Tools You Need to Unclog Your Drain

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Tools You Need to Unclog Your Drain You can search drain cleaning company websites, but it's rare to find a price list or price menu for drain cleaning or unblocking. We believe that having a drain cleaned or unblocked with drain engineer Wirral, Liverpool, or Cheshire areas shouldn't be an expensive job, and while we don't like to use the terms "cheap drain unblocking," "cheap drain cleaning," or "cheap drain clearance,"

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Locate the blockage.

You'll need to locate the drain cover so you can inspect the chamber, so use a tool with a nice hard edge, such as a pry bar or shovel, to elevate the edge or cover just enough for your gloved hands to obtain a solid grasp and pull the cover clear of the manhole. So you've lifted the manhole cover and need to inspect to see if the manhole is holding sewage, because if it is, the blockage is usually further down the line, towards the main sewer in the street, whereas if the manhole is clear of sewage, the blockage is further up the line, towards the property or source of foul water.

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Getting Rid of a Drain Blockage So we've found the blockage and are ready to go to war with it, so what do we do now? Well, it won't be pretty or the most prestigious job you've ever had, but it will undoubtedly be a satisfying job once the blocked drain has been 1

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cleared. Now it's time to get down to business, so insert the drain rods fitted with the plunger into the drain. If the manhole is full of sewage, you must try to insert rods into the drain pipe that leads out to the main thoroughfare sewer, which can be difficult because you must locate the pipe outlet through the sewage, but simply keep feeling with the end of the blocked drain wirral. If the manhole is empty, you must insert the drain rods in the direction of your property, which is not difficult because the outlet can easily be seen.

The drain rod is inserted into the pipe.

You'll need to keep inserting drain rods into the blocked pipe until you reach the blockage, but it's critical to remember that as you push the rods up the drain pipe, you only turn them clockwise as you push them closer to the blockage, because if you turn them counterclockwise, they'll unscrew and cause a major blockage as they become stuck.The easiest way to clear a drain blockage is to keep pushing on it and drawing back until the obstruction dislodges and the drain clears. However, if the blockage is too closely packed, you can use the spiral attachment on drain rods to pick at it until it dislodges and the drain clears.

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Cleaning Out The Pipes Filling your bath and emptying it while flushing your toilet at the same time creates a torrent of water that cleans pipes.

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Cleaning Up If there is sewage around the manhole, clean up the solids before hosing down and disinfecting the area. Congratulations on clearing your first drain obstruction. Why not reward yourself with a glass of wine?

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