How to Install the ULTIMATE Drain Rat Blocker
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- In today's video I will be installing the ULTIMATE Drain Rat Blocker to make my drains safe from invading rats.
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100mm Nordisk TX11 Rat Blocker geni.us/5W5817w (Amazon) £237.60
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I was recently contacted to ask if I would be happy to do a video of the Nordisk Rat Blocker TX11. As the name suggests, it's an impregnable double rat flap that inserts in your drain to prevent rats getting into your house. Rats often enter properties through the drains, by swimming up through the toilet pans, or by even chewing through the flexible pan connectors behind the toilet.
As I have an open drain from my water treatment plant, I am particularly vulnerable to invasion by rats, and so I was keen to try out the product.
In Denmark, which is the world leader in drain rat blocking technology there are very strict requirements for rat blockers because Denmark has banned the use of rodenticides (rat poison). The rat blocker must be produced in a material the rat cannot chew, all welds must be stained so they cannot rust, and the rat blocker must be blockage proof. Also, the rat blocker must be easy to install and remove.
Each rat blocker is tested at the Danish Technological Institute Pipe Center, and the Nordisk Rat Blocker featured in this video has passed these rigorous tests.
Handy Reference Links
The Nordisk website www.nordisk-innovation.dk/en
The Metex website ratwall.co.uk/buy/buy-nordisk/
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Great system! They have tought about this very well! Thanks for showing us!
Excellent comprehensive video. Never knew something like this existed.
I have to say, I didn't. I just assumed you put a flap on the end of the pipe, if you had that option!
Love this device as it is so well thought out and made really well. Price at first seems very high, but the damage what a rat can do to the property is well worth it. Nice video thaks
As you say it's a great bit of engineering. 👌
Another good video, THANKS
Thanks Malcolm 👊🏻
Excellent video. I'm looking for something like this and the quality of this product looks great. I have the odd rat getting into the cavity wall and loft. I put a trail camera in my sewer, fixed to the underside of the cover pointing down and on the first day it picked up rat activity. I'll be picking up one of these after I've had a CCTV survey of my drains into the house.
Cheers Paul. Yes it's a quality product and will stop them in its tracks.
Great video Charlie. Question for you. i have what looks like clay pipes. the internal diameter is approx 5.5 inches. Do you know if the 6 inch version would fit?
i think is fantastic system easy to install and effective.
Excellent and very well explained thank you
Thanks for the informative video Charlie, the pest company I used for a drain camera survey recommended this blocker and now I know how I can install it and maintain it myself. My neighbour had one installed and it stopped the rats for him. Then the rats went 10m up my sewer drain and chewed a big hole in the 4 inch black PVC where the sink drain joined. Apparently they can chew through black PVC if they have an edge to start on, like a junction. All this is below the floor so will be laborious to fix. Don't under estimate how expensively destructive rats can be! This is a relatively inexpensive preventative measure. They had also chewed through the white plastic flexipipe but that was easy to replace with a black PVC bend. Little did I know that was just the start of it.......
By the way, the price is now higher than is listed in the "show more" information.
Thanks Ray. I'll update the price. They're terrible pests aren't they, and if they get into the house via the drains, then that's the stuff of nightmares 😬
I've just ordered one of these off the back of this excellent video. Screw fix were cheaper than Amazon by £15 for the blocker and pole currently. I've got to pay for a CCTV survey as rats are getting into the cavity wall from the sewer somehow. I used a trail camera to confirm the presence of rats in the sewer. Thankfully I'll be rat free soon.
Seriously, you might consider approaching the Danish company to be a broker for them, then make a sophisticated pitch to the mayors of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Portland. They're already famous as the epicenters for the "Ratpocalypse".
Seems like if you ever had to put a snake down that drain, trying to pull it out would be a nightmare! As it would get caught on those teeth trying to come back out. This makes the drain blocker impractical and poorly thought out. :-)
Nice one Charlie, can you go and install a few down at Houses of Parliament and Downing Street for us...??? 😎😎😎
If this was Denmark they'd have the whole place locked down with them!
I assume the normal direction of operation would reversed to keep the target species IN the building!
Thanks for the information, please share the link to buy
You're welcome. It's in the Description just below the video - click on the little arrow to the right of the video title to open it, if you're viewing on a smart phone.
Nice video.
