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Blocked drain in garage
iwant2asave
Posts: 174 Forumite
Hi,
I have a drain in my concrete floor garage of a 1940s house that has started overflowing in heavy rains. It's next to a manhole cover and from what I can see both rainwater and toilet/bath water go into the pipe that leads to this drain.
My question is, is this something that I should be getting someone to clear privately or might this be something I should contact water company to help with. I found it a bit confusing from the Thames Water website to work out. Thanks,
I have a drain in my concrete floor garage of a 1940s house that has started overflowing in heavy rains. It's next to a manhole cover and from what I can see both rainwater and toilet/bath water go into the pipe that leads to this drain.
My question is, is this something that I should be getting someone to clear privately or might this be something I should contact water company to help with. I found it a bit confusing from the Thames Water website to work out. Thanks,
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If it's on your property (i.e. within your boundary) then the water company isn't responsible. Private firms will do the job, just make sure you get someone who comes recommended.1
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I would expect that's a manhole cover for a sewer. Plenty of sewers run across private property without being the home owners responsibility.1
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I don't think that's always the case - we live in an end terrace and the drain for two other properties goes though ours - It's always been my understanding that as it is shared the water company would intervene rather than expect us to sort it outButterCheese said:If it's on your property (i.e. within your boundary) then the water company isn't responsible.1 -
The P trap at the bottom is probably silted up. Get a pair of marigold gloves & a soup ladle. Scoop out as much of the muck as you can, and then poke a hosepipe down to clear the rest of it. If you lift the manhole cover, you can monitor the water flow.Alternatively, if you have a wet-vac, you could suck all the crud out with one.Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
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Perfect, this was exactly what it was. Thank you!!FreeBear said:The P trap at the bottom is probably silted up. Get a pair of marigold gloves & a soup ladle. Scoop out as much of the muck as you can, and then poke a hosepipe down to clear the rest of it. If you lift the manhole cover, you can monitor the water flow.Alternatively, if you have a wet-vac, you could suck all the crud out with one.0
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