Blockage Rainwater drain

[Nitell]

Hi.

There is a rainwater drain at the front of the house. Recently the heavy downpour resulted in the water rising to a level to nearly flowing into the house.

After the water receded to a level within the drain I cleared all the debris. The (square) aperture is only 125mm and the pipe leading out to the road seems to be about 75mm diameter.

I tried poking through but there is U bend there.

Can anyone advance an idea how I could clear this?. Or would I need to have it jetted?.

Would a plunger, probably work?

Thank you.

 

[Deleted member 267285]

It depends on where, and what the blockage is. A plunger may work, but sometimes needs quite a bit of elbow grease. Does it go straight to the road, or via a manhole? If it’s shared, the local water undertaker may clear it for free.

 

[conny]

If you hose the drain, (or pour a bucket of water down it), does it overflow again or does it drain away and leave a 'puddle' at the bottom?
If it doesn't drain away, or is slow to drain away, then using a pressure washer, (Karcher or similar), may blast the blockage away.
The U bend is to trap a measure of water to form a seal against odours from the main sewer run.
If you use a plunger you may force this water to fall below the top level of the U bend thereby breaking the liquid seal. This is easily rectified by pouring some water down so it reaches the correct level.

 

[jj4091]

Does your home insurance cover the drains. The problem could be a blocked or broken pipe well away from the gulley. They often send drain clearance companies out in this situation. How old are the drains & is it possible you could have root damage from nearby trees.

 

[Nitell]

Hi.

Thank you.

Yesterday I used plenty of baking soda/vinegar. Waited for more than an hour.

Poured hot water. But the level remained high. Decided to leave it to (hopefully) work. Will check again.

Will check insurance. CBW: The drain goes directly to the road.

Never used a Karcher pressure washer. How easy to use?.

 

[foxhole]

Why do you think vinegar would have slightest effect?

 

[Deleted member 267285]

Could be that there is/was an issue with the road drain. Do you know if any neighbours are affected?