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Our washing machine is normally full of fibres and dog hairs - does it help stop all this too?

Thanks for the help all, sink is now wonderfully unblocked and runs like a dream. After replacing the trap I damaged I filled the sink, sealed off the overflow pipe with my hand and used a plunger and proper gave it some using muscles I've not worked as hard since I was a teenager There...

Ah I see, so if I twist the pipe up where the attachment is and install a hook I should br good. Thanks makes sense

Thanks, perhaps I'll just wait for the bladder and try that first to flush it through - I've also now got to replace the trap as I managed to put a hole in it with a screwdriver...

Thanks, that's a good idea but the vac I have is too narrow to fit the pipe sadly

I removed the black cover and underneath were 2 bolts which I loosened and then there is a metal ring which is there to lift the cover, I managed to do it successfully for one of the drain covers but the other one is firmly shut and I couldn't budge it, hence the crowbar - might need some sand...

So there doesn't appear to be a pipe coming out the wall, the black one in thr first picture is the drain pipe, there's a inspection cover like the 2nd picture located near to that drain which I can't get the cover off, need a crowbar and nervous about breaking my patio. The 2nd cover I prized...

Ah I see, I don't think it's possible to reroute so it would be from above. I noticed the draining gets a lot worse when the dishwasher runs and it backfill into the sink and causes gurgling noises too The dishwasher is probably also full with food scraps etc. Although I pulled the filter and...

Thanks, I'm confused - dishwasher hose is the dark grey hose on the right which is higher than the discharge point which is the pipe that meets the trap at the bottom? It could well be that the pipe is slightly uphill or level so I guess I could look at adjusting it downward Sorry yes sink...

Thanks, I've added one of these water bladders from amazon to fit to a garden hose to blast the waste pipe with - do you think this will sort it?

Just returned from holiday to find our kitchen sink completely blocked - it was having drainage issues before we went but our house sitter reported it was blocked the hole week since we were away We've tried boiling water and plunging - it clears the water in the sink temporaroly but the sink...

Thanks, I ended up stuffing a dishcloth into the overfill and had a go with the plunger a bit and it seems to have improved the drainage a fair bit but it's clear there's bad gaps in the seal as the pressure was forcing a lot of water out the washer so now just waiting for the replacement one to...

Thanks how do I plug the washing machine and dishwasher connections? Do I take off the pipes and is there some kind of screw caps or plugs you can but to go over the connections?

The neighbours mentioned they had sink drainage issues recently, I wonder if it's something further down the pipes - we have an access hatch in our garden. Do you think it would be worth taking a look? The sink makes a gurgking noise when it clears a lot of water so maybe there's air trapped or...

Thanks that's the one I was thinking of too I did clean the u-bend too and ran thr tap when it was back together and gave it a plunge too but still slow to drain