Ive only just found this channel Jem, and it reminded me of our first bungalow in Holywell back in the days of terry towelling nappies, with those bloody awful woven liners. Those buggers would catch on a grain of sand, the number of times my wife would flush them down the toilet and say " I'm sorry love I forgot",when I was up to my neck in sh**e. She did learn eventually when I made her help me. Watching her gag was priceless ! ✌❤ Bob.
If my wife knew I’d been watching these last night and this morning she’d really think I’d lost it….but it’s strangely therapeutic..keep em coming chaps.👍
Had to be a Jem feature. He's the only one who's still got a GoPro. Good advice about not letting your turds harden in the pipes when you go away on holiday. This channel is a fount of useful info. Useful info and poo.
a can I say I love the way that after you do all your job's you always tidy up after yourself like you've just done this job and you clean the drains and you're about to send back to you are a brilliant drain block firm simply the best at Whot you do Julian from Bicester
you were very patient when you found the customers rods & top in the pipes. i worked with a lad who would have given him an earful for not mentioning the rods that he unscrewed & left in the pipes.
Its like the customer wanted to see if you would get the rods out and if you didnt he would say "hey theres rods in there i forgot..lol "..honesty is the best quality of a person i think. Great job guys definitely the best ive seen and jem your a 💎
An elderly pair pops up at the front of the house, slouching, completely soaked in sewage... "we were sitting in me back yard and suddenly it came spraying out like a fountain!"
I said the same thing while the video was running, but in the moment I'd probably do what Jem did without thinking about it. I've done that sort of thing before with dirt and then asked myself why I didn't put it in a bucket right away. It's easy to be an armchair quarterback, backseat driver, armchair general, etc....
This answers my question about whether kitchen paper is OK... I did think it was a bit tough ! Will try and avoid doing this from now on. Typically it only goes down when i've had to clean up pet accidents with it! (Or ran out of proper bog paper in an emergency!)
Oh WOW! So you've tossed paper towels down the toilet? Good Heavens. Just bag it up and toss it outside immediately. "There is no try, only do," Yoda says that. Believe it or not, since my last septic cleanout in 2019, I've barely tossed any toilet paper either. It's very strange, but it all goes into the trash 🗑
@@louisemassie No, not paper towels. Here those are what you call the thick, usually blue paper towels you get in public bathrooms. And those go into the bin. Also, not America.
Right, so sounds like what y'all call a paper towel is what we call an automotive shop towel -- which is blue. A kitchen towel (what we call paper towels) are for kitchen cleanups and go into the trash. Push comes to shove you might use them as toilet paper, but you can't flush them. I suppose the bottom line is that only toilet paper belongs in the toilet. Hopefully, you'll never have a clog again 😎
Loving all the tips you give the client 🤣 Only pee in the downstairs loo, pooing upstairs is ok. what about pooing downstairs if you strain a bit harder to get a bit of speed up?
Yeah, great suggestion! when my mates burst into my place just back from the pub, they don't care about where you poo and pee - they just do it wherever, and often miss the pan. When I complain, they just say 'that's what fellas do'!
Here in Bath, Maine most man holes are in the streets but there are some in the low laying areas in back yards. The sewers are gravity fed to a pump station then pumped to the treatment plant, puddin factory. Some of the man holes are 2 feet deep and some are 50 feet deep. I have never seen private manholes in peoples yards. I've been a carpenter for 46 years and have been in a lot of yards.
Much of the UK housing stock was built well before modern plastics and similar material existed. You couldn't install a preformed plastic inspection chamber as they didn't exist, neither did plastic pipes. Drains were clay pipes and brick chambers were built at junctions. Flexible drain rods didn't really exist either, so drains were laid in straight lines with an inspection chamber at each change of direction so they could be rodded if required.
Ty did a decent job with the camera - even knew to keep the neighbours face out of shot before you told him (Unless there some some nifty editing going on).
