Mr Drains #72 Is this the future of Drain Cleaning?
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Building Services company called me in after one of the complex tenants reported their toilets & showers not draining.
I arrived, checked the upstream toilets & yes they were blocked. I then checked the gully trap at the front of the tenancy & found it was also blocked so this was the right place to start.
I used the jet to open up the blockage & get the system running, & then gave it a precise clean out with the Ridgid K9-204 FlexShaft machine.
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This is a great project 👍. Cheers from Upstate New York. Nice and thorough cleaning. Happy Easter 🐇.
Thanks & have a great Easter.
The flexshaft and jetter, cameras have made life so much easier than before when we didn’t have them.
Having all these tools sure makes drain clearing more interesting & fun.
Glad to have you back on the scene! 🙏👍😎
Hi!! Great video as always!! 👍👍💕💕
I have the K9-204 and with a 3 chain it is brutal. I have multiple chain knockers but my standard 3 chain is my go to for clean up after a good jetting, super work.
Thanks Raymond. FlexShaft is certainly another good tool to carry for sure.
Damn, your drains are just sitting there in the open? That's some Roman Empire shit! 😆
Good work 👍👌
Sweet just like that great job
good evening from Morocco
Good Saturday afternoon everyone from wellington Somerset in the UK
Morning from Wellington.
Great to see that you're looking after your ears.
Hail the green pickup!
Thx for the vid!
Super Video, geiles Auto, super Job, Gruß aus Bayern
Seems like their should be a cover on that clean out. Yeah jetting lines seems to be the most efficient way to clear a line. People that think you are crazy are correct. You have to be a little crazy to be a plumber. 🤣Good money, but sometimes the job can drive a guy mad.
Nice...👍.
I began with the oldest video, working my way to the newest and so far my only question is....just how many vehicles do you own? lol .... love your channel
Haha yes, I've had a few vehicles over the years. I was going through a change over of vehicles as my trust ol' van rusted out in a few spots & I can't afford anything new.
I'm still happy that you are active again ... ☺️
Apart from these PVC repairs which look strange and a bit of roots , the 30 meters don't look so bad.
Didn't you say you wanted to get knee pads? 😉
You are always looking out for my poor old knees. Most of the drain is good & with regular cleaning it should last a long while. How things over in Berlin?
@@mrdrains2088 Well I could write that I got new dungarees with knee pads, but I also think that nobody cares about that.
Otherwise it is relatively quiet, no flooding from rain so far ... We are in the 3rd covid wave and somehow the streets are full ... As before, some take it very seriously and others very easy ... I have my first vaccination behind me with Astra ... Somehow I feel more carefree now
@@kempingerrohrreinigungberlin Vaccinations are slowly being rolled out, mostly front-line staff, but everyone will be vaccinated by the end of the year. NZ is not a priority as we have Covid under control & even have a travel bubble with Australia so its more important vaccines are distributed to parts of the world with high cases.
By the way, have you tried out Rothenberger's new R600 VarioClean battery powered machine by any chance?
Yoo D S
Another great work 👍👍👍
Love the pipe cam 📷
Snaking the pipe view was good
One question wanted to ask
What pressure(PSI) you jet the pipes at
Usually between 2500 - 4300 psi.
I cable and upsell a flex-shaft currently as no room on the trucks for a jetter, I do not want to add a jetter only truck, and my neighborhood does not allow trailers.
Curious though I pass a lot of jetter jobs to a friend and most of the time that jetter destroys any roots. Not sure why a flex-shaft would be needed after that unless prepping for relining.
Was that a gulley trap you went through? It seems easy with your rig, this is normally a very tough spot to get access through. We use a 6mm diam hose and even then it is a battle. Good job.
Hi mate - yes it was. The earthenware ones are usually no problem, its the plastic traps with tighter radius bends that can make it hard, but I usually get around most of those as well.
The glare is hard to see camera footage, can you put hood over it more? Great job as usual!
I noticed that & I definitely will try avoid that next time.
@@mrdrains2088 If you have a video out on your drain cam, you can run it directly into the video feed. @Kempinger Rohrreiningung Berlin does it on his videos, but I don't know how.
@@timothypirnat3754 Hi Tim, good to see you back. I got a bit lazy on this one. I intended to edit in the drain footage, but got so excited about getting a video uploading that I clean forgot to take the recording off the drain monitor USB.
How does the flex shaft go at bigger build up's of tree roots? I've only been plumbing for a short amount of time and we use a K750 mostly but it's heavy and a pain in the ass..
