Blocked drain. Hidden manhole.

Blocked drain. Hidden manhole.
As usual before I accept a job I ask the customer if they are on a shared drain. If they are I advise them,
1. could be a blockage further down the line , basically on a nieghbours property.
2. if it is 1. then the utilities company need to attend.
This customer did not know. So it took a bit of digging around to find out what was going on but as you can see we got to the bottom of it.
Enjoy the video and say hello

[@shanemoran8260]

Thanks for sharing your amazing videos with us all your a credit to us and the community love from Dublin

[@drain-unblocker]

Thank you too!

[@schuey089]

It wasnt the sound of success baby! 😂

[@drain-unblocker]

Nope 🪠

[@tinkeringtaylor3053]

well these things are sent to try us, you give it a good go Tony

[@drain-unblocker]

Yes mate

[@brightstar586]

Don't think I'd buy a property with no inspection chambers. When I go for a walk I'm looking out for them in peoples driveways 😂 Obsessed!

[@drain-unblocker]

Ha ha class that is

[@5Dale65]

And if you'll have one on your property you'll be opening it on regular basis just the check on it. Tony even gave it a name a few videos ago: Drain Spotting 😂 I remember I couldn't stop laughing. It was that one with a very huge manhole, with a size of almost a septic tank ☺

[@Stevethebrickie]

Don't ya just crack up when ya see a stupid little good for nothin sink plunger in the gully at the start of the video 🤣🤣🤣

[@drain-unblocker]

You spotted it lol.

[@Simonsimon-fy3hq]

The state of that benching.

[@drain-unblocker]

So much of it missing (surely it didnt go into main sewer)

[@simontay4851]

What will united utilities do that you couldn't. Its the same drain afterall. They'll just try to jet it from the same manhole like you did, won't they?

[@simontay4851]

Or is there another one down stream in the road?

[@drain-unblocker]

Ok heres the problem with shared drains, this house is at the bottom of 8 shared drains, I rodded into the 3rd house. Its not down to me to k ock on the 3rd house then maybe the 4th 5th and so on. The manhole was not blocked with gravel. The customer was asked if he was on a shared drain at enquiry stage, he said no. If he had said yes he would have been directed to UU. So there I am working in a non customers manhole, I asked if I could rod it and she said yes so we did and it did not clear. I understand what your saying but the blockage was too far away from my customers property for me to carry on.

[@simontay4851]

I bet it is blocked with gravel.

[@drain-unblocker]

Wrong

[@stephenkelly2365]

Inspection chambers, you don't need them till your really need them.

[@paulf2529]

Did you charge the customer?

[@drain-unblocker]

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[@Nick_1072]

Im sure United Utilities will treat it as a priority and be on site in about 4 weeks time......for a initial assesment......job done by July if lucky😢

[@drain-unblocker]

My experience of UU is often same day service, even though they are often pushed, they do respond pretty quickly here mate.

[@Nick_1072]

@@drain-unblocker fair doo's Tony, I live in Stockport and a few years back their was a series burst pipes and UU didnt cover themselves in glory, must have upped their game.🙂

[@drain-unblocker]

@Nick_1072 saying that Nick its just my experience, could be different for others mate

[@completepreservation]

👍👍👍

[@Sandra-dm8rd]

Bummer

[@stevem1081]

If it were me, being that I was already there and charging a service call, I would have cleared it.

[@drain-unblocker]

There is 8 houses on the run and this is the last house.