Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: tigers_gonads on 19 August 2011, 21:32:25
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I'm in the sh*t :'(
Back in the days when I had a Td Omega, I used to run it on a mixture of refined chip fat and diesel during the summer with great results :y
Right the problem is ........... Sat on top of my shed roof was 3 x 20 ltr plastic containers full of the stufff which I never got round to getting rid of ::)
Sometime in the last week ( while I was on holiday ), some little tw*t has been playing with his air rifle and shot the containers full of holes >:(
Now I have around 60 ltrs of chip fat that has been washed by the rain, down the drain pipe and into the drain at the back of the house :'(
It has not reached the main part of the drainage system yet because all the sinks in the house drain away without a problem.
But at the shed end of the system, it is completly blocked up to the point that the fat has totally bunged up the sink next to the drain pipe :'(
Ive had my hand in there and been scooping as much fat out as possible but I need to clear the rest of it out before it bungs up the rest of the system or the council and neighbours will be ripping my gonads off :'( :'(
Anybody out in OOF land do this for a living ?
Ideas please
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Caustic soda mixed in mega hot water will dissolve it, wear eye protection though because with hot water its pretty evil stuff.
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Caustic soda mixed in mega hot water will dissolve it, wear eye protection though because with hot water its pretty evil stuff.
Noted :y
Any idea where I can get my hands on some ?
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As Mark says .. but be VERY careful ... try and pierce a hole through the gunge with a long thin wire so the caustic has somewhere to drain. Caustic and skin/eyes DOES NOT MIX so protective goggles, strong rubber gloves, old thick clothing (as I doubt you have a leather apron handy) are a must.
Strong solution with very hot but NOT boiling water added in small quantities will shift it. Once it is FULLY clear run loads and loads of water from a hose down the pipe to ensure you "move" the gunge a long way from your place and to dilute the caustic .. it has a tendency to "eat" the mortar in the drains if left to stand undiluted ... :(
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Any supermarket, even wilkos sell it.
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Thank you :)
I'll give it a go tomorrow :y
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Plasic bucket ok to mix it in ?
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Yes, its fine with plastics.
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Ow, watch out for anything with chrome plating.....it removes the plating....plus paint as well!
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Ow, watch out for anything with chrome plating.........
or ally ;) ;) ;)
Caustic + ally = horrible fumes
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B&Q have it as well :y
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I feel a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of deep friers suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.
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Caustic Soda worked a treat :y
Thanks all :y