When your toilet blocks it is a natural instinct to panic just hope the problem goes away on its own. When you flush the toilet the ball filled with foul water and it just sits there. It may slowly drain away but the blockage still remains, and after a second flush it backs and fills again. If you feel that this kind of job is just too much, you could always leave it for a professional to fix. Abbey Wood Plumbers are experienced in this field.

There really is no magic and this is a matter of using a plunger to create the pressure needed to dislodge the blockage. So what will it take?

1). Obtain a drainage rod, this should have a thread on one end onto this, screw a 150 mm (6 inch) drain plunger which is available from most plumbing merchants.
2). You must ensure that however disgusting, the water is in the WC bowl.
3). Push the plunger back and forth down inside the pan and back towards the trap.

With any luck the problem will be cured. Plunging can be very effective. Toilets that remain blocked after the plunger has been used could have a blockage further along the pipe caused by air simply getting in through the open vent pipe at the top of the drained relieving the partial vacuum you are trying to create. This type of blockage further along the drainpipe may also affect many other appliances in your home such as sinks and baths and may put them out of action causing a much more convenience than normal. This is where the expertise of a professional plumbing service will come into its own. A skilled tradesmen like a Thamesmead Plumber can find and rectify such problems.