And that my friends is a sure way to go out of business. Other plumbers wanting to get rich quick make us all look bad. My dad taught me that if you treat a person with respect and honesty you'll have a customer for life.
Then there are others who will reschedule everything they are doing and crawl under your house and replace everything over the course of two days ! For 1800 cash and a have a nice day ! Old man took care of it in two days and it was done and over !
There are major plumbing businesses in my city that charge outrageous prices when your main drain is compromised. $4K for a few hours of work. That is If you’re foolish enough to pay it.
Good on you for being so transparent with them, and yep that is one ludicrous quote. Almost as ludicrous as the badly inadequate drains in the first place. So easy just to do them properly when constructed, and so difficult to fix up later.
I just finished building a house in Canada and in total kicked six plumbers out of the house. The training in this country is pathetic. One of the plumbers had his ticket and a trainee under his guidance. How does one learn from an idiot. Glad you fixed the problem and saved the people at least $69,000
Honest and fair. Bless you. You oughta see how it works in healthcare. I had a long career on both sides as doc and claims reviewer. Shocking how docs set up 10 times as many visits as I did to solve simple problems. You won't go broke in your biz but I retired poor. Still, no regrets, did what I thought was right. Karma has a way of catching up with everybody.
Love the beard, love the quick work, and if I was the customer, I would have asked how much it would have been to connect that drain to the crushed one. If in my budget, do that to have something for the time being and do the concrete later
Your point is right on! But here in the US and the northern freezing area that drain wouldn’t work but only a few months out of year! Also keep in mind water seeks it’s own level! And it’s apparent that the “old” drain has already been repaired (Note screen and zip ties) so why not dig under other-side of fence and find other end and re-hook it? In Michigan anything to stop freezing problems needs to be below minimum of 42” under the topsoil! However we can use French drain here but our main lines to drain most be below or at the minimum depth! So back to my point, you have crushed drain but that ok because water will still flow through a pipe no matter it shape! I’ll add a disclaimer though, unless it’s crushed completely flat and what that camera showed in this video it’s “Not” crushed flat! So with the camera insert(street side) in crush pipe side of drain you can calculate the distance from curb to where the pipe started to be crushed. Then start digging up old line at that distance from curb while cutting the sod into squares and putting them upside down on a tarp to be put back in place once repairs have been made Now with both ends of pipe being found it make the job of re-hooking simple! But at this point I must add whoever already made the repairs before did you wrong because that person could have fixed it right it that time for the price of an inexpensive plastic pipe and a few minutes at a hardware store So back to project! Now take the zip ties off old drain pipe then reattach to section of crushed pipe properly per your local codes! Then take screen back to open drain in floor or patio, Re-install/secure the screen so the screen would only let water pass through. Myself I would prefab two square frames that would wedge into the open floor drain so nothing would pass round the screens and put them a foot [about .304 meter (Please excuse my conversion if I’m wrong… a lifetime of never using the metric system/method)] apart which would give you a visual or or a clear line of sight of each screens so anything getting caught in screen can be removed before flooding the entire area! Once all of the connections are completed re-bury the drain lines and return sod to the original position! Job now done and I’ll bet I could have done most of the repairs for less $30 US dollars once this man has found the problem and his cost was covered! Actually finding the real problem is usually what cost so much! I did love your water pressure system but I have used a shop vacuums and anger the same way! The estimate of $70??? Is a pipe dream of lazy contractor who give this type of bid knowing their workers will repair the problem while doing the new up dates… pipe dreams!
unless its a emergency always get at least 3 price quotes .... $70k DAMN thats massive ,im over here in the US and thats a boat load of cash to dump into something like a blockage glad you got it fixed cheaper. (on a side note i lived n worked in Sydney for 3 yrs
The clue is the boat behind the fence!!!! Weak pipe underground getting driven on by vehicle inserting or removing the boat. Need better planning or it will keep reoccurring!!!
Take a better look for one the height of the grass around the stump two the tree that is growing in the drive way that would be used to pull that boat in and out it’s at least 5 years old
Great job, it's so good seeing someone who not only knows what they are doing but also explains exactly what is going on. 70 grand is stunning !! Nice seeing that gorgeous weather too, its rather dull and grey in N Wales today, best wishes.