I am confused. If all you are doing is pumping air into the pipe why does it keep moving forward instead of backing out. Are some of the nozzels pointed backwards on the head? Also, here in the states I have never seen any 'piping' with open tops. Interesting video.
Ty, you didn't get a shot of the side of your van showing the name of the company at the very end of the video. Lol. Great job Jem, and your protégé Ty.
If you had your hose on a reel with a shut off valve, you'd have better control of the pressure and volume. And fewer misfires, also Drain Addict has a great set up.
Good job,I’m not sure but did you see if there was a manhole where it came into the mains? Always easier and better practice to come upstream to a blockage rather than downstream,wipes and grease can be a bugger,that gravel would of washed downstream a bit as well probably,keep up the good work and banter 😊
😢 awwww. Were you teasing him about putting the tools in the wrong place in the van? I hope that didn't hurt his feelings. Everyone seems to be really friendly and work great as a team so hopefully I just took it wrong lol. Great vid, as usual! 👍🏻 look forward to the next!!!!
Most every toilet today has 2 flush methods, and most people have no idea. Liquid only simple push and release. Solids push and hold to drain the tank fully. Get in that habit and you can eliminate a lot of drain issues.
Trying to figure out why I don't find your Videos as satisfying as other Unclogging Videos. It almost seems like you don't COMPLETELY unclog things. I'll watch more I suppose, just to see if I'm wrong. Thanks.
That one was a brain teaser, the manhole that appeared deeper looked the same depth after. I was sure you were going to find another manhole in the garden somewhere. Great video to end the week with.
@@jetter1jem955 just the thought of trying to clear remnants of waste etc. From them, plus that they probably fall in as you mentioned. What's in your opinion the easiest? Probably concrete/asphalt/cement because it comes right off? Or...?
Now that is what I call a drain cleaning workout. With a stubborn drain like that, I was surprised you did not scope that baby out (I was wonder if there were more Customer cleaning rods in there or 5 lbs of rock kicked in there, blocking the drain..shhhhh....that they never tell you about) .
I was going to ask you about the gravel rock. Recently I have watched 1 or 2 video's (not yours) and the plumbers allowed a ton of stone into them. Never cleaned them up the job was done. We have put people on the Moon, made various types of communications for people and doctors yet they cannot make a freaking quieter generator??? WHY? Someone should design like a border around it. That would allow the look of the stone but keep the stones away from falling in system. Add a small plastic kiddie shovel to help in scooping that mess.
IKR? I would have moved it back about a foot all the way around before beginning. And that tripping hazard between the gravel & grass... yeah, not ideal, but I suppose it would be a good trap for burglars,,,,
All the way from the USA; all I can say is we don't have manholes in our back yards. We have "Y's" in the pipes inside for a blockage; and all of our piping is full round pipe, till you get to the Main under the street or a manhole at the curb at the street. But I'm guessing these constructions are way older? Learned something; that's why I'm here !
Gotta love the safety first vibe he has…ooh wait he said I don’t have my splash mask oh well that’s ok we’ll do it anyway 🤣 and pulling all that crap covered gravel and putting in his yard is so nice of you, I’d be so mad.
Good luck finding blueprints for the 25 percent of U.K. housing stock build by the Victorians. Where do you think such documents would have been stored for a century and a half- if the ever existed at all?
