high water table and sewage

Raksha

Woke up at 4 this morning fretting about high water table affecting the flow of sewage.
Am I fretting over nothing?

matelodave

Fretting about it won't do you much good. There's not a lot you can do about it either, the sewers can cope or they can't.

Short of rebuilding your house on stilts to make sure its above it all or building a flood defence wall the best you can do is to put some heavy weights on manhole covers to stop them popping, fit airbrick covers and flood boards on your external doors. Water can still get in via the drains or even the toilets - you can get one-way valves fitted, but its;s a bit too late when it's started flowing down the street

If you think you are vulnerable then get all your valuable stuff upstairs or on tables and stuff.

If a river bursts it's banks or the sewers overflow all you can do is slow down how much gets into your house unless it's been built to be above the flood level.

Raksha

Thanks. My main worry is the conservatory which was built across the back of the house, over the open drain from the kitchen...

C_Mababejive

Have you considered a HEP A jab?

zaax

Disinfectant is a wonderful product and its cheap 30p or less at Morrisons. If water does flood in, after it goes down put plenty of disinfectant down (treat the whole house like a toilet) as there is a reason that water is brown.