Funny man, she could even out a pit in where pipe ended then join up to other end that need digging up. 20k seems fair. I know I did all mine for about $250.00 after quote of 2500 but I also did extra. Your videos help.
Your point is right on! But here in the US and the northern freezing area that drain wouldn’t work but only a few months out of year! Also keep in mind water seeks it’s own level! And it’s apparent that the “old” drain has already been repaired (Note screen and zip ties) so why not dig under other-side of fence and find other end and re-hook it? In Michigan anything to stop freezing problems needs to be below minimum of 42” under the topsoil! However we can use French drain here but our main lines to drain most be below or at the minimum depth! So back to my point, you have crushed drain but that ok because water will still flow through a pipe no matter it shape! I’ll add a disclaimer though, unless it’s crushed completely flat and what that camera showed in this video it’s “Not” crushed flat! So with the camera insert(street side) in crush pipe side of drain you can calculate the distance from curb to where the pipe started to be crushed. Then start digging up old line at that distance from curb while cutting the sod into squares and putting them upside down on a tarp to be put back in place once repairs have been made Now with both ends of pipe being found it make the job of re-hooking simple! But at this point I must add whoever already made the repairs before did you wrong because that person could have fixed it right it that time for the price of an inexpensive plastic pipe and a few minutes at a hardware store So back to project! Now take the zip ties off old drain pipe then reattach to section of crushed pipe properly per your local codes! Then take screen back to open drain in floor or patio, Re-install/secure the screen so the screen would only let water pass through. Myself I would prefab two square frames that would wedge into the open floor drain so nothing would pass round the screens and put them a foot [about .304 meter (Please excuse my conversion if I’m wrong… a lifetime of never using the metric system/method)] apart which would give you a visual or or a clear line of sight of each screens so anything getting caught in screen can be removed before flooding the entire area! Once all of the connections are completed re-bury the drain lines and return sod to the original position! Job now done and I’ll bet I could have done most of the repairs for less $30 US dollars once this man has found the problem and his cost was covered! Actually finding the real problem is usually what cost so much! I did love your water pressure system but I have used a shop vacuums and anger the same way! The estimate of $70??? Is a pipe dream of lazy contractor who give this type of bid knowing their workers will repair the problem while doing the new up dates… pipe dreams!
Where this was filmed our lowest day time temp recorded is 50f so really no chance of anything freezing here. And that drain and pipe is clearly something added a long time after that house was built. To be fair some homeowner wanting a cheap fix for flooding would have done that lol and that was never connected to the original main pipes. The bloke probably gave himself a good pat on the back after the job was done.
You can see where the customer pulls his boat in and out of the side yard fence rite where the tires are tracking. Dig up and replace with schedule 40 bedded in Portland. Problem gone
Quote maybe on time and material giving a estimate of the hours and parts required for either a, "Repair" that they the client could live with for the medium term or a quote for the replacement Complete Job... Dig out where the Blockage then cut out and replace the pipe with an Access Junction No. 1 Straight Through Chamber for 110mm pipe same and depending on the damage you could get away with just that chamber and raisers a Frame and Cover for that AJ, failing that more new Pipework would have to be fitted and a few slip, Sewer Pipe Repair Collars 110mm ( 4") could sort same out....also packing and ramming under and around same with course Grit so as to maintain the fall ...and get them out of trouble...basically their Choice very lucky they met someone like yourself... great work, Great Channel...
ok, $70k Aud is just short of $50k US dollars. That's quite a chunk of change for a job that could be done with a few days of hand digging. (well, plus the concrete work)
Had a job like this a few years ago. Nice older couple had water in the basement and garage not draining. Even with bringing in my small excavator and a bunch of hand digging and replacing 50' of pipe, I think it only came to about $3,000 US !
There is one cheap and extremely halfarsed way of bodging the fall in that grate/slot drain which is to lay a layer (more like a wedge) of concrete in the bottom of it that's sloped so that it creates a new floor to the channel with the correct fall. You'd end up with one end of the channel being very shallow and you'd need to scar up the concrete in the bottom of the channel a hell of a lot to get the new concrete to stick to it.
🐸 Sorry to underquote you, but I'll fly up from Adelaide and do the work for $10,000. 🙂 That INCLUDES air fares, accommodation, hire car & the purchase of new tools upon arrival etc. Traffic control and security will be on an hourly basis - I know a bloke who will do it for me!
