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The banks are the worst, tried but you wouldn't believe the excuses they come up with ,data protection act is the best one. Still trying with them, but thanks for the suggestion.

A month ago HM Revenue and Customs wrote to my wife saying she may due to an increase in her state pension has she never claimed for the credits whilst she was caring for our late son who passed a way after a long illness in 2008. She never claimed for the allowance which she was due and that’s...

Where did I say that?

Just thought I would show what I was up against by the attached pics.Cloakroom is to right of bay and kitchen is in middle. It was blocked solid to the right of bay and took some shifting with cables wires etc. Apart from that it was doddle and rubber grommet is hardly noticeable.

Insert 1.5 metre rod through the hole and clear in both directions. No more holes were needed. It worked perfectly.

All I intend to do is drill small hole in an existing plastic pipe and put a rubber plug in the hole. What's odd about that.

Bit reluctant to be honest, thinking of the wildlife and that sort of stuff.

Tried it, didn't work.I seem to recall same thing happened a few years ago and wet vac sucked it out then. Not this time though, probably a touch of flu

Possible, but unlikely, hole in pipe slightly smaller than rubber bung?

After many kettles of boiling water down the kitchen waste there is no improvement in the cloakroom drain. Clearly the build up in the blockage is on the side of the junction where it meets the cloakroom waste. The other side which goes to the open drain is cleared naturally by the more used...

I totally agree with you and I have have put loads of boiling water down the waste. On reflection I have been putting the boiling water down the cloakroom waste, when maybe it should be down the kitchen waste. I will try again and let you know the outcome.

I did consider that ,but how do I get a section of pipe in that is longer than what I have removed, when there is no give in the existing pipe because of internal and external angles.

The pipe in question is only taking water from a small cloakroom handbasin, so the waste pipe, unblocked will never get completely full to the top.

Just remeasured , it's 50 mm dia, is that ok? I think I may have found a simple solution to my particular problem. I intend to drill a 20 mm hole on the top of the waste pipe half way along which will allow me to rod in both directions. If this is successful I will then seal the hole with a...

Tried with Karcher.

I think it's inch and a quarter, I'll check tomorrow when it's light and attach some pics

Thanks, is there a special coupling I should be asking for?

It will drain the full cloakroom sink if left for half an hour, but if you let it empty and then immediately try and empty another full sink it backs right up. I suspect this is the full amount in the drain pipe.

The cloakroom sink drain which is blocked goes round 4 corners and meets the kitchen sink drain half way along. Kitchen sink drain empties without any problem. I have tried everything, rodded, but can only get about 3 meters due to various bends, boiling water , high pressure jetting, all to no...

But how does it happen? We have stalagmites and stalactites which is understandable, but these! They have no name, anybody any idea. I think upcicles sounds right.