Funny thing is a lot of people watch these vids and dont even know how heavy some of these manhole lids actually are because you throw them about like they are wafer biscuits
Why not take the things you will need on your first trip, that seems like a lot of going back and fourth, you guys always do a great job when you are done.😅
hey, I'm thinking of getting into the drain cleaning business, I just need to purchase a new snake machine and camera. this will be a solo operation for me. load the camera and snake machine in the back of my SUV. what is the cost of a snake machine and camera? I know you guys deal with euros but give me the price and I can convert it to Canadian Funds
Major wipes i bet its full of em you would think that people would use them properly and put them in a can but they just flush and i bet if they had to dig them out it would be a different story its so easy to put it in the trash can thats right beside your hand i bet strange creatures arent we
Never thought I would be watching someone clear sh*t out of drains on a Friday night....... what has happened to my life 😂
😂😂😂
Ive only just found this channel Jem, and it reminded me of our first bungalow in Holywell back in the days of terry towelling nappies, with those bloody awful woven liners. Those buggers would catch on a grain of sand, the number of times my wife would flush them down the toilet and say " I'm sorry love I forgot",when I was up to my neck in sh**e. She did learn eventually when I made her help me. Watching her gag was priceless ! ✌❤ Bob.
Ha thanks for watching Bob 👍😁
Holywell in Wales?
If my wife knew I’d been watching these last night and this morning she’d really think I’d lost it….but it’s strangely therapeutic..keep em coming chaps.👍
New one tonight!
@@TheDrainUnblockers 👍
It's because it reminds you that their are jobs out there that are actually productive
Great job! Jem is always my favourite jetter. I really wish Tye all the best at Uni!
Thanks for watching glad you enjoy 👍👍👍
Judging by how much jetting pipe you were pushing in, then pulling out, I think the blockage was in Dover.
That's a good tip about flushing the pipes through before going on holiday. Wouldn't have occurred to me!
I don't know about angles, I just really appreciate you bringing us along and showing us your great work,
great channel. Thank you!
Thanks glad you enjoy Brian 👍👍
Had to be a Jem feature. He's the only one who's still got a GoPro. Good advice about not letting your turds harden in the pipes when you go away on holiday. This channel is a fount of useful info. Useful info and poo.
Thanks 😊
This is country that eats refried beans, egg salad, blood pudding, and hailbut.
@@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736 Is the halibut good enough for Jehovah?
@@satinbarbi 😲she said again!!!!! 😂
@@satinbarbi"He said it again" "you're only making it worse for yourself"
That were a tricky bugger, Jem. Love the way the customer styled it out when Ty found his lost rods. Brass neck eh?
😁😁😁brill
Good job, Ty - both the camera, and retrieving lost items!
Good video lads! Tye thats you on coffee duty for a week for putting the spanners in the wrong place 😂
LOVE this man’s work ethic and can do attitude.
a can I say I love the way that after you do all your job's you always tidy up after yourself like you've just done this job and you clean the drains and you're about to send back to you are a brilliant drain block firm simply the best at Whot you do Julian from Bicester
Ooh Hi Ty! A new guy. Great job in keeping up with Jem. Will we be seeing more of Ty?
He is off to Uni shortly, but will be back when he can to help out 😀
you were very patient when you found the customers rods & top in the pipes. i worked with a lad who would have given him an earful for not mentioning the rods that he unscrewed & left in the pipes.
Its like the customer wanted to see if you would get the rods out and if you didnt he would say "hey theres rods in there i forgot..lol "..honesty is the best quality of a person i think. Great job guys definitely the best ive seen and jem your a 💎
👍👍👍👍thanks
We need a video of the drain team’s pets! Love to see Jen’s Chihuahua/yorkie mix!!!
We need to see more of Jem.
Great advice for home owners nicely put
Its so cool to discover a ‘new’ channel, so much videos to see
Looks like a nice little house and cute little shed in the corner. I don't like gravel but sometimes its needed if in a low light area.
An elderly pair pops up at the front of the house, slouching, completely soaked in sewage... "we were sitting in me back yard and suddenly it came spraying out like a fountain!"
I love this drain man, very positive. ❤️🙂👍
Most of the time 😁😁
Love the wisdom Jem, thanks!
Good Friday evening to you all from Wellington Somerset
Get the bucket for the dirty gravel first lol 😜
I said the same thing while the video was running, but in the moment I'd probably do what Jem did without thinking about it. I've done that sort of thing before with dirt and then asked myself why I didn't put it in a bucket right away. It's easy to be an armchair quarterback, backseat driver, armchair general, etc....
