Blocked drain maybe.

magic_genie

When I empty the washing up water out of my kitchen sink, it goes down the plug hole, but I face the back garden and when I nip outside all the water is overflowing from the small round grill on the paving stone at the edge of my house.

What do you think? Do I just need to stick a washing up glove on and get my arm down there (outside) and have a good rummage? Or, is there also something I should be buying from B&Q to pour down the sink to break up any blocked debri?

Hope to hear from you, kind regards
Alex

divadee

Do you have a pressure washer? if so try blasting that down there and it might clear the debris out.

It worked when i did it on mine

robnye

When I empty the washing up water out of my kitchen sink, it goes down the plug hole, but I face the back garden and when I nip outside all the water is overflowing from the small round grill on the paving stone at the edge of my house.

What do you think? Do I just need to stick a washing up glove on and get my arm down there (outside) and have a good rummage? Or, is there also something I should be buying from B&Q to pour down the sink to break up any blocked debri?

Hope to hear from you, kind regards
Alex

you could some stuff down the sink, but i suspect the blockage is outside your house, so it might be better to put it down the drain hole outside.

be careful, cos the decent stuff burns...!!!!!!

plumb1_2

Get your hand down the gully outside,and clean out as much debris as you can.
Dont start putting chemicals(T V advertising) down the drain,waste of money and not good for the enviroment.

Party_Animal

Yes , you might need to do if every year. Tends to be leaves that block the gullies.
You'll have to get your hands dirty.

The_Biff

In my case it was always mear fat solidifying - until I learned to dump it in thec bin.

plumb1_2

In my case it was always mear fat solidifying - until I learned to dump it in thec bin.

In your case and 90% of others to.

dougk_2

I never put oil or fat down the sink - in fact never put anything down the sink except dirty washing up water (and make sure you scrape all the waste into the bin first!).

Washing machine soap powders also tend to clob things up from time to time so do regular checks on your drains and clear them by hand.

divadee

I had a load of manky hair that blocked the drain when i first moved in :-X

knew it wasnt mine cos a) it was grey and b) i have one of those hair catcher things

it wasnt nice getting that lot out i can tell ya

Pat__3

Not sure if this will help, but found this on the Money Saving Oldstyle board, has quite a few tips. HERE