Drain cleaning to pipeline rehab.
Seven services covered by one phone call. Every job is CCTV-verified — you see the work that was done.
Three steps. No surprises.
Free quote
Call, WhatsApp, or use the form. We'll come out, look at the problem, and give you a fixed-price quote on the spot. No call-out fee.
Same-day visit
Once you say go, we get to work. Most blockages are cleared the same day — the same rate, seven days a week.
CCTV-verified
We send a camera through the line and walk you through what you're seeing. You get a record of the work that was done.
Forty-eight years of getting it right.
Roto Rooter started in Iowa in 1935. We've been clearing South African drains since 1976. Same trade, same craft, just sharper tools.
- 1935Roto Rooter is born
Samuel Oscar Blanc invents the first electric drain-cleaning machine in Iowa, USA — a coiled cable that snakes through pipes, cuts roots, and clears blockages without digging. The brand is born.
- 1976South African branch established
Roto Rooter opens in South Africa, bringing world-class drain-cleaning equipment and methodology to a market that hasn't seen anything like it.
- 2020New management
A renewed leadership team takes over with a focus on service quality, fixed-price honesty, and same-day response. Investment in fleet, training, and accreditation accelerates.
- 2021CCTV in every van
Every Roto Rooter vehicle is fitted with a CCTV inspection unit. From now on, every job is verified on camera — clients can see exactly what was done.
- Today48 years strong
Two cities, seven days a week, fixed-price service, IOPSA + PIRB accredited technicians. South Africa's drain experts — and we still answer the phone ourselves.
Two cities. One number that gets answered.
Joburg and Cape Town call centres are open seven days a week. Same rate every day.
Johannesburg
- Johannesburg
- Sandton
- Midrand
- Edenvale
- Kempton Park
- Ekurhuleni
- Tshwane / Pretoria
- Roodepoort
- Randburg
Cape Town
- Cape Town CBD
- Northern Suburbs
- Southern Suburbs
- Atlantic Seaboard
- Bellville
- Durbanville
- Stellenbosch
- Somerset West