This answers my question about whether kitchen paper is OK... I did think it was a bit tough ! Will try and avoid doing this from now on. Typically it only goes down when i've had to clean up pet accidents with it! (Or ran out of proper bog paper in an emergency!)
Oh WOW! So you've tossed paper towels down the toilet? Good Heavens. Just bag it up and toss it outside immediately. "There is no try, only do," Yoda says that.
Believe it or not, since my last septic cleanout in 2019, I've barely tossed any toilet paper either. It's very strange, but it all goes into the trash 🗑
@@louisemassie No, not paper towels. Here those are what you call the thick, usually blue paper towels you get in public bathrooms. And those go into the bin.
Also, not America.
Right, so sounds like what y'all call a paper towel is what we call an automotive shop towel -- which is blue.
A kitchen towel (what we call paper towels) are for kitchen cleanups and go into the trash. Push comes to shove you might use them as toilet paper, but you can't flush them.
I suppose the bottom line is that only toilet paper belongs in the toilet. Hopefully, you'll never have a clog again 😎
I’m so impressed by your cleanses
Finally a neat , clean property
Loving all the tips you give the client 🤣 Only pee in the downstairs loo, pooing upstairs is ok. what about pooing downstairs if you strain a bit harder to get a bit of speed up?
Try it out and let’s know 😁😁
Yeah, great suggestion! when my mates burst into my place just back from the pub, they don't care about where you poo and pee - they just do it wherever, and often miss the pan. When I complain, they just say 'that's what fellas do'!
Great job as always. Jager bombs, they sound like a location out of Star Wars. The Jager Bomb System.
Invest in a secondary pressure control hose reel close to site to eliminate walking back and forth..
Or let the kid work the machine
No one minds them putting the camera on you!!🤩
I'm so confused by how plumbing works in the UK, we don't have these kinds of manholes in our backyards here in the U.S.
Here in Bath, Maine most man holes are in the streets but there are some in the low laying areas in back yards. The sewers are gravity fed to a pump station then pumped to the treatment plant, puddin factory. Some of the man holes are 2 feet deep and some are 50 feet deep. I have never seen private manholes in peoples yards. I've been a carpenter for 46 years and have been in a lot of yards.
Much of the UK housing stock was built well before modern plastics and similar material existed. You couldn't install a preformed plastic inspection chamber as they didn't exist, neither did plastic pipes. Drains were clay pipes and brick chambers were built at junctions. Flexible drain rods didn't really exist either, so drains were laid in straight lines with an inspection chamber at each change of direction so they could be rodded if required.
I dream of access like this. If I am lucky there may be a 4" cleanout somewhere, most of the time it involves pulling a toilet and jetting from there.
Good job there even tho it was a stubborn one would you not put the camera down to see if there could be roots or if the pipe has a dip in it
The Sanitation God's did not let that one go easy! Well done!!!!!
Ty did a decent job with the camera - even knew to keep the neighbours face out of shot before you told him (Unless there some some nifty editing going on).
It was a case of nifty editing 😁
I am confused. If all you are doing is pumping air into the pipe why does it keep moving
forward instead of backing out. Are some of the nozzels pointed backwards on the head?
Also, here in the states I have never seen any 'piping' with open tops. Interesting video.
Hi Steve
Not air water 👍
The Jeter is forced water..
Great video
Ty, you didn't get a shot of the side of your van showing the name of the company at the very end of the video. Lol. Great job Jem, and your protégé Ty.
If you had your hose on a reel with a shut off valve, you'd have better control of the pressure and volume. And fewer misfires, also
Drain Addict has a great set up.
