Hi - (apologies if there have been one or two posts similar if not identical to this topic along the lines - I've had a quick look back through the last few pages but nothing jumped out.)
Noticed blocked drain this morning - this is fed by the soil pipe from upstairs; the gutter pipe on the roof; the bath water pipe and the kitchen sink pipe. Bit of a messy job I'm afraid. I'd spent a good half hour cupping out the water (once was water, now something pretty pungent) until I could see the pipe above the drain bowl. This pipe I presume feeds onto another pipe which is fed also by the soil pipe. I've plunged the drain (with plunger and towel strapped around a mop) which looked like it was doing something but clearly wasn't. Poked around the pipe with a bit of wood (hand down the drain and through the pipe) - again nothing. Nipped out this evening to DIY store and picked up some One Shot Drain Clearer - poured this (gently!!!) into drain and waited...flushed chain and hoped for best...drain still blocked (and full of water since flush).
I'd attempted to undo the screws holding the - excuse me here - oval box on the bottom of the soil/drain pipe so I could perhaps open this up and try and unblock from there...unfortunately the screws were pretty stuck in their ways and wouldn't undo - one of them snapped off and the box is slightly damaged now (will have to replace as liquid can just about seep through - that's another job though
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The only other thing I can think of is to purchase one of those screw wires and see if that works??? Otherwise it's case of smashing up the tarmac path...and thats' a pretty big job for me to do.
Any pointers/suggestions will be greatly appreciated - if I've left anything out then please let me know.
Regards.
Noticed blocked drain this morning - this is fed by the soil pipe from upstairs; the gutter pipe on the roof; the bath water pipe and the kitchen sink pipe. Bit of a messy job I'm afraid. I'd spent a good half hour cupping out the water (once was water, now something pretty pungent) until I could see the pipe above the drain bowl. This pipe I presume feeds onto another pipe which is fed also by the soil pipe. I've plunged the drain (with plunger and towel strapped around a mop) which looked like it was doing something but clearly wasn't. Poked around the pipe with a bit of wood (hand down the drain and through the pipe) - again nothing. Nipped out this evening to DIY store and picked up some One Shot Drain Clearer - poured this (gently!!!) into drain and waited...flushed chain and hoped for best...drain still blocked (and full of water since flush).
I'd attempted to undo the screws holding the - excuse me here - oval box on the bottom of the soil/drain pipe so I could perhaps open this up and try and unblock from there...unfortunately the screws were pretty stuck in their ways and wouldn't undo - one of them snapped off and the box is slightly damaged now (will have to replace as liquid can just about seep through - that's another job though
)The only other thing I can think of is to purchase one of those screw wires and see if that works??? Otherwise it's case of smashing up the tarmac path...and thats' a pretty big job for me to do.
Any pointers/suggestions will be greatly appreciated - if I've left anything out then please let me know.
Regards.
