The inspection chamber nearest the sewer has been blocked twice recently.It is about 6ft deep and has two openings at the bottom. The higher of the two I am able to rod but the lower one which is level with the drain I cannot.Can anyone explain please the function of both these eyelets.My drain just serves our house which was built in 1955.
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its called an interceptor and the bit you can clear is called a rodding eye.
the bottom hole is a trap to prevent debris going into main drain, and is supposed to stop vermin coming up from main drain, but they can swim so it dont work
the trap has a tendancy to crack and the water leak undermines it and it the collapses.
the bottom hole is a trap to prevent debris going into main drain, and is supposed to stop vermin coming up from main drain, but they can swim so it dont work
the trap has a tendancy to crack and the water leak undermines it and it the collapses.
corgiman said:
Thanks corgiman. Should I be able to rod the trap you mention or are blockages just cleared by rodding the Rodding Eye?
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