Manhole BLOCKED!!! what should I do???

olly300

macman wrote: »

If this is a shared drain (not just from your property) then most likely it is the water company's responsibility to clear it, not yours.
Make sure neighbours on both sides are not affected before you pay for it yourselves.

Nope it depends on when the houses were built.

If the house was build before 1937 then it's the water companies problem and you pay absolutely nothing, if they were built after that they will bill you and all your neighbours depending on where the fault is.

OFWAT has more information -
http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/consumerissues/rightsresponsibilities/supplypipes/prs_inf_respipes

pegginout

It's not a shared drain, its mine.

The drains and any private sewers which carry household waste are normally the householder's (or the landlord's) responsibility. This applies whether they are within the property boundary or beyond the property boundary and up to the point they connect with the public sewers.

I Phoned the insurance company today and they said they would send someone out just to look at it before they made a decision whether I could claim.

Two lovely men arrived and rodded it and it's fine, it had a brick stuck in it!!

And to top it all......there was no charge!!!!!!!

Not even had to make a claim on insurance so no excess to pay

1984ReturnsForReal_2

pegginout wrote: »

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Two lovely men arrived and rodded it and it's fine, it had a brick stuck in it!!

Did they tell you the proper location of said brick??..

mum2one

pegginout wrote: »

It's not a shared drain, its mine.

The drains and any private sewers which carry household waste are normally the householder's (or the landlord's) responsibility. This applies whether they are within the property boundary or beyond the property boundary and up to the point they connect with the public sewers.

I Phoned the insurance company today and they said they would send someone out just to look at it before they made a decision whether I could claim.

Two lovely men arrived and rodded it and it's fine, it had a brick stuck in it!!

And to top it all......there was no charge!!!!!!!

Not even had to make a claim on insurance so no excess to pay

Thats brilliant news, glad you got it sorted xx

pegginout

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

Did they tell you the proper location of said brick??..

Yes it had just fell in from the rim of the manhole cover, it's been removed and we will fix it at weekend x

CB1979_2

i hope you gave them a big hug