Outside Drain Rodding & Responsibility Advice.

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Hey Folks,

Im hoping someone can advise here, Ive noticed that my loo hasnt been flushing so well recently and after using some one shot cleaner, and seeing no difference, I started to investigate a little further.

I lifted the metal plate at the side of the house, and that was filled with water, so it seemed that the big pipe going to the street was blocked. So armed with some rods, I rodded away to no avail, length of the rods extended to the road.

Long story short, I used the claw on the end of the rod, and I did fish some debris out, but having rodded to the road, I hasnt made a difference. Who looks after drains, and where does a house owners responsibility start and end?

I live on a main road, if that makes any difference?
 
House owners responsibility ends where your private drain connects to the main drain, in your case in the road.

Your Water authority responsibility for blocked public drains I believe, phone number will on their web site.
 
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Just had another session of rodding and my property is defintely blockage free. Time to call Severn trent.

This has not been a fun day, yuk!
 
How do these rods go round corners? Got a Blockage between the house and manhole in the garden. Somewhere between the two there must be a 90° angle
 
Ooh Severn Trent, you might be in luck. We are under ST Water, and got a letter last year to say that they were taking responsibility (something to do with Yorkshire Water too) for shared drains. If I remember correctly if your drain is shared with someone else on your boundary then ST will fix it. If the drain is yours alone, under your property then its still your responsibility to fix it.

Last year we had blocked drains that was shared with the neighbours, but was before the date ST was taking over shared drains :(

We phoned our insurance company to say we had a blocked drain and wanted to know where we stood with fixing it. You need to contact yours to find out what your covered for. We had them come out for an inspection (ended up being 'Lanes for Drains'), and I stressed that I wanted to know exactly when any sort of work was going to cost me. I just wanted a quote etc.. But in them getting the cameras out and rodding it down the drain, the drain got cleared because thankfully they hadnt collapsed they where just clogged with non disposable face wipes! From next door! I made an effort to be in and chat to the guys doing the work, being very friendly (goes without saying) and all went well :)

Mick
 
al4x said:
How do these rods go round corners? Got a Blockage between the house and manhole in the garden. Somewhere between the two there must be a 90° angle
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The most severe bends are usually 87.5 degrees, had similar problem with a blockage in a pipe, ended up digging down 4' to the pipe, some idiot had used a brick to support the pitch fibre pipe, which then compressed due to the weight of soil on top.:(
 
from the look of the rods to me they wont make a near 90 degree bend (looking like tent poles)
what i thought was using a stiff hose pipe?
last think i want to do is break a rod in there!
 
Should not be a 90% bend in any drain pipework(obviously someone may have bodged the install)should be a manhole/access cover where it changes,you sure there is not one?
 
Inside your property line = Yours

Outside = Theirs

or that is generally the done thing with water companies

If one shot didn't clear it then **** knows what is down there, that stuff could clear a dead body from the sewer below.
 
Can you just not arrange for everyone on the street to have a phall curry on the same night?
 
pitchfork said:
Inside your property line = Yours

Outside = Theirs

or that is generally the done thing with water companies

If one shot didn't clear it then **** knows what is down there, that stuff could clear a dead body from the sewer below.
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One shot wont do jack on a sewer pipe unless you pour gallons down it! One shot is just for toilet and sink blockages.

I had Severn trent out yesterday and all was clear within 15 minutes, they just shoved a high pressure pipe down it and jobs a goodun.

Bubo, last thing we want is load phal aftereffects flying about in a blocked drain!
 
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