YAY Jetter 1 my new favorite Jetter
I wouldn’t mind a £ for every time Jem told Ty to move the gravel away from the manhole. 😂
You guys are actually the best. I'm using you videos as training material for my apprentices
That’s brilliant glad we can help 👍👍👍
Good job,I’m not sure but did you see if there was a manhole where it came into the mains? Always easier and better practice to come upstream to a blockage rather than downstream,wipes and grease can be a bugger,that gravel would of washed downstream a bit as well probably,keep up the good work and banter 😊
Getting old Jem, top job😂
great job, love the Liverpool accent 👍
Ahh the 3 Graces - Beautiful!! That's the Pier Head buildings not you guys..😘
Interesting vid, I learned something, but why do you only wear one gauntlet like Alvin Stardust?
Because if he stuck both arms down the drain he'd fall in head first.
Poop-a-choo….
@@johnturner4400 brilliant
Good job from Malaysia sewerage 👍🤝
Thanks 👍👍👍👍
loved this video as I have a upstairs bath that is slow to drain down ..lol
😢 awwww. Were you teasing him about putting the tools in the wrong place in the van? I hope that didn't hurt his feelings. Everyone seems to be really friendly and work great as a team so hopefully I just took it wrong lol. Great vid, as usual! 👍🏻 look forward to the next!!!!
Just a little humour to brighten the day up 😁😁
The whole team gives as good as they get 👍👍
Well done as always.
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A drain guy told me all the new low flow toilets are a big problem because they don't flush enough water through to carry the solid stuff away.
Most every toilet today has 2 flush methods, and most people have no idea. Liquid only simple push and release. Solids push and hold to drain the tank fully. Get in that habit and you can eliminate a lot of drain issues.
I like how Jem always ends his sentences with "yeah?"
Love the videos guys! Keep them coming. Out of interest what set up do you guys have in the vans jetter wise?
Need more Jem content 😉 eye candy for the ladies 😉
Down a shot everytime he says "Ty", go on, dares ya!
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Trying to figure out why I don't find your Videos as satisfying as other Unclogging Videos. It almost seems like you don't COMPLETELY unclog things. I'll watch more I suppose, just to see if I'm wrong. Thanks.
You need to get a ratty/magpie/croc for all the corn and worms.
We prefer to use a warren! 😁 watch this space.
That one was a brain teaser, the manhole that appeared deeper looked the same depth after. I was sure you were going to find another manhole in the garden somewhere.
Great video to end the week with.
👍👍👍
How long does it take to fill your Walter tank on your van ❤
Jem and Tye getting it done with knowledge and professionalism, always great to see!! 👀🏳️🌈
Thanks Bryan
Keep watching 😁👍👍
@@jetter1jem955Will do, sir! Very nice to hear from you, have a great weekend! 🙂
That was a bit of a head scratcher but you did a great job!!
Gravel seems like such a nightmare to deal with! ugh
It is 👎👎👎
@@jetter1jem955 just the thought of trying to clear remnants of waste etc. From them, plus that they probably fall in as you mentioned. What's in your opinion the easiest? Probably concrete/asphalt/cement because it comes right off? Or...?
Thanks for another great video! Have a great weekend and stay safe and healthy!
Thanks you too!
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top job by jetter one top dog in my book come jetter 2 and 3 catch up guys lol
No chance of being as good as jetter one colin 👌👍😎✌🍻
Get head right in 🤣🤣🤣🤣 jem brilliant funny
Must be relieving on a difficult job to start seeing that water level recede
Here we go ×100.
This reminds me of working with my coworkers. Doing all the work myself
Now that is what I call a drain cleaning workout. With a stubborn drain like that, I was surprised you did not scope that baby out (I was wonder if there were more Customer cleaning rods in there or 5 lbs of rock kicked in there, blocking the drain..shhhhh....that they never tell you about) .
👍👍👍great comment
I've used a knife and a hammer I found in a crawlspace before, I'm not sure if I'd take a spare rod from a sewer xD
I was going to ask you about the gravel rock. Recently I have watched 1 or 2 video's (not yours) and the plumbers allowed a ton of stone into them. Never cleaned them up the job was done.