What size water tank you have , I'm guessing it's built into your trailer , why does drain addict never run out of water or at least most of the time.keep up the good work.
Have you considered putting the toad on toad duty? We almost never see any pedestrians, ( perhaps that is because the toad is doing such a good job) but there have been several times that we have seen toads.
That crushed pipe - I guess it's because someone was driving a too heavy vehicle over it and it was not buried deep enough. That fence is not a fence but a gate (or how did that boat and trailer get there?), I'd assume someone pushed it in with a car or a pickup truck or some such, crushing the pipe.
I worked for a contractor who worked with the customers depending on what needed to be done and what they wanted to be done. Fortunately he had the means and common sense to be able to do the jobs that he knew him and his crew were capable of doing without having to bring in other contractors. Granted it took him 20years to get to that point but he got there. Lol. Best of luck to that home owner and whomever she decides to go with.
Nice work man. Yeah I’ve had my jet stuck In squashed drains. Pulling all the crap back into the squashed section. Is that a direct hit nozzle on your reel? If so Do you rate them? Cheers.
Wow I don’t want to live in Australia if this is any example of the work they do. I got a quote of $11,000 US to put a French drain around the inside perimeter of my house, install a sump & pump and run a discharge line out. I passed and hired a few local labor guys. Trained them and inspected their work as the progressed. Material and labor for all was $2,500. Took 3 days. Maybe it’s me but to dig a small trench run a drain pipe and connect to the existing drain line for 20 thousand Australian is nuts. Yeah I know exchange rate still nuts.
I love your video but could you answer a couple of questions if you have time? Besides the very high pressure of the jets do you have to worry about chemicals? I would imagine drain cleaners. fertilizers, and other chemicals that could eat your skin exist in the standing water. It seems that 99% of the reptiles in Australia can kill you but what is the most fearsome creature you have encountered? Its a spider, right? What is the cutest one? Thanks for the videos, cheers.
Thank you 😊 Only stress about chemicals idled the customers has been pouring them down the drain. As for animals I have grown up around them so I don’t care lol
Hope the lady ended up getting you out to fix it. If someone tried to quote me a job like that, for that price, I'd have it put in writing. Then I'd see about getting him charged with extortion.
You have crushed drain but that ok because water will still flow through a pipe no matter it shape! I’ll add a disclaimer though, unless it’s crushed completely flat and what that camera showed in this video it’s “Not” crushed flat! So with the camera insert(street side) in crush pipe side of drain you can calculate the distance from curb to where the pipe started to be crushed. Then start digging up old line at that distance from curb while cutting the sod into squares and putting them upside down on a tarp to be put back in place once repairs have been made Now with both ends of pipe being found it make the job of re-hooking simple! But at this point I must add whoever already made the repairs before did you wrong because that person could have fixed it right it that time for the price of an inexpensive plastic pipe and a few minutes at a hardware store So back to project! Now take the zip ties off old drain pipe then reattach to section of crushed pipe properly per your local codes! Then take screen back to open drain in floor or patio, Re-install/secure the screen so the screen would only let water pass through. Myself I would prefab two square frames that would wedge into the open floor drain so nothing would pass round the screens and put them a foot apart which would give you a visual or or a clear line of sight of each screens so anything getting caught in screen can be removed before flooding the entire area! Once all of the connections are completed re-bury the drain lines and return sod to the original position! Job now done and I’ll bet I could have done most of the repairs for less $30 US dollars once this man has found the problem and his cost was covered! Actually finding the real problem is usually what cost so much! I did love your water pressure system but I have used a shop vacuums and anger the same way! The estimate of $70??? Is a pipe dream of lazy contractor who give this type of bid knowing their workers will repair the problem while doing the new up dates… pipe dream!
if it was me i would concrete the bottom of the drain to change its fall sure it will make it hold less but still work 100% better then it does as is and save loads of money i would even be cheap as to how to change that fall i would just fill it with water slowly till i have water up to the drain exit hole and spray paint with marking paint the surface of the water then suck out the water and there we go that would be level in the bottom at the very least lol
I hope the homeowners got a discount, we all know the REAL reason for the trip was so your supervisor Toady could come home to visit relatives...........
That looks like 4 inch corrugated soft plastic pipe??? If it is, it’s supposed to be buried much deeper and have gravel backfill around it to keep it from getting crushed. Its really not a product that should be used outside of areas with lite foot traffic like a flower bed. Looks like the original installation was a diy special with no knowledge of drainage.
