Blocked Drains - Unblocked And Deeply Cleaned!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ม.ค. 2025
- This manhole overflowing with sewage, it is clear that this has been blocked for a long time. We use a mixture of rods, high pressured jetting and water buckets to clear the stubborn block and record the full clean up operation. Enjoy!
Featuring:
Jem - Drainage Engineer
Jenny - Video Editor
Filmed on a GoPro Hero 8
We are The Drain Unblockers, showing you how we work.
Mersey Rod is your one-stop drain unblocking specialist for all types of drain problems. We offer specially tailored drainage services including:
Drain Unblocking
Drain Cleaning
Drain Repairing
Drain Inspection
CCTV Drainage Survey
Blocked Toilet
Drain Jetting, etc. At affordable prices.
Contact:
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I can't believe the homeowner left all that stuff right there, the hosepipe is one thing but the kid's bike, surely he knew it's going to be a messy one. Kudos on the thorough clean up :)
Ohhh I can he dont sound good
Who would ever have thought watching drains being unblocked would be such addictive viewing?
It's nice to see how thorough you are with cleanup and disinfecting. I watch a few different drain cleaning TH-cam channels and none clean as you do.
Thanks for watching!
Totally agree... it doesn’t cost much for some disinfectant and a bit of elbow grease re brush clean down... jus sayin
That is disinfectant they pour into drains? I thought i was some kind of "pipe unblocker"
@@danethorson u should know this
Interesting work
I really appreciate that you pour disinfectant everywhere the drainage touches!!!
But then if u watch when he jet washes inside the drain he sprays shit everywhere
Lifesaver!!! We couldn’t afford a plumber and I was pankicking seeing sewage coming up out of our drains; thanks to you it’s not dealt with DIY- style (also loose concrete found causing the blockage). It’s no exaggeration to say I am in tears with relief! You have really helped someone today, thank you😄
My cat just pooped in the litter tray and now I have discovered smellyvision. Great to see a good job well done.
Never say 'That's easy' or 'that was easy' before you finish the job, you'll jinx it! 😅 good job Jem!!😘
Thank you!
Your so right 👍
"I love this job" while rooting around in other peoples waste.
That takes a special person 👍😁
😁😁
Jem, again giving the customers 110% and more! Always a pleasure to see this Legend in action!!! 👀🏳️🌈
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hello from japan!
we are tumarinuki ouji "unblocking prince"
we use jet and pipe cleaner as you do!
great job! what is that rod? it looks useful.
i don't see that.
see you on next youtube!
We have subscribed to your channel thanks for the comment!
@@TheDrainUnblockers really!? thanks!
we've subscribed too!!
we will post more video nearly daily pace so please check it out.
we wil watch yours too!
Great job mate...always sanitize your work area good practice.stay safe
Good good Jem 👍🏻
Good drain un-blockers are a Godsend. Wonderful job!
Great job and love how you clean with disinfectant! Can't use enough imho 😂👍🏼👍🏼
Cool thanks 👍👍
Would it really have killed the tenant to have moved the kids bike and paddling pool out of the way knowing that workman was calling to clean his drain, some folks are just lazy and disrespectful!
Some people just don’t think.
Entitled jerks.
I know you commented 3 years ago but I still totally agree. Some of the places they go to are tidier when they leave than when they arrived. It's not on. How long would it take the householder to move some stuff out the way? 😡
Wonderful job Jem, beautiful clean-up as somethings should have been done long before you arrived.
You can not beat a good bit of disenfectant. Good job👍👍👍
I'm a drain engineer myself, the best job in the world 👌
Why, with that manhole overflowing does the householder not move the kids bikes, paddling pool and hosepipe? 🙄🙄
I dont know stupid people that dont appreaciate his service
My exact thoughts myself.
Can't believe he didn't move his kid's bike etc and also his car. Then saying he's got to go out putting pressure on to do the job quickly. Would possibly had a better clean up if he had. Take it those style concrete covers could also crack if seated unevenly.
@@chriseccles1454 I guess we are here to show how much we respect Jetter 1, 2 & 3 - instead of some clients who obviously take too much for granted.
Jems the man who certainly can
Amazing job sir
Great how you explain as you do your work....... subscribed
Good Monday evening to you all from wellington Somerset
Hello there!
A suggestion, mate: Sweep in first, then get your disinfectant going. Your solution will be much more useful that way. Also best to dilute and give it residence time instead of washing it down. The dilution to recommended concentration means you can get a larger area.
