A blocked drain like this can be a real problem, especially if there is a downpour of rain,
it could end up flooding your property.
It is incredibly easy to fix this all you need is a set of drain rods which is going
to set you back about £20-£30.
If you call somebody out to unblock a drain like that you will be looking at about £70
+ VAT.
You can see that the water in the drain is draining away really slowly.
If I fill it up using the hose pipe the water actually stays there and drains away extremely
slowly.
You can see that the water is just not draining away from there fast enough.
This is a really easy fix you just need a set of drain rods like this.
These screw in a right handed thread, or a normal thread.
Whatever you do with these never put them down a drain and turn them anti-clockwise
because they will unscrew and you will get them stuck down the drain.
To fix this we are going to need the 4 inch rubber plunger, which normally comes with
the drain rod kit, simply screw that on the end.
Like so
And then all we need to do is use a screwdriver to lift the cover up.
We can then take the plunger and plunge it down the 4 inch hole.
When you do this the hydraulic pressure will actually push any debris that is down there
out of the way.
So all we need to do is push that in there and give it a few short, sharp bursts.
Whatever you do when it's down there do not turn it anti-clockwise.
We may just need some more water down there!
So you can see that that plunger is a really good fit down that hole.
That creates the hydraulic action that then forces any debris that is in there down
the drain.
You can now see that no matter how much water I pour in there it always actually drains
away because the drain is now unblocked.
We can then just take the cover and place that back in position.