A lot of people will want to save themselves a few bob and have a go at clearing their blockage themselves. This can range from pouring boiling water or caustic soda down a drain to getting out the auld sewer rods and trying to 'readdy' it yourself. Sometimes this can end in a happy outcome but sometimes it can end in tears. Caustic solutions can be very dangerous and the fumes alone can burn, sewer rods become old and brittle and can snap if too much pressure is applied, they also are only joined by a quick turn and can easily come apart as this client in Booterstown found out. Having put the camera down the pipe we were able to locate the plunger-head and then we used the backward jets to retrieve the plunger.
So sometimes it's easier and cheaper to call Ajax drains than to get covered in you know what!
When your drain is starting to overflow and you decide to lift the manhole and all you see is a load of stones it usually means only one thing "You've got rats".Read Full Article
The tenant upstairs in this property in North Strand was oblivious to the fact that every time they flushed their loo it was dissappearing from their view but was re-surfacing up through the toilet downstairs. Alas the unit downstairs was un-occupied for a considerable period so nobody noticed events that were unfolding. The main sewer outlet was blocked so the waste had nowhere to go and found the easiest path....Read Full Article
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