Hi. Here is my situation. Where I say 'I have' I mean my other half has! I have attached (I hope) a drawn diagram.
The outside gully is blocked. It is draining, but slowly.
I have scooped out all the water and removed all the debris. It only seems to have one hole, near the top, as in my diagram. I thought the hole would be to the left (as I look at the diagram), but it is at the front (purple blob). It must turn left at some point though.
I cannot get my hands or a rod into this hole but have tried a hosepipe which caused it to fill up but did eventually drain away. This doesn’t seem to be the traditional "get your hands down and round the u-bend type" that I have read about.
I have rodded from inspection hatch (a) to inspection hatch (b) along pipe (1) and it was completely clear.
I have rodded from inspection hatch (b) along pipe (2) in the direction indicated. It ended at some point, whether a blockage or just the “end of the road”. I did free some oily black sludge.
When I put the hosepipe down the front drive drainage channel (c) it fills up the gully but does seem to drain through pipe (1) slowly.
I think the whole thing seems to drain through pipe (1) but it is difficult to tell as everything is going so slowly.
So...
1. Can anyone advise me what’s happening between the gully and front drive drainage channel (where I’ve put the question mark).
2. What is the purpose of pipe (2)?
3. What should I do next? Should I be considering using my pressure washer through the hole out of the gulley or should I now be paying a professional?
Thank you very much.
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The outside gully is blocked. It is draining, but slowly.
I have scooped out all the water and removed all the debris. It only seems to have one hole, near the top, as in my diagram. I thought the hole would be to the left (as I look at the diagram), but it is at the front (purple blob). It must turn left at some point though.
I cannot get my hands or a rod into this hole but have tried a hosepipe which caused it to fill up but did eventually drain away. This doesn’t seem to be the traditional "get your hands down and round the u-bend type" that I have read about.
I have rodded from inspection hatch (a) to inspection hatch (b) along pipe (1) and it was completely clear.
I have rodded from inspection hatch (b) along pipe (2) in the direction indicated. It ended at some point, whether a blockage or just the “end of the road”. I did free some oily black sludge.
When I put the hosepipe down the front drive drainage channel (c) it fills up the gully but does seem to drain through pipe (1) slowly.
I think the whole thing seems to drain through pipe (1) but it is difficult to tell as everything is going so slowly.
So...
1. Can anyone advise me what’s happening between the gully and front drive drainage channel (where I’ve put the question mark).
2. What is the purpose of pipe (2)?
3. What should I do next? Should I be considering using my pressure washer through the hole out of the gulley or should I now be paying a professional?
Thank you very much.
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