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Blocked drainage hole on concrete balcony
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You could try pushing a jet washer lance down1
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MikeJXE said:You could try one of these but you will need a drain rod to fix it to plus it won't go round corners
https://www.toolstation.com/double-worm-screw/p27393?utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&mkwid=_dc&pcrid=&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhqXD7t64_AIVuIKDBx1HUAssEAQYASABEgI_2fD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Thats 50mm wide. Unlikely to fit through the ops pipe.
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Does your neighbour mind it draining like that? To unblock, can you poke a drain rod back in through the pipe?Signature on holiday for two weeks1
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Worth putting a hedgehog or similar around the drain entrance once sorted?1
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My guess is a stone or something like that jammed in the corner. Best direction to try to dislodge from would be where the water should exit.
Agree with thisisweird you need to put something over the drain hole to stop bigger bit of debris getting in there in future.YNWA
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Norman_Castle said:MikeJXE said:You could try one of these but you will need a drain rod to fix it to plus it won't go round corners
https://www.toolstation.com/double-worm-screw/p27393?utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&mkwid=_dc&pcrid=&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhqXD7t64_AIVuIKDBx1HUAssEAQYASABEgI_2fD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Thats 50mm wide. Unlikely to fit through the ops pipe.1 -
MikeJXE said:Norman_Castle said:MikeJXE said:You could try one of these but you will need a drain rod to fix it to plus it won't go round corners
https://www.toolstation.com/double-worm-screw/p27393?utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&mkwid=_dc&pcrid=&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhqXD7t64_AIVuIKDBx1HUAssEAQYASABEgI_2fD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Thats 50mm wide. Unlikely to fit through the ops pipe.
The pipe looks about 30mm in the picture.
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