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Drains?

WeeMo_3
WeeMo_3 Posts: 115 Forumite
edited 12 April 2009 at 7:58AM in N. Ireland
Has anyone ever cleared their drains? or used a local service/Dyna-rod etc?

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  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,621 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Whereabouts are you?
  • belfastgirl23
    belfastgirl23 Posts: 8,026 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Dyna rod cleared out my neighbour's manhole into the sewers - cost of around £200. I know cos they accidently billed me :)
  • WeeMo_3
    WeeMo_3 Posts: 115 Forumite
    edited 12 April 2009 at 7:58AM
    good story- did you pay it??!!!
  • Greentea
    Greentea Posts: 495 Forumite
    would you not be best to contact the DOE? Surely you shouldnt have to pay?
  • seatzie
    seatzie Posts: 761 Forumite
    500 Posts
    if blockage is on your property its your cost is how they seem to look at it
    Norn Iron Club Member #64


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  • belfastgirl23
    belfastgirl23 Posts: 8,026 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    WeeMo wrote: »
    good story- did you pay it??!!!

    (Carryduff area)


    Luckily the neighbour put their hands up for it - the manhole was at the dividing line between our two properties and it was a loo roll blockage. But it was a colour I never use (sorry if TMI :)) and there were about a dozen of them in the house and only two of us. So they were okay about accepting the bill was theirs. They had called out dyna rod too by the way so no reason for them to bill us at all!
  • Jaime-V
    Jaime-V Posts: 466 Forumite
    seatzie wrote: »
    if blockage is on your property its your cost is how they seem to look at it

    Yes this happened to my friend, she had to get someone out and pay for it herself, cant remember who she got.

    We have used Dynorod here in work and they can be quite expensive!

    Our row of houses sometimes the main sewers will block up and we have called the DOE (DRD?) but they will only check for blockages on the main pathways/roads access (ie not your back garden) Thats the way it seems when they have been out to our street.

    HTH
    Norn Iron club member - 265
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