Is that disinfectant safe for say like the home owners cat or dog who may get it on their paws? You use a lot of it. Maybe some baking soda or some vinegar and water instead.
Yes, and we always thoroughly rinse it down
Definitely enjoy watching 👍
Glad you enjoyed!
Watching drain unblocked distress and addictive.😁
Good to see you guys aren’t shy about using disinfectant.
That was some blockage mate always hated doing drains you could tell were blocked with roots when I did jetting work
Are people really complaining about heavy breathing lol wtf, you work you get tired you tend to breath harder. But good video mate
your video makes me go giddy ...
Nice job. 👍
Another job welldone can I ask what's the strangest thing you have pulled out of a manhole the best thing Iv found was a WIG 😲👍👌👏
A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toy! Or a ginormous dead frog
Or condoms from the manhole of a house were the only person who lived there was in his 80s... that was an awkward moment as we both looked at each other.
@@TheDrainUnblockers omg, must have been the grandkids having extracurricular fun, lol
Well done. What specs are your jetter? Gal/min, Psi, and HP. Thank you.
I love the way that every time you finish your job you always tidy up after after yourself don't you think get wet though because I noticed in this one that you were tidying up and you're wearing shoes so don't you your feet get wet you get a big 👍👍👍👍👍👍
In Sydney Australia the Drain Adict charges $350 to clean a drain. If he can't do it then he doesn't charge. He uses a larger diameter penetrator to blast the way through and if necessary will use the size that you have for tightly compacted roots. Then uses a backwards facing root cutter to pull wipes and roots out. The 60 meter hose is mounted on a hose reel and has a valve which controls the flow, enabling him to clear much longer blockages. Also he jets upstream to ensure that it wasn't compacted and runs clean.
Good to know. We charge nowhere near that figure and also have a no fix no fee guarantee 😁
@@TheDrainUnblockers the price difference isn't much when you check the exchange rate between the pound Sterling and the Australian dollar.
Just wondering if this is a single family home or a townhome/complex with more than one resident?
For some strange reason, I (like many) enjoy watching these videos, but I have noticed of late, your camera spends more time pointed at your shoes than at the area of the blockage, can I send you a tripod ? Being serious, not mean btw
The angles in this one aren't great, we admit that. We are currently experiencing a shortage of footage due to camera malfunctions! We should be getting more soon so much better quality content will be going up. We do have a small tripod which we are experimenting with at the moment which will be up in future videos. Do you have any recommendations for good tripod? We appreciate your feedback 😁
@@TheDrainUnblockers Oh that's not good, and just to be clear, you guys take the time to record, edit and post these videos, i'm sure right now the money from youtube isn't that much, so please understand, just something I was pointed out...Okay, tripods...2 ways to go, built like a tank and cost a fortune or cheap and easily replaceable..I've used the Mectrem brand a few times, not that easy to destroy and lightweight and not expensive.
I curled one out last week and it actually block the pipe work! My partner has to fetch a stick from the garden so I could break it up! What a nightmare that was! Have produced one that size in a longtime!
Thanks for sharing that story with us😂
Well done u u are doing great sir
Hello from Bolton
I lived near Liverpool as a child in the 50's. I love to hear this accent again. The people were so warm and kind. However about 50% of the people then were Irish, and I found there was both the Scouse accent and the Irish accent everywhere. Recently I went back.... I heard no Irish accents, but I am told that most people have Irish surnames from this time!! I was educated by Irish priests there, and I can still do a passable Irish accent.
You're the only company I've seen that relies solely on the triggered jetter. Also the only company that doesn't sent a rood cutting nozzle down the pipe to make sure the roots are cleared as much as possible.
We charge a low fixed cost to unblock the drain when we are there, we do root cutting as an additional service. There is no point sending a root cutter down when the roots may be only in the manhole. If it does block again within a month we come back free of charge to clear it again. Companies do this often, over charge, say you need root cut, camera, excavation and and so on. It's just robbery. We just don't operate like that, no point forcing services on people. If we do have to come back, as I said often free of charge, we then utilise further services to solve the underlying issues. We tend to use the small jet as it allows the highest degree of control, we prefer to use technique rather than brute force. We haven't had much of a chance to show case our root cutter, vacuum tanker, drain tracing equipment, repair work in any great depth or camera work yet. The channel has really only been going for 7 weeks, we did upload a video back in 2019 as a test but only started it at the end of December 2020. We are getting there... further things are coming and in the next few weeks our work will be recorded from two angles, a chest cam Hero8 with Hypersmooth enabled and a tripod mounted Hero7 and editing them together to get much better videos. Just waiting on the Hero7 to be repaired. Thanks!
