Hi,
Basically i've got a blocked drain and no access to it to give it a good rodding. I can put 2 buckets of water down the trapped gulley and get nothing back up. A 3rd causes the water level in the trap to rise and flood - the system backs up on itself. If I leave the drain 20 mins the water does clear away, but 2 buckets of water every 20 mins is not ideal when emptying the bath. chemicals/ boiling water haven't worked. Heres the details:
House is 1890 end terrace, main drain runs down the back alley parallel to the houses. My drainage is all at the back of the house. Soil pipe from 1st floor runs vertically down back of house and 8" underground. here there is an elbow joint, followed by a T, where a trapped gulley providing the kitchen waste water joins the fun. The drain then runs at a right angle to the house, under my garden path to the back alley. I can't actually see where the pipe runs under the back alley, but it meets the main drain at its begining, i can see a nice collection of waste where my pipe exits when lifting the manhole cover in the alley. I've done a little diagram in paint - not sure how to attach?
The odd thing with the main drain is that the waste meets it at drain floor level, theres quite a collection of stuff where the pipe exits into the drain.
From what i've read, i should have some access to the drain on my property, an access point, manhole cover, or something. problem is i havent, i've dug up the pipe at several points and no cover. i've only lived in the house 6 months, so spoke to the previous owner, she laid the path that sits ontop of the drain and has never come across a cover. My neighbours cover is plain to see, just by his back gate, but i dont appear to have one by mine!
My question is, how do I access the pipe to clear the blockage? I'm starting to think making my own access to the pipe and then patching it back up may be a possibility. Getting an expert would be nice, but I cant afford the £55 per half hour + vat + £25 per half hour if i need a jet washer.
HELP!
Basically i've got a blocked drain and no access to it to give it a good rodding. I can put 2 buckets of water down the trapped gulley and get nothing back up. A 3rd causes the water level in the trap to rise and flood - the system backs up on itself. If I leave the drain 20 mins the water does clear away, but 2 buckets of water every 20 mins is not ideal when emptying the bath. chemicals/ boiling water haven't worked. Heres the details:
House is 1890 end terrace, main drain runs down the back alley parallel to the houses. My drainage is all at the back of the house. Soil pipe from 1st floor runs vertically down back of house and 8" underground. here there is an elbow joint, followed by a T, where a trapped gulley providing the kitchen waste water joins the fun. The drain then runs at a right angle to the house, under my garden path to the back alley. I can't actually see where the pipe runs under the back alley, but it meets the main drain at its begining, i can see a nice collection of waste where my pipe exits when lifting the manhole cover in the alley. I've done a little diagram in paint - not sure how to attach?
The odd thing with the main drain is that the waste meets it at drain floor level, theres quite a collection of stuff where the pipe exits into the drain.
From what i've read, i should have some access to the drain on my property, an access point, manhole cover, or something. problem is i havent, i've dug up the pipe at several points and no cover. i've only lived in the house 6 months, so spoke to the previous owner, she laid the path that sits ontop of the drain and has never come across a cover. My neighbours cover is plain to see, just by his back gate, but i dont appear to have one by mine!
My question is, how do I access the pipe to clear the blockage? I'm starting to think making my own access to the pipe and then patching it back up may be a possibility. Getting an expert would be nice, but I cant afford the £55 per half hour + vat + £25 per half hour if i need a jet washer.
HELP!
