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Why do I need a CCTV survey of my drains?

Fitted to a mobile crawler unit, CCTV cameras can go where maintenance teams can’t reach, providing a clear picture of what’s happening underground without the mess and expense of digging out drains. The advantages of CCTV drain surveys CCTV technology offers many advantages underground: The quality of the images from the CCTV camera enables [...]

By |2023-08-22T13:39:53+00:00January 30th, 2019|Blocked drain, CCTV testing, cracked drain pipe|Comments Off on Why do I need a CCTV survey of my drains?

A warming Christmas tale of the rat in the pipe!

When we sent in our CCTV equipment to assess one of our client’s drains, we were not expecting to find a small, furry animal running up the pipes, glaring at our camera! Here at Drain and Sewers we find all kinds of unusual items blocking our client’s pipes  and usually any animal we find [...]

By |2018-12-12T12:08:06+00:00December 12th, 2018|Blocked drain, CCTV testing, cracked drain pipe|Comments Off on A warming Christmas tale of the rat in the pipe!

How to avoid winter flooding – make sure your gullies, culverts and drains are clear!

You make sure your gutters are cleared, water pipes and outdoor taps are lagged and leaves are swept from roads but often, what is out of sight is also out of mind. At this time of year gullies, culverts and drains are susceptible to getting clogged up with leaves, branches and other winter debris [...]

By |2018-12-05T15:02:44+00:00November 21st, 2018|Blocked drain, High pressure water jetting|Comments Off on How to avoid winter flooding – make sure your gullies, culverts and drains are clear!

Getting to the bottom of a blocked toilet at Eggar’s School

The Drain and Sewer team were recently called out to Eggar's School in Hampshire to help unblock a toilet. The school were perplexed as to what could be causing the sudden blockage.  From foreign objects that have accidentally been dropped down the drain to a heavy build-up of items that shouldn’t be flushed, there [...]

By |2018-11-20T17:41:40+00:00November 10th, 2018|Blocked drain, Drains and Sewers, High pressure water jetting|Comments Off on Getting to the bottom of a blocked toilet at Eggar’s School

How to solve your drain blockage problems

Prevention is better than a cure Not since the Great Stink of 1858, when the smell of untreated sewage in the River Thames forced a suspension of Parliament, has the state of London’s sewage system been so overstretched. One direct result of the Great Stink was the building of a brand new sewage system [...]

By |2018-10-24T15:19:53+00:00October 24th, 2018|Blocked drain, Confined space entry, Drains and Sewers|Comments Off on How to solve your drain blockage problems
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