when i moved into my home my drain was ok for the first few days but after a while the drain started to overflow and began to smell,i emptied the drain out and put my hand in the pipe and i pulled out alot of white stuff which my partner said looked like tile adhesive. for a while the water drained but now its gone bk to being blocked.. any advice would be great
blocked drain
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Is this a gulley, taking waste from a kitchen drain? (You said you could get your hand in the pipe.)
It sounds like a typical emulsion of grease, detergent and other crud. You need to dig out as much as possible, poke a way through the rest of it with a drain snake, and only when the drain begins to flow properly, use caustic soda to clean the drain.
In my opinion, it's a waste of time putting chemicals in a drain while it is blocked, because you're likely to end up with a drain full of nasty chemicals which is still blocked.
It sounds like a typical emulsion of grease, detergent and other crud. You need to dig out as much as possible, poke a way through the rest of it with a drain snake, and only when the drain begins to flow properly, use caustic soda to clean the drain.
In my opinion, it's a waste of time putting chemicals in a drain while it is blocked, because you're likely to end up with a drain full of nasty chemicals which is still blocked.
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