@@TheDrainUnblockers You are doing a great job. I am getting addicted to watching and I am learning a lot.
Just like mine. A guy is coming tomorrow so I was interested :)
You gotta buy that liquid by Barrels. You're better off.
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Nice
Nice shoes
Glad you like them!
We seen a lot of those boots!!
Hi mate.....Of course I looked over your shoulder for a while. I'm not a fan of your disinfectants, but I know you've been doing your job for a while.20 years?
So tell me,are your customers always calling at the last minute or just not realizing that their homes are blocked and that the stuff is at its limit?
PS ..I don't know why Anderj was still writing in German. I got absolutely no idea..
We have a mix. A lot of customers ring as soon as their drain is blocked, others seem to have waited for months judging by the build up of waste. We once worked for 2 hours with 2 full tanks of water and 2 engineers on a blocked manhole which was full to the top with compacted and hardened wipes. It was impossible! How come you are not a fan of our disinfectants?
@@TheDrainUnblockers
Thank you. Well, you had an exciting thing there. I would have liked to have seen that done.
So, because it made me uncomfortable, I googled something on English.Don't get me wrong .. I think you should read that through and form your own opinion ..
www.makatimed.net.ph/news-and-exhibits/news/harmful-side-effects-of-hand-sanitizers-and-other-disinfectants
Tell me what you think about it plz.
Till then
We did film that job actually, but there was no end to it as we couldn't clear the blockage. Would you still want to see? I will definitely take a look at that article, thank you.
@@TheDrainUnblockersMate, I've been doing this stuff for 30 years now. And I kind of love my job, even if I'm getting older now..
Of course I want to see that😁 .. Do you have a reason why you didn't manage it .. Equipment or tools .. Broken pipe?
That must sure have worried you not to have had any success.😒
There were so many wipes that they had compacted into a concrete substance. Jetting was getting nowhere
Hi, been following your posts for the last few weeks and would like to know what pressure you use to clean out drains and apart from the odd time you use a couple of draining rods to prod about is there any other equipment you use and if so what
Cheers
Derek
I'm watching 194 unblocking a drain that has unbelievable amount a wet wipes they look blue, how often do you find clothing in pipes.
The flow of the water and sewage seemed really slow.. I think it needed more than 10 meters of hose to reach the mains.. also to jet back into the apartment building.. still seemed slow and clogged. When fresh water rushes in and out, at a high speed, that’s when you know it’s cleared?
I believe there may be a belly in the sewer pipe perhaps....I also noticed the water did flow but never emptied from the trough
But yes...I would have grabbed that large jet hose and went a bit further
Why all that desenfektive? We dont use that here in Denmark
Because you didn't take your time and clean all the cherry tree roots out properly, how long did it take for the homeowner to call you back or call someone else
How do the roots get into the pipe's.
Overtime pipework moves slightly underground so it can cause breaks in the pipe which roots will grow in, couple of other ways it can happen but i would say thats the main one. Best way to resolve would be either removing the root cause (pun intended) so removing the plant/tree where they are coming from or stick a root cutter in the pipe to clear out what's in there and line the pipe with a special liner.
Time to demand they give you guys a six foot clearance space to work on the drains just like they do in the USA with packages being delivered.
Honestly there are a lot of backseat jetters complaining in the comments for this vid, and I don't think the complaints are really warranted. You're already aware of the camera, disinfecting the area is a must really especially with kids around and if there's roots the customer can pay a bit more to have them removed as it's a bit more involved. I don't see why people in the comments have issues with these things. Keep your chin up and top job as always.
I appreciate that, thanks a lot 😁
Just wondering why do you use loose stones near drains, knowing that they could over flow. 🤔 from USA 🇺🇸
Your work is good, is there work with you, I have experience
Why didn't you check out the root situation today? I only ask because you mentioned it. I mean like you're already there. Were you really busy?
Oh mate, you're killing us with your camera work. You need a camera stand.
You will be back.
Cherry trees are murder for the root damage, should be planted at least 25ft away from any home.