How is that possible given I had no idea where the end of the pipe was??? In this situation you need to investigate 🔬 and find where the pipe is going first
Wait a minute. How much is 20k aussie to US dollars? And why would they use a flimsy ribbed pipe when a stiff smooth pipe is what the job calls for. I don't get it.
Am I glad I don't live in Australia . I've done the exchange rate from your $ 20.000,- dollars to euro and it comes out to € 12.800,- That's like € 10.000,- more than they would charge here in the Netherlands. 😬
@@penetratorblockeddrains you were there, had all your equipment set up, another hour and it would have been fixed for another 5 or 10 years for 4 or 5 hundred $. Where you serious about 20,000?. They could get a couple high school neighbors boys to do that for 200$. It’s a trench, and not a very deep one, and a piece of pipe. BTW don’t use that corrugated pipe underground.
Been jetting for years with 12 GPM @4000 PSI all the way up to 60 GPM @ 2500 PSI. If I can I will jet from down stream. i dont know why you jetted from the flooded side .
Your quote of 20K seems kinda steep for just digging enough trench to repair and connect a few feet of pipe. That's why I glad I'm handy enough to do things myself. The costs of labor is way too high on most repairs.
And that my friends is a sure way to go out of business. Other plumbers wanting to get rich quick make us all look bad. My dad taught me that if you treat a person with respect and honesty you'll have a customer for life.
Then there are others who will reschedule everything they are doing and crawl under your house and replace everything over the course of two days ! For 1800 cash and a have a nice day ! Old man took care of it in two days and it was done and over !
There are major plumbing businesses in my city that charge outrageous prices when your main drain is compromised. $4K for a few hours of work. That is If you’re foolish enough to pay it.
No that's the "I don't want to do it, go away" price
Facts
Good on you for being so transparent with them, and yep that is one ludicrous quote.
Almost as ludicrous as the badly inadequate drains in the first place. So easy just to do them properly when constructed, and so difficult to fix up later.
Easier to build it cheap and more profitable if you have to build it twice since it's on someone else's dime (unless they don't pay of course)
Great job as always. That is why you always get more than one person to quote work. $70,000 is crazy. Glad they called you to tell them the truth.
Thank you 😊
I just finished building a house in Canada and in total kicked six plumbers out of the house. The training in this country is pathetic. One of the plumbers had his ticket and a trainee under his guidance. How does one learn from an idiot.
Glad you fixed the problem and saved the people at least $69,000
Great to hear that Aussie accent. I'll be back home there again someday ! Thanks for being fair and honest with the customer. cheers.
Honest and fair. Bless you. You oughta see how it works in healthcare. I had a long career on both sides as doc and claims reviewer. Shocking how docs set up 10 times as many visits as I did to solve simple problems. You won't go broke in your biz but I retired poor. Still, no regrets, did what I thought was right. Karma has a way of catching up with everybody.
That plumber must have had some massive boat payments due 😂
Love the beard, love the quick work, and if I was the customer, I would have asked how much it would have been to connect that drain to the crushed one. If in my budget, do that to have something for the time being and do the concrete later
Your point is right on! But here in the US and the northern freezing area that drain wouldn’t work but only a few months out of year! Also keep in mind water seeks it’s own level! And it’s apparent that the “old” drain has already been repaired (Note screen and zip ties) so why not dig under other-side of fence and find other end and re-hook it? In Michigan anything to stop freezing problems needs to be below minimum of 42” under the topsoil! However we can use French drain here but our main lines to drain most be below or at the minimum depth! So back to my point, you have crushed drain but that ok because water will still flow through a pipe no matter it shape! I’ll add a disclaimer though, unless it’s crushed completely flat and what that camera showed in this video it’s “Not” crushed flat! So with the camera insert(street side) in crush pipe side of drain you can calculate the distance from curb to where the pipe started to be crushed. Then start digging up old line at that distance from curb while cutting the sod into squares and putting them upside down on a tarp to be put back in place once repairs have been made Now with both ends of pipe being found it make the job of re-hooking simple! But at this point I must add whoever already made the repairs before did you wrong because that person could have fixed it right it that time for the price of an inexpensive plastic pipe and a few minutes at a hardware store
So back to project! Now take the zip ties off old drain pipe then reattach to section of crushed pipe properly per your local codes! Then take screen back to open drain in floor or patio, Re-install/secure the screen so the screen would only let water pass through. Myself I would prefab two square frames that would wedge into the open floor drain so nothing would pass round the screens and put them a foot [about .304 meter (Please excuse my conversion if I’m wrong… a lifetime of never using the metric system/method)] apart which would give you a visual or or a clear line of sight of each screens so anything getting caught in screen can be removed before flooding the entire area! Once all of the connections are completed re-bury the drain lines and return sod to the original position! Job now done and I’ll bet I could have done most of the repairs for less $30 US dollars once this man has found the problem and his cost was covered! Actually finding the real problem is usually what cost so much! I did love your water pressure system but I have used a shop vacuums and anger the same way! The estimate of $70??? Is a pipe dream of lazy contractor who give this type of bid knowing their workers will repair the problem while doing the new up dates… pipe dreams!
