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macc189

Sorted!! pipe was blocked at the junction on the soil pipe. Bought one of those bendy 15ft rods with a spring on the end and put that down, when I hit what I thought was the back of the soil pipe I kept going at it for a while until "thump", something gave way and i travelled all the way d...

macc189

ok, today i capped off the pipe that led from the shower to the sink so that the only way water could travel from the sink would be to the soil pipe. Filled up the sink and pulled the plug out, the water drained away VERY slowly which makes me think that maybe the soil pipe is blocked, trouble is it...

macc189

ok, tried caustic soda to no avail, i really dont think theres a blockage, ive tried nearly everything now, just cant understand why one day it was ok the next it went like this.

macc189

thanks for the reply, i checked the pipework running from the shower to near the sink and found it to indeed go down towards the outer wall but the drop reduces until nearly horizontal as it approaches the sink. I cant drop it anymore due to the fact ive only six inches of height to play with, (with...

macc189

first of all i'd better describe the layout of my bathroom, the waste pipe starts at the shower, into the sink and then into the downpipe. The problem im having is the shower takes an eternity to drain away and when the sink is emptied the water backs directly back into the shower (the distance betw...

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