Blocked Drain - Unblocking Overgrown Compacted Roots in Manhole with Sewage Gush

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  • @somerandombaldguy5296
    @somerandombaldguy5296 3 роки тому +116

    People can dislike the job as much as they want, but everyone should be grateful for people like these who go out and do that job.

    • @ZaySmokes
      @ZaySmokes 3 роки тому +5

      To most of us, this is interesting and actually cool. Everything is not for everyone, and that is ok. Either way they took time out of their day to watch, and comment. Jokes on them 🤣🤣🤣

    • @PreservationEnthusiast
      @PreservationEnthusiast 3 роки тому +3

      Is anyone disliking it though. Very important job. Without these guys and others like them, we'd end up knee deep in shit and disease.

    • @polhpolh64
      @polhpolh64 3 роки тому +2

      True

    • @seanpuptreacy
      @seanpuptreacy 3 роки тому +3

      Salt of the earth people. There is money in muck and a good living if people were to give the job a chance

    • @dawserdoos
      @dawserdoos 3 роки тому +1

      @@seanpuptreacy Lol, I personally would never give this job a try because... Well... But I CAN appreciate the hard work and dedication, the result, and if nothing else watching it from afar is cool lmaooo

  • @phuturephunk
    @phuturephunk 3 роки тому +123

    I am now watching plumbing videos from the UK. I work in IT...in America. I love this.

    • @ethanwilde2869
      @ethanwilde2869 3 роки тому +8

      We are in the same boat... and we are up shits creek... lmao

    • @barrymantelli8011
      @barrymantelli8011 3 роки тому

      same. don't even know how I ended up in ScouserTube

    • @jaymesc.moreland9265
      @jaymesc.moreland9265 3 роки тому

      It's a shitty job, but someone's gotta do it. Lol

    • @johndonson1603
      @johndonson1603 3 роки тому

      Weirdly I'm in the UK, and I watched a vid last week of a fella in the US unblocking storm drains during a downpour.
      Oh and I watch Salty Cracker as well.

    • @DeannaEarley
      @DeannaEarley 3 роки тому +2

      Don't worry, I watched an Australian guy jet wash a playground earlier..

  • @Megascape543
    @Megascape543 3 роки тому +325

    Looks like something youd have to jump into in a resident evil game lmao

    • @ProjectDoomsday
      @ProjectDoomsday 3 роки тому +5

      Thanks to RE Village im here today...

    • @wealthybone2990
      @wealthybone2990 3 роки тому +1

      I wonder if the guy who hearted this even knows what Resident Evil is.

    • @LadyWisteriaa
      @LadyWisteriaa 3 роки тому +2

      @@wealthybone2990 resident evil is old as hell. Im sure they know

    • @airbornewarningandcontrols396
      @airbornewarningandcontrols396 3 роки тому +1

      @@wealthybone2990 been out since 1996 surely heard of it

  • @pr0n3
    @pr0n3 3 роки тому +31

    I don't know why youtube put this on my list....but I am thoroughly satisfied at the outcome XD. Well done boys.

  • @thesighbored
    @thesighbored 3 роки тому +288

    Looked like some Resident Evil mutation gone wrong and spreading in the manhole.

    • @toainsully
      @toainsully 3 роки тому +1

      Let's hope Lady Dimitrescu doesn't come out of that manhole

    • @KyrstOak
      @KyrstOak 3 роки тому

      @@toainsully It would be good for the drainage.

    • @keinebuhnefurgrune506
      @keinebuhnefurgrune506 3 роки тому

      Plot twist: I was *not* a resident evil mutation 😁

    • @pauldurkee4764
      @pauldurkee4764 3 роки тому

      Nah that's not a mutation, it's either a hairy arsed ginger drain inspector or an orangutan has got stuck in the pipe.

    • @mnomadvfx
      @mnomadvfx 2 роки тому

      The scary thing is that you can't see where it came from in the first place 😱

  • @ButacuPpucatuB
    @ButacuPpucatuB 2 роки тому +11

    This is my first time seeing roots growing in a manhole but it does make sense, it’s outside, a source of water, and not usually visited or touched. Thanks so much for sharing! Job well done 🙌🏽

  • @cdamauser1963
    @cdamauser1963 3 роки тому +26

    I'll wager this man is continually employed.