When the second frog jumped like that I lol
Fantastic job persuading the Toads their house needed a good wash! Good on ya!
Good Sunday evening to you sir and your family from Wellington Somerset in the UK
Evening David
unless its a emergency always get at least 3 price quotes .... $70k DAMN thats massive ,im over here in the US and thats a boat load of cash to dump into something like a blockage glad you got it fixed cheaper. (on a side note i lived n worked in Sydney for 3 yrs
The clue is the boat behind the fence!!!! Weak pipe underground getting driven on by vehicle inserting or removing the boat. Need better planning or it will keep reoccurring!!!
Good spotting.
Take a better look for one the height of the grass around the stump two the tree that is growing in the drive way that would be used to pull that boat in and out it’s at least 5 years old
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I saw that. But I think there is enough space to articulate around it .
Note the potted plant on the trailer fender. That thing rarely, if ever, moves. It's also a very light trailer.
Great look, Gavin! Your investigation and conclusion make more sense to me. So, what is she going to do? 😀🔦🧤
Good 🕵️ find the issue. 👍👏
A great fix. And a great price. Cheers Gavin.
Thank you 😊
Great job, it's so good seeing someone who not only knows what they are doing but also explains exactly what is going on. 70 grand is stunning !! Nice seeing that gorgeous weather too, its rather dull and grey in N Wales today, best wishes.
It is so funny to hear THAT prices when you live in a post soviet country.. Where for 70 000$ you can literally buy a 2 flats :)
Funny man, she could even out a pit in where pipe ended then join up to other end that need digging up. 20k seems fair.
I know I did all mine for about $250.00 after quote of 2500 but I also did extra. Your videos help.
Your point is right on! But here in the US and the northern freezing area that drain wouldn’t work but only a few months out of year! Also keep in mind water seeks it’s own level! And it’s apparent that the “old” drain has already been repaired (Note screen and zip ties) so why not dig under other-side of fence and find other end and re-hook it? In Michigan anything to stop freezing problems needs to be below minimum of 42” under the topsoil! However we can use French drain here but our main lines to drain most be below or at the minimum depth! So back to my point, you have crushed drain but that ok because water will still flow through a pipe no matter it shape! I’ll add a disclaimer though, unless it’s crushed completely flat and what that camera showed in this video it’s “Not” crushed flat! So with the camera insert(street side) in crush pipe side of drain you can calculate the distance from curb to where the pipe started to be crushed. Then start digging up old line at that distance from curb while cutting the sod into squares and putting them upside down on a tarp to be put back in place once repairs have been made Now with both ends of pipe being found it make the job of re-hooking simple! But at this point I must add whoever already made the repairs before did you wrong because that person could have fixed it right it that time for the price of an inexpensive plastic pipe and a few minutes at a hardware store
So back to project! Now take the zip ties off old drain pipe then reattach to section of crushed pipe properly per your local codes! Then take screen back to open drain in floor or patio, Re-install/secure the screen so the screen would only let water pass through. Myself I would prefab two square frames that would wedge into the open floor drain so nothing would pass round the screens and put them a foot [about .304 meter (Please excuse my conversion if I’m wrong… a lifetime of never using the metric system/method)] apart which would give you a visual or or a clear line of sight of each screens so anything getting caught in screen can be removed before flooding the entire area! Once all of the connections are completed re-bury the drain lines and return sod to the original position! Job now done and I’ll bet I could have done most of the repairs for less $30 US dollars once this man has found the problem and his cost was covered! Actually finding the real problem is usually what cost so much! I did love your water pressure system but I have used a shop vacuums and anger the same way! The estimate of $70??? Is a pipe dream of lazy contractor who give this type of bid knowing their workers will repair the problem while doing the new up dates… pipe dreams!
