Chepo Drain Unblocker (25ft)

Going to get myself a cheapo drain unblocker tomorrow and test it out on blocked downpipes etc. http://www.screwfix.com/p/drain-unblocker/11325#

Gies a shout if it works, be handy in the van if it does, I generally use a drain cleaning bomb attachment on the powerwasher if they are blocked below the swan neck, take 2 minutes but can get messy lol

Will do donny but is not going to be as quick using a bomb for sure

After saying that the time it would take me to setup my portable pressure washer that's buried in the back of me van somewhere that thing would have probably cleared the blockage by then. For less than £16 it's got to be worth a punt

This is the blocked downpipe in question to the right of the bay by my ladder that so should be fun to do.

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It's blocked from the top all of the way down to the junction hopper so I can easily get to it from the bottom and work it up the pipe to the top as a test and see if it works or not.

I'm of to screwfix now so have it in the van as may give it a go on other jobs I've booked in for today.

Let's have a review of it bud. Was it any good ?

Tried it on this one today and to be totally honest was as much use as a chocolate fireguard.

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Got me rods out in the end to clear the blocked pavement gully as that thing was useless.

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It didn't even go around the bottom bend which was clear when I fed it down from the hopper

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So in the end I dismantled the downpipe to the pavement gully to check it was all clear also to rod the gull through easier.

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Mind you to be fare that pavement gully had not been cleared out ever

Then to finish the job off I cleared the blocked gutter run & blocked swan neck to boot by hand. Also put in a gutter ballon too. Job done. Ching ching /emoticons/biggrin.png

I'm going to have to get a drain jetter hose perferably on a portable hand reel and a high pressure tap for my 3600 psi 15 lpm pressure washer.

Does anyone know the best place to get one from?

This is the sort of thing I'm looking for

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never seen one of those thats a fair bit of kit

Yep looks good to me andy

@Donny do you do drain jetting? if so can you recommend some suppliers that good to get gear from

I get nearly all my gear here Smurf

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=dual%20pumps&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CCQQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dualpumps.co.uk%2F&ei=rnXlUtOqAoXe7AapvIDIAg&usg=AFQjCNFT9MVNRisxzzm3fMam7PG05KgBbg&bvm=bv.59930103,d.bGQ

Cheers @Donny /emoticons/wink.png

I did not need a jetter in the end on that posh house as a hosepipe cleared the blockeges no probs

Good man, was doing gutters myself today, don't use a camera or do surveys myself, ive a stack off customers who I do every year,and some every 6 months, ( normally these are ones with mossy roofs or pine trees round about) if they have any issues before the next clean I do that for free, gives the customer peace off mind that youll do a good job every time, only had too go back a couple off times, usually bird nesting materials or roof moss or pine needles.

Cheers bud...Gutter jobs have gone crazy for me at the mo plus repeat customers keep me ticking over nicely too