It's not a bad little machine, but its not designed for heavy roots, although I've had some surprising results on the occasional heavy root mass, but you do seriously risk damaging the cable as you can't use torque, just speed.
I'm confused, isn't that just a little gravity fed feul tank motor like a lawnmower engine? Do you wear the ear muffs when you mow your lawn too?
This is a modified 18hp engine that we use as a back up & will cut through a 4x2" in minutes. However our new jetter will be installed shortly.
@@mrdrains2088 nice! I just got my build in a couple days ago. I have 2 of the iGX800 Honda motors. Now I'm just looking for sprinter style van to mount it in and need a buffer tank still. I'm excited about these new feul injected Hondas
@@ohmimprovement5767 I haven't had a chance to see the new IGX800 but they're sure to be be good.
Such a cool model Hilux, is this your new work rig?
Yeah, its a awesome 40 year old Toyota Hilux that I'm currently using full time. I can't afford a new truck, but I am looking for a backup truck to share the workload & carry more water, especially when the new jetter arrives in a little over a month.
Is the flex shaft ok in long drain applications? Here the tree roots are not that far down. If its over 20mtrs will jetting be the only option?
This machine is 70', so roughly 21m & you can use FlexShaft all the way as long as you have enough cable & your drill is strong enough to run the cable size you are using. Jetting is usually easier, but the FlexShaft can allow for quick & precise cleaning of root infiltration.
Storm and sewer together.
They discharge into their own drains, or should do.
pardon me for asking, if its private i understand. But I'm adding hydro-jetting plus flex shaft drain cleaning service and am curious what you all charged for this service in you country/city. Im In USA Idaho.
Rates can vary significantly across the world, even from town to town. In my city of Wellington NZ charges to private customers range from $150 - $250 per hour & if we are working directly for the customers plumber the plumber will typically receive a 15 - 25% discount as they charge the customer what they want. I've seen rates from other towns as much as $350 per hour+.
@@mrdrains2088 Thank you so much for the detailed information. I really appreciate it. That does seem about the same as what’s charged out here. The flex shaft and camera work is relatively new And prices are all over the place.
@@IdahoSnake-A-Drain Some guys will charge an hourly rate & an hourly from each machine used, so for example, labour, FlexShaft & camera are three charges & if you also use a jetter or snake that could be 4-5 charges.
I've struggled to hydro jet some steel shower drains that look like mineral deposits or rust build up which restrict the diameter. Would this tool do any better than a hydro jet on a whip hose for the hardest of all blocksges ???
Think that's her natural hair color? 13:49
Are the epoxy mainline sleeves allowed there ?
Hi Rick. Yes relining drains is permitted, its convenient but over here it costs about the same as actually digging it up & replacing it in new pipe.
I lost my 2 inch chain knocker in a sewer yesterday
If it was the Ridgid branded one, they aren't any good. Check out plumber-tools.com/products/ as they ship worldwide & can supply decent chains & cable.
@@mrdrains2088 ya ridgid junk
I like jetting sewers…
It can be fun when it all goes well.
Сколько метр шланка(спосибо)
Hello From Turkey with love, I'm curious about the subject, how are you doing this for a fee, I have here a minimum wage of 350 units (Turkish lira) I'm at, I wish you good work.
Türkiye'den herkese merhaba. Bu iş yaklaşık 3000 Lira idi.
If we calculate the dollar rate in our country, 1 US dollar = 8 Turkish lira. So we do it for US $ 45. So funny.
@@sidelm Ülkemde yaşamak pahalı olabilir. Ortalama bir ev almak yaklaşık 5.000.000 liraya mal oluyor. Burada drenaj blokajının kaldırılmasının saatlik ücreti yaklaşık 900-1500 lira.
So let me get this straight...in Oz you guys have waste drains into outside sumps?
Aussie, New Zealand, UK & several other countries where freezing ground temperatures aren't an issue. These are called gully traps & only take grey water into them & the trap connects with the properties main sewer line. One advantage is it gives access into the main line, access to the incoming waste-pipes from the kitchens, bathrooms etc & it also acts as an emergency overflow should the downstream section of the properties main line get blocked.
@@mrdrains2088 Thanks! I live in Missouri where if it's filled with water and not deeper than 3 feet, you're making an ice machine.
Corn.
what kind of jetter do you have?
27HP at 5000psi custom made.
Do you guys do plumbing also
When I forst started, but its just drains now.
Do you mostly deal with soft poop stoppages
Mostly roots on the outside drains & paper etc on internal high rise drain or fat, coffee & food scraps.