Thanks
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Looks like an excellent product and very well explained Charlie.👍 The price seems very reasonable for a well designed and well engineered product, when you consider what youngsters pay for the latest iPhone.
Is it available to purchase in the US?
Hi Charlie, I live in Malaysia and my problem is a big ass black spitting cobra coming through my toilet which is proving very difficult to catch as it quickly escapes back down toilet when disturbed. I was scouring internet for a more permanent solution bcos if Im honest it is not the first time Ive had a cobra in this particular bathroom. Do you think this would be a good product to block snakes?
Great video Charlie. Would the 4" model expand to fit tight in a 5" pipe?
Thanks. Best check the tech specs on the website. Pretty sure it tells you which model you need for each pipe diameter. I think there are only 2 though from memory.
Hi Charlie - Do you know whether there is a similar product for the US market, where waste lines and clean-outs are entirely closed, at about 4-inch in diameter. Another way to state, the larger waste chamber is not something often used here. The question would be HOW TO insert the Rat Blocker into our system?
Yes! They are called "backwater valves" and you can get any plumber to put them in your sewer lines. I did it and no more rats. They are amazing.
Hi Charlie do you know where I can get the Metex Nordisk TX11 ratblocker installation pole? I live in Ireland but cannot find the installation pole. Thankyou ..
I don't. Have you tried contacting them?
Charlie in goverenment buildings the Rats are already living inside and very comfortable indeed...in Number ten Downing St they actually go in through the serviced front door .....did you know?
The only rats in our area are duplicitous politicians and they are all too fat to get through the pipes; so its not a problem!
We've got a fair few of those over here too!!
@@CharlieDIYte Would it block a Farage lol
@@superiorbeing95 Ha! I'm loving all the politician gags!
What's happen when rat come same time when sharp edges or flow up site or draining?
Looks a great bit of kit but the price will scare a lot of folk,shame the price won't scare the rats lol.
With this and a Macerator I'd be all set.
Is that a new mitre saw in the back? looks nice
Yes mate. It's an Evolution R255SMS+ Soft start annoys me though. When I'm busy I just want instant cutting 😉 Also the laser's not straight but I dare say I could fix that. You get a lot for your money with Evolution.
I have an evolution mitre saw and the laser is not right on that either. No mount of adjusting it gets it to point in the right place, I think they're more of a gimmick on low end saws.
When rodding out my own shared sewer pipe a load of tampons got stuck to the rod . The strings on the tampons were what caught the rod .
I wonder if that device would gather tampons.....
Is this suitable for clay pipes as well as plastic ?
Yes.
Hi Charlie, I’m very disappointed, I don’t have a rat problem...but maybe in my next home.😀
Ha! I had a friend in London once who had a rat in her flat that carefully took after eights out of the box each night. She blamed her husband until they discovered it. Had to get something like this for their drain.
Question, I have 3 drains in my garden would I only have one outlet to place this in ?
I don't know enough about your system to comment on this.
@@CharlieDIYte Ok thank you anyway.
How do I know which is the correct size to purchase (given that it expands)?
You need to roughly measure the internal diameter of your drain. You can then choose the right mechanism.
Charlie DIYte Thanks!
Interesting but we don't have accesses like that in Canada. I would have to remove, cut, open the sewer pipe. I suppose
That's a shame. Do you have man hole covers or anything like that, where you can rod the drain if it gets blocked? You can insert them anywhere that there's an open section of pipe.
Thankyou so much, your video was very informative and very useful :) I can now poop in peace
Good product but in my world expensive!
Great but what about if the outlet is curved?
Can you send me a link to a picture so i know what you mean?
I am in Tennessee... do you think this blocker would work on possums and armadillos?
Hi there. Good to hear from you. I don't see why not. Do they get in drains?
@@CharlieDIYte Actually it was a joke... We are on septic out here in the country so not much chance of anything but roots getting in the pipes... enjoy your site and the Brit sense of humor!
@@TNtoolman Ha! I fell for that big time :) Just assumed you had bigger drains out there! I used to have a septic but they've been outlawed over here now, and it had failed anyway so I bit the bullet and spent a load more money that I wanted to, putting in the treatment plant. Thanks - it's a big deal hearing from you all the way from Tennessee!!
0:50 yes is true , i had similar bad experience
Nooo! Hope you got it fixed.
Good morning, do you know any installers in the London area you can recommend? Thank you
Are you still looking?
Nope, thank you
@@theodddish1846 I am - do you know anyone in London?
