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[Figureman52]

Has anyone used one of these.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261027968576?var=560122517627&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Got a blocked drain and not sure if I should buy this or get a professional in to clear it for me.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Have you tried rodding?

[mantahatch]

Much cheaper and probably more effective http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerms/DRAIN+RODS.htm

[Figureman52]

Have you tried rodding?

I don't think the rods will bend enough to get into the pipe. It's about 1 metre down and only a 250mm chamber.

Although looking at this I'm not so sure.

Much cheaper and probably more effective http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerms/DRAIN+RODS.htm

[cleggy]

Have you tried rodding?

I know one or two that have 

[jonathanh]

roda are quite bendy really.  I get them up the chimney without problem

[Sir Tigger KC]

You can usually bend the rods into the pipe from the chamber.  If possible it's best to rod from the chamber below the blockage and what ever you do make sure the rods are done up tight and keep twisting them clockwise to keep them tight! 

If they loosen and you lose some of your rods in the drain then you really will have a nightmare on your hands!!    

[Marks DTM Calib]

I bought my set to rod down a 300m opening with an inlet depth of around 1m and they flexed ok for that

[martin42]

could try some "dam buster" drain acid,its pretty strong and can shift most blockages

[Kevin Wood]

Depends what's blocking it. In my case, the developer had left a polythene membrane over the sewer junction and then, when building the rest of the manhole and cover, dumped a couple of half bricks and some mortar on top of that. Eventually, the polythene gave way and deposited them into the sewer. No acid would have touched it (it would have been diluted too much by the volume of sewage that had built up, for a start).

A £30 set of rods from the local hardware shop was a darn sight cheaper than some of the comedy quotes I got from the "Dyno-Rod" types, that's for sure.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Depends what's blocking it. In my case, the developer had left a polythene membrane over the sewer junction and then, when building the rest of the manhole and cover, dumped a couple of half bricks and some mortar on top of that. Eventually, the polythene gave way and deposited them into the sewer. No acid would have touched it (it would have been diluted too much by the volume of sewage that had built up, for a start).

A £30 set of rods from the local hardware shop was a darn sight cheaper than some of the comedy quotes I got from the "Dyno-Rod" types, that's for sure.

Yep. Rod it yourself is probably the way to go.

Also, watch out for the supposedly 'self-called professionals'. Many of the more dubious ones are no more than a 'man with a van' who, wonder of wonders, is also an expert in drives, patio work, gardening, chimneys, trees, gutters and drains.

 

[symes]

roda are quite bendy really.  I get them up the chimney without problem

OP want to do drains and they are not up his chimney

[paul.lovejoy]

Much cheaper and probably more effective http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerms/DRAIN+RODS.htm

thats bloody cheap wonder how good they are though

[Mr.OmegaMan]

Thought this thread was about the drain where the pollen filter is where water builds up 

[mantahatch]

Much cheaper and probably more effective http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerms/DRAIN+RODS.htm

thats bloody cheap wonder how good they are though

They are good enough for one or two uses per year for the average householder. Not saying they will stand up to proffesional daily use, but more than good enough to have tucked in the shed