theconrodkid
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| posted on 17/10/18 at 04:21 PM |
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kitchen drain q
quick q about the kitchen sink drain, the waste pipe goes from the sink into an oblong sort of hopper that is set into the ground, one side has a
grill on it, the other side has the waste pipe cemented in, i have tried to clear the blockage but the angle is too tight to get my rod round, i think
the drain should go into the part that has the grille and the other side should be just a removable cover, any ideas please ?.
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pass the pork pies
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trextr7monkey
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| posted on 18/10/18 at 12:05 AM |
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Can you get some curtain wire round the bends or one of those flexible in blockers where you turn the handle and the worm cuts through the gunge?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/10/18 at 06:01 AM |
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bleach or boiling water works very well, seems to clear anything
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 18/10/18 at 07:07 AM |
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thanks for the replies, i put a couple of pints of bleach down it last night, was empty this morning but to me it seems piped up wrong, i am going to
attack it with my breaker today...wish me luck
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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nick205
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| posted on 18/10/18 at 07:50 AM |
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Bleach followed by boiling water has often worked for me when trying to unblock kitchen (and bathroom) sink drains before.
Limited experience, but the waste pipe being cemented in doesn't sound right to me. From what I've seen before the pipe normally exits
into the hopper type drain with perhaps a plastic grille around it. My understanding is the plastic grille is essentially a leaf gaurd to prevent the
drain filling up with leaves blowing around.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 18/10/18 at 11:49 AM |
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Nick, thats what i thought, anyhow after re-piping the down pipe i am waiting for the drain cleaner to do it,s magic.....hopefully
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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nick205
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| posted on 18/10/18 at 01:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
Nick, thats what i thought, anyhow after re-piping the down pipe i am waiting for the drain cleaner to do it,s magic.....hopefully
Hope the drain cleaner does it's work.
The ones I've seen have been piped as I described. In fact my own kitchen is piped in that way.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 19/10/18 at 07:06 AM |
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sorted now, simple bleach and leave overnight
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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