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£14 on a set of drain rods. Just use them thoughtfully otherwise you'll end up with sections of rod stuck in the drain. Speaking as the least DIY competent person alive even I can do this ( oddly satisfying).
Do any other properties drains cross your land ie is it a shared drain, if so local water company has to fix for you for gratis.
Add maybe a hat, goggles and breathing mask - depending on how squeamish you are.
I have a set of drain rods, that thankfully since all our friends' kids have moved from nappies I don't expect to need again for a long time.
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youAlso not sure where to put a heavy duty one down? No easy way to get to it.
Get the manhole cover up - flush the bog, and water should be seen pouring down the drain immediately (this is of course a 2 person job) - if not the problem lies between ....
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Somewhere outside there will be one or more manholes/inspection chambers. If you open up the nearest manhole and it's full of crap you need to rod towards the main sewer ie away from the house as the blockage is further down the line. If the manhole is clear your blockage is obviously nearer to your toilets or maybe in the toilets themselves. Stick the plunger up the drain towards the house carefully, maybe have someone checking the loo as you do this, and pull towards you. The idea is you create suction with the plunger to draw the waste out.
I've never known this not to work, but if you are at all nervous about this get a specialist with a jetter. (The jetter is designed to backflush the drain as it works its way forward so you won't risk all the crap being forced back up the drain and into the house.)
I bought my set of rods maybe 20 years ago and used them two or three times at home and a couple at my mother's house. So they do pay for themselves.
Moominpapa said: Yes this. If you do it the wrong way you could potentially unscrew the rods ( and have to stick your arm down the drain to try to get it back).
But you might find a plunger will do it anyway, I know they look like some sort of marital aid but they are effective.
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ive got British Gas homesense. For £20/mth it covers all my drains, heating and electrics with no parts fees or labour fees just a £60 call out. Used them three times the past two weeks in my new house and only got charged the once as the issues returned ( rads not getting warm due to air lock, biggish house with a mix of old and new pipe work etc).
for the hours they’ve spent here it’s been well worth the money.
They all seem to show roughly the same thing. There's probably an instruction leaflet with the rods anyway.
Good luck.