Very s-l-o-w draining kitchen sink with air bubbles…?

Rochdale_Guy

keystone wrote: »

Actually I meant:



then you can get the tee piece out separately and that then gives you access to the waste pipe themselves to try and find the blockage. But it seems to have been overcome by events.

Cheers

Many thanks for your patience and perseverance with dumb old me!

If I did as you highlighted (above) leaving just the "T" piece in place i.e. a continual length of pipe from the left to the right (with "T" piece in the middle!), I would still have the save problem in post # 29.... :mad:

I so do NOT want to be beaten by this blockage, but also don't want to do any damage or flood the tenants below.

I never knew it would be so complicated.

And, if I do manage to do it, and unblock things, do you think it will alleviate the dripping condensate pipe on the combi-boiler?

Oh my head hurts thinking about this.

keystone

So the pipe to the left of the sink goes where?. Ditto for the right? Having removed the whole of the trap if you slacken off the tee piece slightly, turn it through 90 degrees (so its pointing upwards) and then gently pour some water into the open end which way does it go or try to go before it backs up?

Cheers?

Canucklehead

keystone wrote: »

So the pipe to the left of the sink goes where?. Ditto for the right? Having removed the whole of the trap if you slacken off the tee piece slightly, turn it through 90 degrees (so its pointing upwards) and then gently pour some water into the open end which way does it go or try to go before it backs up?

Cheers?

Hi.


If you followed the thread you will find the pipe that goes to the left serves a washing machine, which is not there.
To the right it goes towards the bath room where it will join an internal soil pipe, as can be seen in the numerous photos of the outside of the flats (vents through roof)

GSR

OP if you go from the washing machine point on the other side of the unit you will avoid swamping the meter.You will also have a straight run to poke whatever you want along the horizontal run.

Yes, you might find the condensate waste will stop dripping once the waste is clear.

Seems a lot of effort for a rented property. I guess you don't have much else to do?

GSR

keystone

Canucklehead wrote: »

If you followed the thread..........

Do you have to be so sarcastic? I have followed the thread thank you very much but seeing as its going nowhere and a number of posts have passed there actually seems some point to me in just getting a little reclarification. Im sorry if that bores you.

Cheers

keystone

OP can you locate the other end of the condensate drain. If a hole has been bored into the sink waste pipe and the condensate drain inserted into it then that will have created a nice obstruction around which all the carp will have collected and formed the blockage which prevents sink draining and possibly preventing the condensate drain draining too (hence the leak 'cos it might just be full up).

Cheers

marleyboy

OP, just a suggestion, assuming you still have some bicarbonate, try using it down the bathroom sink; as its just possible the blockage is all the way down from the bathroom.

The bathroom sink may empty with no problem, but the waste could still be backing up from the blockage..

It may or may not work, but it has to be worth a try.

Fire_Fox

You were not mis-sold the soda crystals, someone who knows nothing about chemistry gave you a bum steer on the mix. If you mix washing soda (alkali) with vinegar (acid) the two will cancel one another out! Use either the washing soda with hot water OR a proper acid based drain cleaner that will not damage the pipes. If you dilute the vinegar with hot water it won't do anything, it's not strong enough acid to touch a blockage, just a bit of limescale in your toilet.

Canucklehead

keystone wrote: »

Do you have to be so sarcastic? I have followed the thread thank you very much but seeing as its going nowhere and a number of posts have passed there actually seems some point to me in just getting a little reclarification. Im sorry if that bores you.

Cheers

Ha! Lightweight.

I've seen plenty of your sarcastic posts.

You seem happy to hand it out but not so keen to be on the receiving end.

GSR

cyclonebri1

southcoastrgi wrote: »

not sure which one you mean CY but if you are talking about the condense & downpipe i have been to one with exactly that prob, overflow teed into the down pipe sealed around the pipe with mastic downpipe full of leaves the water went back up the pipe filled up the heat ex & flooded the boiler, new boiler time, i'm not saying this is the case with the OP's it could just be the pipe isn't glued correctly or it could be a leak from above (inside the boiler) but it needs investigation.

No, what I meant was that I'm not sure the OP has actually acted on all the suggestions, particularly the Drain buster 1 we both mentioned;););)

And I also said contact the landlord/council would havbe saved us all half a day:D:D

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Ah, the familiar sight of the Council Approved Bodge Job.


I suspect that either the next flat down has blocked the drain - or a history of cooking fat down the plughole has finally led to a solidified mass slowing drainage flow until now. Do you happen to have a fast food premises underneath the flats?


Not sure what you do in those circumstances. Getting a repairs service to, well, actually do repairs, isn't the easiest job in the world.