@@bogadooli did you find someone?
@@HappyRobots Hi i am in London however last week thames water tried to fine me £400 for one that I didn't fit because it caused a blockage. Luckily i was able to prove it wasn't my doing because i had paper work dated from when we took over that particular client.
What specifically is your problem i might be able to offer an alternative solution.
before l saw the price l guessed about 50 pounds
Nice. But I think I'll wait for a cheaper rip off that's as good, or can be fettled to be as good ☺
Why is your inspection chamber so wobbly Charlie?
Did you just bung it in the ground for demonstration purposes?
Not sure. That's just the removable top collar. I guess it could do with some screws to secure it. Not sure what you'd normally do.
Charlie DIYte . Wow. You'd think it'd have fixing holes inbuilt,
I'd guess just drill & countersink it then use self tapping screws. Should work ☺( grease the screws tho)
@@myster.ejones1306 Yes you would. It doesn't, though. I had a load of lovely old brick man holes before but I guess this is progress and we have to embrace it 🙄 Also I think the contractor left everything like this so I could adjust the height depending on how the garden settled (the whole lot was dug up).
Charlie DIYte . Ah 'Progress': Verb: The process of squeezing every penny out the consumer for the benefit of the 'Corporate 'Fatties' at the expense of quality and functionality . Say no more my friend ☺
Ah yes, "progress". Another one they use is "new, improved..." Unfortunately, too many fall for their nonsense.
Fitted in place relatively ok, but only went in on the angle.
I have a very shallow fall and I will need to keep cleaning it, in place.
However, today when I checked, there was a back up of water.
No worries I thought, I'll just unscrew the way Charlie said.
Problem 1, struggled to get the unit to unscrew
Problem 2,once out, I cleared the unit of tissue paper despite that Charlie said everything would pass through.
Problem 3,cannot unscrew enough to replace inside pipe.
Problem 4, cannot tighten either.
Can someone please help, as I fear rats will find their way back.
Charlie - any ideas?
Just checking you've bought the same Nordisk Ratblocker featured in my vid? It's a bit difficult to say without seeing the pipe you're inserting it in, but have you configured it for use in the inlet pipe? Mine is in the outlet pipe so no need to worry about paper. I'll raise this with Metex for you if you can just confirm it's one of theirs.
@@CharlieDIYtetissue and faeces will absolutely get stuck behind this non return. It has to go into the pipe where the toilet waste comes out of because that is where the rats will travel up to, to get to your toilet flex pipe.
Thanks in advance for my nightmares...
Sorry mate 🙄😏
Charlie can you do a video on home secutiry please.. do you have an email i could send an email of what video i wouuld like please
What's the cost of it
There's a link the Description. £240
Interesting review and great product but over priced £220 plus VAT ?? for a bit of metal a few welds and couple rivetts and a pole ? - China will produce these to spec and retail for under £ 50 and STILL make a healthy profit . This is why China dominates manufacturing it's not all cheap garbage from China a lot of their production can be and is of a high quality at realistic prices ....
China is just great at exporting everything nowadays. 😡
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Dont want to piss on ya fireworks but just watched a video where a guy took one of these out that failed, it has no need for the jagged opening , a cause for locking up, he fitted a much better one
I agree the jagged opening probably isn't necessary.
Fkn hate rats
Nightmare when you’re 7 foot down in no space half choking for air …
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Or just keep the toilet lid closed...
Just commenting to spite the 6 rats who disliked this video.
So anyone can install a ratblocker? So I guess a plumber could do it?
Yes anytime can. Plumbers would be the obvious choice.
@@CharlieDIYte you'd think so but i work in pest control and so many plumbers refuse to take on this job. No idea why...
Helpful video, but I find it hard to believe that you've basically made an 8 minute advert for a company for free? If that's really true, why not ask them for money instead of us?
Because generally these businesses love giving you free product because it doesn't cost them anything but don't like giving you any upside in sales. I wouldn't want to be paid for doing the video as it removes it's objectivity. To be fair on Metex they have sponsored some of my recent videos.
I like your videos but this product is a drain blocker.
Buy a cat it’s cheaper
Ha! Not after you've bought all the food and paid the vets bills!
And leave it in the drains ?
Surprisingly not all cats will care to do anything and some even scared, so hopefully you get just the right cat that will chase them, however that wont stop an endless supply of rats coming through.