Where this was filmed our lowest day time temp recorded is 50f so really no chance of anything freezing here. And that drain and pipe is clearly something added a long time after that house was built. To be fair some homeowner wanting a cheap fix for flooding would have done that lol and that was never connected to the original main pipes. The bloke probably gave himself a good pat on the back after the job was done.
No toad was harmed during the making of this video!👍👍
Quoting $7k is extreme, but $70k is absolutely Nut-rageous!
You can see where the customer pulls his boat in and out of the side yard fence rite where the tires are tracking.
Dig up and replace with schedule 40 bedded in Portland. Problem gone
Quote maybe on time and material giving a estimate of the hours and parts required for either a, "Repair" that they the client could live with for the medium term or a quote for the replacement Complete Job... Dig out where the Blockage then cut out and replace the pipe with an Access Junction No. 1 Straight Through Chamber for 110mm pipe same and depending on the damage you could get away with just that chamber and raisers a Frame and Cover for that AJ, failing that more new Pipework would have to be fitted and a few slip, Sewer Pipe Repair Collars 110mm ( 4") could sort same out....also packing and ramming under and around same with course Grit so as to maintain the fall ...and get them out of trouble...basically their Choice very lucky they met someone like yourself... great work, Great Channel...
ok, $70k Aud is just short of $50k US dollars. That's quite a chunk of change for a job that could be done with a few days of hand digging. (well, plus the concrete work)
Plumber quoted $70,000???? Reminds me of Dr. Evil asking for $100 Billion in Austin Powers 2....
Had a job like this a few years ago. Nice older couple had water in the basement and garage not draining. Even with bringing in my small excavator and a bunch of hand digging and replacing 50' of pipe, I think it only came to about $3,000 US !
For that kind of money they can put a whole new drainage system in along with an inground pool...
I have yet to see a pedestrian at risk thanks to security. Imagine what security could be paid at $70k/job 😜
Gooday Bruce
Part 2 on this we would like to see the finish. If you got the job..
That's not a 20k repair, more like 65k! 😂 Great investigation work.
That's the kind of quote you give someone on purpose when, for whatever reason, you don't actually want their business.
There is one cheap and extremely halfarsed way of bodging the fall in that grate/slot drain which is to lay a layer (more like a wedge) of concrete in the bottom of it that's sloped so that it creates a new floor to the channel with the correct fall. You'd end up with one end of the channel being very shallow and you'd need to scar up the concrete in the bottom of the channel a hell of a lot to get the new concrete to stick to it.
I have done it before and it did work
🐸 Sorry to underquote you, but I'll fly up from Adelaide and do the work for $10,000. 🙂
That INCLUDES air fares, accommodation, hire car & the purchase of new tools upon arrival etc.
Traffic control and security will be on an hourly basis - I know a bloke who will do it for me!
I will chuck on $1k and put you in contact with the customer hahaha
What size water tank you have , I'm guessing it's built into your trailer , why does drain addict never run out of water or at least most of the time.keep up the good work.
amazing!
Thank you 😊
how do you unplug a 20" storm drain full of roots? It is one thing to use a 4000 psi and 2gal per minutes flow on 4" pipe.
Do people have to water these lawns all the time, or does it rain enough? From the other side of the world, not sure what it's like there.
Have you considered putting the toad on toad duty? We almost never see any pedestrians, ( perhaps that is because the toad is doing such a good job) but there have been several times that we have seen toads.
I might have to do that 😊
That crushed pipe - I guess it's because someone was driving a too heavy vehicle over it and it was not buried deep enough. That fence is not a fence but a gate (or how did that boat and trailer get there?), I'd assume someone pushed it in with a car or a pickup truck or some such, crushing the pipe.
How many different wagons do you have to use?
Looks like Rocklea , blocked drains least of their worries this last week
I was wondering why you didn't stick the jet up that pipe that I could see to the right of that grate in the gutter on the street?
Good job man.