Why would you leave children’s toys next to an over flowing man hole . Just clear the area for the bloke to work 🤦🏻♂️
Bloke should also clear his working area too knowings it’s gunna make a mess
Have a great day 😀
You too!
hi please don't waste water they have to pay for it love what u do
Not necessarily. If they have a water meter it's charged in cubic meters. If not they pay a set rate however much they use
Why do folks let the pipes get so clogged before they call? Goodness one knows when things are running slow is time to call!! AND they need to move their stuff out of your way - just common courtesy!
Why pour disinfect before drain not unblocked?
Why don't the clients clear the area before you arrive. I just can't understand why it would be left there
You'd have to get up early to catch you out son definitely a full manhole as it's been pissing out all over the garden 🤔🤔🤔
Did you have a train to catch? Rushing so much, surely better to 1 get the blockage sorted, 2 disinfect and clean the perimeter, 3 advise the householder with their next steps - like checking the roots down by the street.
We did all that, cut the camera early 😁
Fair enough, felt like time pressure was caused by the guy needing to get his car out.
At last an outdoor hose. Can you just have a rethink about the camera? Too much vision of your feet. Good commentary. Thanks
I know the angles weren't that good in this one, we have recently implemented a few adjustments to combat this
Great to hear and thanks
Think you right 👍
Not the best video better ones coming
You bet
Why wouldn't you use their hose instead of 20 bucket fulls.
More pressure
@@TheDrainUnblockers well, I was referring to the clean up. Their water pressure seemed adequate for that, but whatever floats your boat. Thanks for replying
Bloody hell!!! Thats one nasty clog!!! Sh*t!!!
Needing work on your camera skills as everytime your bending to see manhole we are not getting to see what your doing when it is attached to your boiler suit cheers
dammmmm that must have ponged
15 min and what 120 quid ? NICE plus you know in 6 months you will be back again !
The first thing that I would do is sanitize that bike ball and pool and to heck with the rest of that mess he left there including the hose. Oh wait the hose is probably what he uses to fill the kids pool. Not a chance I'd let that stuff sit next to that drain knowing it is backing up. Thank God for people who clean and clear up drains like yourselves.
I don't understand how someone could leave a child's toys around all that sewage?
He probably wanted to blame the child.
PARENT - "you throw toys everywhere"
CHILD- "I'm sorry"
PARENT - "clean the toys and poop because you won't get ice cream"
It just doesn't seem enough to go only 10m far.
you should probably jet in the back pipe too not just towards the road....
A vat of baked bean stew down the drain. 17:02
Perhaps leave the disinfectant until the very end, you're just diluting it by flushing it with all that water. You did say in the vid (and you're right) that rain and air will clear the gravel...
A small amount of disinfectant (or bleach) at the very end might be helpful to the customers property. Anything else is a waste of resources, money, and environment (this stuff is manufactured...)
Yum yum yum
sometimes I feel like your filling a swimming pool and somewhere in there unclogging
You think the owner would have prepared the area and moved all the kid's toys...
I love pooing and watching this
LOL just blasting raw f'n sewage all over that kids bike!!
Bloody hell how to they handle the smell. Yuck 🤮 mine got blocked and the stink is so foul.. and the cause was some idiot flushing wipes down my loo. I couldn't do this job id need a gas mask well done.
This will be the LAST time I watch a video here when a head cam is used. I almost threw up with the bobbing up and down causing a zoom effect. Either get a tripod or clamp or I'm done with your vids. At least your co-worker has adapted on his vids.
Bit dramatic mate
We agree, we will be using a camera man or tripod for future videos. Sorry for making you feel sick, I hope our future videos will be better for you
Good😁😁
Please don't stop breathing or you will end up face first into your work.... its bending over a lot putting pressure on your lungs, so normal.
Shame the camera is pointing at his feet half the time.
Damn man move the shit out of ur way damn man. Yeah move it now after I yelled at you lmao.
Don't kno why hé use a bucket insted of à water hose thats write there 😮
I can't believe the homeowner left the kids toys and his bbq out WTF.
I think you did need your wellies, after all!
It's not full metal jacket it's full metal crap pit.
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That's a toilet sewage block you need to unblock it with toilet plunger with your right arm/hand when unblocked the sewage will fall into my right trainer aka northface 1111 as the sewage is Iranian
Aka wood in the beech
Why do you make your life so difficult? Lift the front manhole and jet upstream, clear the blockage and the interceptor then wash down and disenfect.
There was a reason we cleared it this way, we have been doing this job for decades.
@@TheDrainUnblockers what was the reason?