drains, sewers and stormwater are all we do, every single day across Adelaide.
Modern equipment
CCTV inspection cameras, electric eels, pipe locators, root cutters, vacuum tankers and high-pressure hydro-jet trucks — the right tool deployed for the right drain every time.
Upfront pricing
Fixed, agreed all-inclusive prices given in writing before we start work — no hourly rate surprises, no scope creep, no after-the-fact add-ons appearing on your invoice.
Local Adelaide team
We know the suburbs, the reactive clay soils, the heritage tree species causing root issues and the older galvanised and earthenware clay pipe stock under every era of Adelaide home.
Our Process
Simple, fast, transparent
Call or request a quote
Reach us 24/7 on the Adelaide drain line — we confirm your suburb, scope the symptoms, give an upfront price range and book a same-day attendance window that suits you.
Same-day arrival
Your local drain technician arrives in a fully equipped van across the Adelaide metro area within a couple of hours — jet, eel, CCTV camera, locator and common parts all on board for a one-visit fix.
Diagnose & clear
We inspect with CCTV camera footage where useful to find the real cause, then clear with the right tool — electric eel for indoor fixtures, hydro-jet for grease and roots, vacuum for stormwater silt.
Confirm & advise
We flow-test the drain, walk you through what we found in plain language, supply CCTV footage and a written report, and give honest advice on whether further preventative work is genuinely worth doing.
- Adelaide service areas
Local drain crews across every Adelaide suburb
Tap a pin to see the suburbs we cover, the drains we know best, and the local quirks our crews plan around — from CBD heritage clay to coastal salt-corroded stormwater.
Adelaide CBD
5 suburbs covered
North Adelaide & Prospect
6 suburbs covered
Salisbury
6 suburbs covered
Mawson Lakes
5 suburbs covered
Modbury & Tea Tree Gully
7 suburbs covered
Port Adelaide & Semaphore
7 suburbs covered
West Lakes & Henley
6 suburbs covered
Glenelg & Brighton
6 suburbs covered
Marion & Oaklands Park
6 suburbs covered
Unley & Mitcham
7 suburbs covered
Norwood & Burnside
7 suburbs covered
Morphett Vale & Reynella
6 suburbs covered
Why Adelaide trusts us
A decade of Adelaide drains — credentials you can verify
We're a local, family-run drain crew — licensed, insured, reviewed by hundreds of Adelaide households. Here's what stands behind the work.
10+
Years on Adelaide drains
Over a decade clearing blocked drains, sewers and stormwater across every metro suburb — from heritage Port Adelaide cottages with original galvanised waste lines to brand-new Mawson Lakes townhouses and inner-east bluestone bungalows.
Lic.
Licensed & fully insured
Public liability cover to $20M, full SA-licensed plumbing oversight on every job and all work performed strictly to AS/NZS 3500 plumbing standards — current certificates and SWMS available for strata, commercial and insurance audits.
Local
Adelaide-based crew
Family-run, locally owned, locally trained — real Adelaide drain technicians in branded vans who live in the same suburbs they work in, not a national call centre routing your job through interstate subcontractors at a markup.
5★
Rated by locals
Hundreds of verified 5-star Google reviews from Adelaide homeowners, property managers, body corporates, café operators and real estate agents — happy to share specific case studies on request before you book.
5-star rated by Adelaide locals
"Called PrimeDrain at 9pm with a backed-up toilet in our Norwood rental — Sam was onsite within the hour, cleared the line, ran a CCTV check, and emailed the property manager direct. Fixed price, no fuss." — Erin H., Norwood
10+
Years
20k+
Drains cleared
24/7
On call
Working drains in the streets you know
Café grease traps off Norwood Parade, heritage clay near Adelaide Oval, villa root cuts in Unley, stormwater pits at Henley Square — if it's a drain in metro Adelaide, we've probably been on that street this month.
Norwood
The Parade
Café grease-trap hydro-jetted at 6am, trade-waste line scoured back to the main, kitchen back trading by lunch with a written CCTV report sent to the venue manager.
Glenelg
Jetty Road
Salt-corroded stormwater pit excavated and relined with no-dig liner, new sand-trap grate fitted — winter-ready before the next onshore front rolls in.