    • @Until_It_Is_Done
      @Until_It_Is_Done 3 роки тому

      Considering there's video evidence of him continually working, I doubt anyone will take that bet...😉

  • @paulhughes2367
    @paulhughes2367 3 роки тому +20

    Glad to see you got to the root of that problem Jem 👌

    • @TheDrainUnblockers
      @TheDrainUnblockers  3 роки тому +3

      lol! You and me both!

    • @robertmckenney7711
      @robertmckenney7711 Рік тому

      @@TheDrainUnblockers Roots are real bad for clay pipes and manholes once you get rid of them they grow right back ..

  • @macbitz
    @macbitz 3 роки тому +8

    No idea why this came up in my feed, but now I'm going to spend the next hour or so bingeing drains being unblocked! 😂

    • @katejones4905
      @katejones4905 Рік тому

      Welcome! These guys make the best videos. Enjoy.

  • @susie7504
    @susie7504 3 роки тому

    The best Unblockers ever! JEM, ANDY, JOE, WARREN ETC. 😀🪣🧤👍🔦💩🪠👷

  • @nancyhiler7389
    @nancyhiler7389 3 роки тому +10

    Wow those roots were huge. You did a good job. Thanks for sharing your work with us

  • @davidanka1727
    @davidanka1727 3 роки тому +190

    My assigment can surely wait twelve minutes and twenty-nine seconds more...

  • @Quagigitymire
    @Quagigitymire 3 роки тому +33

    The snow oddly was the most interesting part of the video. This although is from a guy living in Scottsdale Az where it's gonna hit 100+ degrees today and I haven't even been in a city that's seen snow this decade.

  • @shanittathompson2039
    @shanittathompson2039 3 роки тому +31

    They got a whole greenhouse down there.

  • @yormarmar3088
    @yormarmar3088 3 роки тому +22

    i already know this channel is about to blow up. I know the drain unblocker channel in Korea is blowing up lol. Watching those drains get unclogged defines a new meaning of Catharcism to me

    • @themightyparthos
      @themightyparthos 3 роки тому

      All the pain of clearing the drain and none of the glorious smell..

  • @chrishelms1967
    @chrishelms1967 3 роки тому +18

    Just got this notification as I was finishing the newest Drain Addict video.....BONUS

    • @garethmccarthy2990
      @garethmccarthy2990 3 роки тому +2

      Just not the same without a Rat 🐀 looking for corn 🌽 and a Kookaburra laughing in the background. All Good 👍🇦🇺

  • @BS-lr8ru
    @BS-lr8ru 3 роки тому +2

    Well done for hitting over 500k views Jem!
    Keep up the good work all MerseyRod gang 😁

    • @TheDrainUnblockers
      @TheDrainUnblockers  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks 😁

    • @robertmckenney7711
      @robertmckenney7711 Рік тому

      @@TheDrainUnblockers Having a manhole outlet infested with roots Jem and Warren are the best plumbers in UK and keep the manhole outlets clean..

  • @philjones1895
    @philjones1895 3 роки тому +2

    JEM is no cowboy he did work on our drainage and found out the house builder had not put a drain in from the untitled room.... He lifted our block paving fitted new drain and Replaced all the blocks i would give him 10 out of 10.... Thanks again Jem Phil and jayne

  • @sheafamily3
    @sheafamily3 2 роки тому

    Howdy from Texas! I love ya’lls accent. I could listen to ya’ll chat it up all day long.

  • @mackman77095
    @mackman77095 3 роки тому +53

    I find it truely amazing that in today age, with pvc available, they still have open air flow connectors to public sewer instead of a pipe with collar connections and sealable cleanouts.

    • @tebmc3466
      @tebmc3466 3 роки тому +3

      Design it n make urzelf rich

    • @jaymesc.moreland9265
      @jaymesc.moreland9265 3 роки тому +12

      Even with PVC, you still have to vent to atmosphere. You do not want it completely sealed. Even the public sewer systems require venting.

    • @themightyparthos
      @themightyparthos 3 роки тому +8

      Vents in the us of A are on the roof. ... .. Where a curious kid and a match usually are not.

    • @tebmc3466
      @tebmc3466 3 роки тому +2

      @@jaymesc.moreland9265 is that because of methane gas that can build up??

    • @bravejango12
      @bravejango12 3 роки тому +2

      @@tebmc3466 that's one of the reasons yes.

