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by Donskiboy
Tue Apr 14, 2020 4:27 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: Removing Compacted Roots From Rain Drainage
Replies: 4
Views: 1829

Re: Removing Compacted Roots From Rain Drainage

Assuming as the rainwater is not going down the sewer that it runs into a soakaway, so hopefully I'll get some money back from Southern Water.
by Donskiboy
Tue Apr 14, 2020 3:21 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: Removing Compacted Roots From Rain Drainage
Replies: 4
Views: 1829

Re: Removing Compacted Roots From Rain Drainage

Managed to clear the blockage with a 6ft length of plastic curtain rail.
by Donskiboy
Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:22 am
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: Removing Compacted Roots From Rain Drainage
Replies: 4
Views: 1829

Re: Removing Compacted Roots From Rain Drainage

That would be my last resort as it's in concrete.
by Donskiboy
Mon Apr 13, 2020 5:38 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: Removing Compacted Roots From Rain Drainage
Replies: 4
Views: 1829

Removing Compacted Roots From Rain Drainage

I have a 1960's bungalow which has a slope in the back garden. The rear enclosed ground drain from the roof gutter down pipe is blocked as before I owned the property someone decided to put a brick flower bed next to the drain, the roots from the bed have blocked the drain. I've been trying to unblo...
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