Salisbury
Para Hills
Recurring kitchen blockage CCTV-traced to a root-cracked clay junction under the driveway, hydro-jetted clean then sectionally relined — no concrete cut, fix locked for 50 years.
Mawson Lakes
Lakeside townhouses
Strata stack blockage unblocked overnight from the rooftop access, three apartments back online by 7am with no internal disruption and a body-corp invoice the same morning.
Henley Beach
Henley Square
Wind-driven sand and shell cleared from a beachfront outdoor drain, line vacuumed back to the boundary and a proper stainless sand-trap grate fitted to stop the next blockage.
Adelaide CBD
Adelaide Oval precinct
1900s salt-glazed clay sewer hydro-jetted and CCTV-checked ahead of a function weekend, two collapsed joints flagged and patch-relined in the same visit — no street dig.
Modbury
Tea Tree Plaza area
Foothills gum-root mass cut from a side lateral, line jetted clean and relined inside the pipe — backyard lawn, retaining wall and the gum tree all left untouched.
Port Adelaide
Semaphore foreshore
Silted stormwater pit vacuumed out and downpipe connections cleared on a low-set cottage, reflux valve installed so the next onshore winter front can't push back up under the slab.
Who we help
Trusted by Adelaide property owners and managers
What Adelaide locals say
Real feedback from real jobs
"Called at 9pm with an overflowing drain. Tech arrived inside 90 minutes, cleared it cleanly and showed me the CCTV footage. Fixed price up front."
Sarah M.
Glenelg, Adelaide
"Recurring blockage every winter — turned out to be tree roots. They jetted, cut the roots and quoted relining. No upsell pressure, just facts."
David R.
Modbury, Adelaide
"Booked a same-day quote for a slow shower drain. In and out in under an hour, and they walked me through what was causing it. Genuinely friendly team."
Priya K.
Mawson Lakes, Adelaide
Drain cleaning Adelaide — your questions answered
Straight answers from our local drain crew — no fine print, no sales fluff.
How much does drain cleaning in Adelaide cost?
Drain cleaning Adelaide pricing depends on the type of blockage, drain access and equipment needed. A standard blocked drain clear typically starts from a fixed call-out fee plus the service. We give you an upfront, all-inclusive quote before any work starts — no hidden fees.
How fast can you attend a blocked drain?
For emergency blocked drains across the Adelaide metro area we aim for same-day response, usually within a couple of hours. Call us on (08) 0000 0000 and we'll dispatch the closest available technician.
Do you offer 24/7 emergency drain cleaning?
Yes. Drain emergencies don't keep business hours, so neither do we. We're available 24/7 across Adelaide for overflowing toilets, sewer backups, burst stormwater drains and any other urgent blockage.
Do you use CCTV drain cameras?
Yes — we use CCTV drain inspection cameras to find the exact location and cause of recurring or hard-to-clear blockages. This avoids guesswork and means we only fix what actually needs fixing.
Is hydro jet drain cleaning safe for older Adelaide pipes?
When used correctly, hydro jet drain cleaning is safe for most pipe types. We adjust pressure based on pipe material and condition, and use CCTV to confirm pipe integrity before jetting older drain lines.
Which Adelaide suburbs do you service?
We service the whole Adelaide metropolitan area — from the CBD and inner suburbs out to Salisbury, Mawson Lakes, Modbury, Port Adelaide, Glenelg, Marion, Morphett Vale and everywhere in between.
Do you handle blocked drains caused by tree roots?
Yes — tree roots are one of the most common causes of recurring blockages in older Adelaide suburbs. We cut roots with a high-pressure jetter or root-cutting head, inspect with CCTV, and recommend pipe relining where the damage is structural.
What happens if a drain overflows at my property?
Stop using sinks, showers and toilets to prevent more water entering the system, then call us straight away on (08) 0000 0000. We attend 24/7 across Adelaide, contain the spill, locate the blockage and clear it — most overflows are resolved the same visit.
Get a fast, fixed-price quote
- · Response within business hours, often within 1 hour
- · $0 call-out fee · Fixed quote before work starts
- · Pensioner & Seniors Card discount available