We have put people on the Moon, made various types of communications for people and doctors yet they cannot make a freaking quieter generator??? WHY?
Someone should design like a border around it. That would allow the look of the stone but keep the stones away from falling in system.
Add a small plastic kiddie shovel to help in scooping that mess.
Why does the hose of the pressure washer pull itself into the pipe? That doesn't make any sense to me 😂
At the nozzle there are jets directing the water to the rear propelling it forward like a mini rocket 🚀
This one was a difficult one to watch!
Very frustrating with all that gravel!
IKR? I would have moved it back about a foot all the way around before beginning.
And that tripping hazard between the gravel & grass... yeah, not ideal, but I suppose it would be a good trap for burglars,,,,
All the way from the USA; all I can say is we don't have manholes in our back yards. We have "Y's" in the pipes inside for a blockage; and all of our piping is full round pipe, till you get to the Main under the street or a manhole at the curb at the street. But I'm guessing these constructions are way older? Learned something; that's why I'm here !
Gotta love the safety first vibe he has…ooh wait he said I don’t have my splash mask oh well that’s ok we’ll do it anyway 🤣 and pulling all that crap covered gravel and putting in his yard is so nice of you, I’d be so mad.
He should've been an honest customer first off and there plumbers not cleaners.
Damn gravel...
Where is this? I can barely understand them! I know English and American is a bit different but dang!
This is a Liverpudlian accent, Liverpool is in England.
@@22Purplemist ah. Liverpool. Thanks. Ì have family in Glasgow so I'm used to that accent. This one is thick! Lol.
@@maddiethomas5892 - Jem's accent isn't but the rest have fairly strong accents
@@22Purplemist Yep. Thanks again.
Southport ?
I'm in Southport Ct, other side of pond
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I'm surprised The remaining Beatles and Flock of Seagulls don't do a concert for these guys. Maybe invite Sir Elton John too.
im surprised plumbers cant access blue prints of plumbing. having to guess the flow direction seem chaotic
It can be sometimes
Thanks for comment 👍
There is a easier way to work it out it’s not difficult, but summit I won’t share 🤭 and saves you time!
Good luck finding blueprints for the 25 percent of U.K. housing stock build by the Victorians. Where do you think such documents would have been stored for a century and a half- if the ever existed at all?
Funny thing is a lot of people watch these vids and dont even know how heavy some of these manhole lids actually are because you throw them about like they are wafer biscuits
😁😁👍
I lived in a 1800 terrace had a blocked drain ...the guys unblocked mine but flooded 2 houses lower down the hill ..Whoops
How many steps a day?
too many! 😅
Brilliant job
Thanks David for watching 👍👍
You can clearly see wipes!
Why not take the things you will need on your first trip, that seems like a lot of going back and fourth, you guys always do a great job when you are done.😅
tyyy
Why wasn’t the 💩 covered gravel put straight in a bucket?! The owner couldn’t have been impressed with the state of the gravel afterwards
hey, I'm thinking of getting into the drain cleaning business, I just need to purchase a new snake machine and camera. this will be a solo operation for me. load the camera and snake machine in the back of my SUV. what is the cost of a snake machine and camera? I know you guys deal with euros but give me the price and I can convert it to Canadian Funds
Oof... Great British pounds in Liverpool... Even before brexit
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good job..
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What does the other guy do?
Looks like these gave you a run for your money,lol! 👍😉
Definitely on this one 👍👍😁
BRASIL 🇧🇷
Major wipes i bet its full of em you would think that people would use them properly and put them in a can but they just flush and i bet if they had to dig them out it would be a different story its so easy to put it in the trash can thats right beside your hand i bet strange creatures arent we
What a twat for not telling you he'd lost his rods down the drain !!!! What did he think they'd just disappear into the sewer !!!!😡😡
"Off to Uni" ....