  • @KING-FU
    @KING-FU 3 роки тому +10

    Kudos to the courageous people that do these “dirty jobs” across the globe.

  • @patrickwilson9833
    @patrickwilson9833 3 роки тому +5

    Wow that root was making its own home in there...food is close by great job

  • @EnchantedSmellyWolf
    @EnchantedSmellyWolf 3 роки тому +2

    Looks beautiful. Like a frogotten temple teaming with withered roots.

  • @TheSewerMan4
    @TheSewerMan4 3 роки тому +6

    What a pleasure it must have been to work on the snow 😍🤩

  • @QuimBeeLivingstone
    @QuimBeeLivingstone 3 роки тому +12

    Jem the Root Destroyer and Warren the Spielberg of drainage engineering! *I love that Jenny put her name first though 😊 Lol here in Canada we just got a big dump of snow after a month of warmish weather, They said less than 1cm of snow/rain mix over night and I woke up to about 5 cm of snow on the ground!

  • @wheels2199
    @wheels2199 3 роки тому +10

    That manhole had a beard! Nice job as usual , you always go the extra mile to check and make sure it’s right. 😬👍Eddie wheels 😬👨🏻‍🦽.

  • @peter15871
    @peter15871 3 роки тому +2

    good video yet again lad's. Soon got that one sorted .Best give warren a oscar for the BEST CAMERA OPERATER.. stay safe .....

  • @crivera7836
    @crivera7836 3 роки тому +2

    Trying to figure out how this in my suggestions and why i cant stop watching 🤣🤣💀💀

  • @bigooman2396
    @bigooman2396 3 роки тому +2

    Omg my first episode I'm hooked🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗.

  • @mrstratocaster
    @mrstratocaster 3 роки тому +63

    The roots say, I will be back again!!!

    • @JDye-youtube
      @JDye-youtube 3 роки тому +2

      Don’t want to kill the roots, they are job security. Have to come back in a few years and do it again.

  • @bobleglob162
    @bobleglob162 3 роки тому +3

    EXACTLY what I was looking for!

  • @QueenAggyEst2025
    @QueenAggyEst2025 3 роки тому +1

    Almost 500k! Cant wait to see another video!

  • @whiteyguitar666
    @whiteyguitar666 2 роки тому

    Now this video takes me back to my roots

  • @johannahislope2036
    @johannahislope2036 3 роки тому +1

    Very interesting. Fascinating to watch. Hello hello from Kentucky USA

  • @Tailss1
    @Tailss1 3 роки тому +160

    Ratty would say "that's chockers mate" xD

    • @garethmccarthy2990
      @garethmccarthy2990 3 роки тому +18

      Ratty🐀 would be too busy looking for corn 🌽

    • @rosemarshall1219
      @rosemarshall1219 3 роки тому +8

      Always expecting to see ratty magpie and Ollie when I see drains.. 😄

    • @eddiewillers1
      @eddiewillers1 3 роки тому +4

      Ollie would have put a camera down the line afterwards, for sh1ts and giggles.

  • @whataguy7032
    @whataguy7032 3 роки тому +6

    Snow in the middle of April..........Lovely..........or not.

  • @grantpetersen1049
    @grantpetersen1049 3 роки тому +1

    Wonderful work my friend

  • @StRosen
    @StRosen 3 роки тому +2

    Nice, youtube really knows what to recommend me after playing Resident Evil

  • @queenshutitdown8089
    @queenshutitdown8089 3 роки тому +9

    Ya got a miniature habitat in there. Smells like pancakes with cinnamon.
    Really enjoy watching what you do and you sanitize the area when you are finished. You're brave lol

  • @bertrandducouedic8621
    @bertrandducouedic8621 3 роки тому +2

    Good work. Crazy roots

  • @jay-kq8of
    @jay-kq8of 3 роки тому +4

    Great vid jem that was one hell of a root

  • @MuhammadNadeem-gn4in
    @MuhammadNadeem-gn4in 3 роки тому

    A technical hard worker good job done.

  • @ParArdua
    @ParArdua 2 роки тому

    Beautiful job,
    and as granny used to say "You could eat your dinner off that now".