Thank you 😊
I’d use the wet vac on that trough. Save you some time and get the stuff. Good job at saving the toads and saving the homeowner from a scam artist.
You never know what you're going to find it's amazing what people do as always good stuff interesting. 👍👍😀🇨🇦🐸
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I was getting ready to rip you to shreds over the 20k quote lol. Good on you for an honest job.
Haha 😂
I worked for a contractor who worked with the customers depending on what needed to be done and what they wanted to be done. Fortunately he had the means and common sense to be able to do the jobs that he knew him and his crew were capable of doing without having to bring in other contractors. Granted it took him 20years to get to that point but he got there. Lol. Best of luck to that home owner and whomever she decides to go with.
Funny this popped up, I just had a colonoscopy yesterday !!!
I know what they are like lol
ohh good you clarified this was a joke, i almost bought a flight ticket and prepared myself a new career as a plumber, even tough i know nothing
this was not the plumber i was expecting!
Nice...👍👍.
Thank you 😊
Did you start your channel after drain addict?
Yes
cracked weld where you were standing on trailer
Rocket scientist must have put in that drain system
$70,000 🤪😂🤣 tell him he’s dreamin’
Haha 😂
If he's quoting $70K, I think I can quote $20K. Those PFA figures are awesome. (Pluck From Air).
Nice work man. Yeah I’ve had my jet stuck In squashed drains. Pulling all the crap back into the squashed section. Is that a direct hit nozzle on your reel? If so Do you rate them? Cheers.
Thank you 😊
Yes that sucks when it happens.
No direct hit nozzles
I though from the quote, it must be Australian plumbers. Some quotes I've had recently, make me think they earn more than a neurologist.
What size of hose are you using? Good work as always
Thank you 😊
1/4 inch
Did you get the job?
was that guy dreaming 70k i was blown away like you
Wow I don’t want to live in Australia if this is any example of the work they do. I got a quote of $11,000 US to put a French drain around the inside perimeter of my house, install a sump & pump and run a discharge line out. I passed and hired a few local labor guys. Trained them and inspected their work as the progressed. Material and labor for all was $2,500. Took 3 days. Maybe it’s me but to dig a small trench run a drain pipe and connect to the existing drain line for 20 thousand Australian is nuts. Yeah I know exchange rate still nuts.
I love your video but could you answer a couple of questions if you have time? Besides the very high pressure of the jets do you have to worry about chemicals? I would imagine drain cleaners. fertilizers, and other chemicals that could eat your skin exist in the standing water. It seems that 99% of the reptiles in Australia can kill you but what is the most fearsome creature you have encountered? Its a spider, right? What is the cutest one? Thanks for the videos, cheers.
Thank you 😊
Only stress about chemicals idled the customers has been pouring them down the drain. As for animals I have grown up around them so I don’t care lol
Possible lizard eggs, or snake eggs at 2:18 and 2:21
What are you? The Toad Whisperer? lol
I could be 😂
Hope the lady ended up getting you out to fix it. If someone tried to quote me a job like that, for that price, I'd have it put in writing. Then I'd see about getting him charged with extortion.
You have crushed drain but that ok because water will still flow through a pipe no matter it shape! I’ll add a disclaimer though, unless it’s crushed completely flat and what that camera showed in this video it’s “Not” crushed flat! So with the camera insert(street side) in crush pipe side of drain you can calculate the distance from curb to where the pipe started to be crushed. Then start digging up old line at that distance from curb while cutting the sod into squares and putting them upside down on a tarp to be put back in place once repairs have been made Now with both ends of pipe being found it make the job of re-hooking simple! But at this point I must add whoever already made the repairs before did you wrong because that person could have fixed it right it that time for the price of an inexpensive plastic pipe and a few minutes at a hardware store
So back to project! Now take the zip ties off old drain pipe then reattach to section of crushed pipe properly per your local codes! Then take screen back to open drain in floor or patio, Re-install/secure the screen so the screen would only let water pass through. Myself I would prefab two square frames that would wedge into the open floor drain so nothing would pass round the screens and put them a foot apart which would give you a visual or or a clear line of sight of each screens so anything getting caught in screen can be removed before flooding the entire area! Once all of the connections are completed re-bury the drain lines and return sod to the original position! Job now done and I’ll bet I could have done most of the repairs for less $30 US dollars once this man has found the problem and his cost was covered! Actually finding the real problem is usually what cost so much! I did love your water pressure system but I have used a shop vacuums and anger the same way! The estimate of $70??? Is a pipe dream of lazy contractor who give this type of bid knowing their workers will repair the problem while doing the new up dates… pipe dream!
