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What if the blockage is further than 15m?

We have a communal drain which is blocked but the blocakage is futher than 15m from the manhole, could be upto 50m but uncertain. Does the 15m cable have to reach the blockage to unclear it.

By Singh - Cardiff, Wales - 05 July 2009

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  • The answer given already is correct in that the hose does have to reach the blockage but the following may be of interest. My drain problem area is just about 15m from the access. The jetter has worked brilliantly but there is a risk that in future the blockage could be a bit further back and unreachable. I went to a local high pressure hose specialist and got him to cut my hose about 18 inches from the pressure washer end and insert a high pressure connector in it. Then I got him to make me up a 5 metre length of hose with a connector at each end so that if I need to, I can extend it to 20 metres. The extra weight of the extension and connectors will put a limit on how long you can make it, because at some point the drag of the weight will stop the hose going up the drain. 50 metres overall sounds as though it would be a bit much to me and in any case the cost would be quite significant. It cost me £20 and was done while I waited. By OldDude - Greater Manchester - 23 July 2009
  • Rory from eSpares
    Rory at eSpares says...

    Hi Singh, the drain cleaning kit can only remove blockages it that the end of it coems in to physical contact with. The kit is jet powered, with backward streaming jets of water propelling the nub forward at a high pace, removing any debris in the pipe.

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