Did he offer lube with that quote or was it just a dry screwing?
Haha 😂
Uhhhh do I need too clean out this floor drain lmfao
Am I wrong thinking thats the price of some houses?
Very wrong. Houses are very expensive over here
Damn 70k in USA would buy a whole new system, and half the house it serves.
Why has the house owner got a boat in his garden, are boats not meant to be in the sea, i am bloody confused.
if it was me i would concrete the bottom of the drain to change its fall sure it will make it hold less but still work 100% better then it does as is and save loads of money i would even be cheap as to how to change that fall i would just fill it with water slowly till i have water up to the drain exit hole and spray paint with marking paint the surface of the water then suck out the water and there we go that would be level in the bottom at the very least lol
Was wondering if that reverse fall is to keep sediment out of the pipe?
Just installed incorrectly I feel
70K!?! Whoa
a couple inches of pipe opening does not a leach field make
I hope the homeowners got a discount, we all know the REAL reason for the trip was so your supervisor Toady could come home to visit relatives...........
How people get away with putting that pipe underground baffles me
That's almost $52,000 American dollars! What, are you kidding us?
My brother was a plumber and he saved people a fortune from rogue traders. They are a despicable shower of bandits!
Cane toads? You in QLD? Grafton/Lismore?
Brisbane
@@penetratorblockeddrains Grafton was close. I'm in WA State USA the American WA.
$70K? You can redo all the plumbing and rebuild the house for that cost! Is there any way this thief can be reported and lose his ticket?
Question does shit still flow down hill lmfao
That looks like 4 inch corrugated soft plastic pipe??? If it is, it’s supposed to be buried much deeper and have gravel backfill around it to keep it from getting crushed. Its really not a product that should be used outside of areas with lite foot traffic like a flower bed. Looks like the original installation was a diy special with no knowledge of drainage.
Jet downstream up the blockage. Allows water to drain instead of the backup you created.
How is that possible given I had no idea where the end of the pipe was???
In this situation you need to investigate 🔬 and find where the pipe is going first
The previous plumber obviously didn't want to do the job.
so many rip off bastards out there, how many old people get ripped off...... good on you for doing a decent job
I can buy 2 brand new cars for 70k in the US!
Your price is much more reasonable. I hope she calls you back. We would love to see that video!
Wait a minute. How much is 20k aussie to US dollars? And why would they use a flimsy ribbed pipe when a stiff smooth pipe is what the job calls for. I don't get it.
oh no now i'm thinking about what happens to the toads
Am I glad I don't live in Australia .
I've done the exchange rate from your $ 20.000,- dollars to euro and it comes out to € 12.800,-
That's like € 10.000,- more than they would charge here in the Netherlands. 😬
I am going to guess you charged on or about 1/100th the price of the scam plumber. My estimate is very liberal.
What happened finally?
Never heard back
To replace all of that pipe and concrete etc is probably about a $70,000 job. But why not try to jet it and put a camera thru first rite
70k is roughly 7k USD? Remember people all over watch so you have to verify..
$70,000 😳😳😳😳
Why didn’t you take the cap off and flush the debris out of that pipe?
Time and they where happy to know where it was and how to fix it
@@penetratorblockeddrains you were there, had all your equipment set up, another hour and it would have been fixed for another 5 or 10 years for 4 or 5 hundred $. Where you serious about 20,000?. They could get a couple high school neighbors boys to do that for 200$. It’s a trench, and not a very deep one, and a piece of pipe. BTW don’t use that corrugated pipe underground.
Been jetting for years with 12 GPM @4000 PSI all the way up to 60 GPM @ 2500 PSI. If I can I will jet from down stream. i dont know why you jetted from the flooded side .
Because I had to find where the pipe went. Once the pipe was found a solution was given to rectify the problem.
Maybe if you used freedom feet it would work proper
Your quote of 20K seems kinda steep for just digging enough trench to repair and connect a few feet of pipe. That's why I glad I'm handy enough to do things myself. The costs of labor is way too high on most repairs.
Did you listen through to the end wasteman? He said he’s joking about charging 20k and that he wouldn’t do that