  • @Promotionsyggdrasil
    @Promotionsyggdrasil 3 роки тому +1

    Great job 👍I thought it might of been joe as you got week off 😜 enjoy the chill out time 👍

  • @samthedog7401
    @samthedog7401 3 роки тому

    Great work editing the vid Jenny

  • @thomasgersitz338
    @thomasgersitz338 Рік тому +1

    Do you do anything to where the roots gain entrance to the pit. I know you cut out as much as you could, but the roots are always seeking water. And they will grow back in a fairly short time.

  • @fatjellydonutglaze2230
    @fatjellydonutglaze2230 3 роки тому +13

    I'm glad they got the root of the problem🤣

  • @timsullivan826
    @timsullivan826 3 роки тому +2

    Great Job as always cheers!

  • @edwinamazona5474
    @edwinamazona5474 3 роки тому +4

    First earwax cleaning, now this. There is definitely nothing wrong with me. Ha ha

  • @beckyirvin2504
    @beckyirvin2504 Рік тому

    I love the roots!

  • @WarhavenSC
    @WarhavenSC 3 роки тому +1

    Had a similar problem at my mom's place. Was asking the pipe worker what the most common problem for backups is, and he said it's plastic bags and plastic-wrap. So many people flush plastic down the toilet for some reason. My mom lives in California.

  • @bostedtap8399
    @bostedtap8399 3 роки тому +1

    I think that's a "Ken Dodd" wig! ( No respect intended). Never knew roots in UK drains could get so bad.
    Thanks for sharing.

  • @MrDbone75
    @MrDbone75 3 роки тому +1

    Good Sunday evening to you sir

  • @GabrielLopez-ts6ou
    @GabrielLopez-ts6ou 3 роки тому +1

    Great another channel I know nothing about that I’m now balls deep in

  • @pauljohnleadbeater5533
    @pauljohnleadbeater5533 9 місяців тому

    These videos are very interesting indeed.

  • @BlackHawkBallistic
    @BlackHawkBallistic 3 роки тому +2

    When you tapped on the pvc pipe and said "that's his kitchen" what is that drain from the kitchen for? Is it the kitchen sink?

  • @AnonySpaceHD
    @AnonySpaceHD 3 роки тому +1

    What a beautiful garden, lol.

  • @goofydog2
    @goofydog2 3 роки тому

    I love jobs that get all the muck out, cleaned up and everybody happy! I could do that all day long, but we don't have sewers like this in Arizona or Calif. Good job. Cheers...

    • @serpentinefire921
      @serpentinefire921 3 роки тому

      Its no different than the work you'd do on sewer lines in az or ca. You just have cleanouts. Pipes that come up from the main sewer line for access

    • @goofydog2
      @goofydog2 3 роки тому

      @@serpentinefire921 The sewers I've worked on (just a few) had cleanouts but NOTHING even close to the open pits this man is working.

    • @serpentinefire921
      @serpentinefire921 3 роки тому

      @@goofydog2 i dont know anything about european plumbing outside of the similarities it has with us plumbing but it seems the open lines are for venting where as we vent on the roof in the us. It all works the same way essentially. Just different ways of achieving the same goals. Anyone who has more knowledge of euro plumbing please put me in check

  • @mikebushen9368
    @mikebushen9368 3 роки тому

    It always seems be raining up there in this case snowing keep up the good work. Could you explain to the viewers how the mole works.

  • @vikymuzakky856
    @vikymuzakky856 3 роки тому +2

    This root can be used for flower planting media

  • @RAIRAI856
    @RAIRAI856 3 роки тому +1

    綺麗になって気持ちいい!

  • @mickryan3516
    @mickryan3516 3 роки тому

    Well done another clear pipe and good you nearly reached 5k subscribers

  • @confusedcraftsman8335
    @confusedcraftsman8335 3 роки тому +2

    Now that's a root!! As far as root problems go this might be one of the better ones right? If all the roots grow in through the manhole they could probably get away with opening the manhole and picking out roots a couple times a year?

  • @artimusbranesample9072
    @artimusbranesample9072 3 роки тому +1

    Is that a King of Spades?

  • @simonjones7785
    @simonjones7785 3 роки тому

    going back to my roots yeah

  • @firestarter2320
    @firestarter2320 3 роки тому +1

    Good video. Stay safe

  • @markalmeida5978
    @markalmeida5978 3 роки тому +1

    Great job!

  • @aqacefan
    @aqacefan 3 роки тому +1

    12:00 He's channeling Patrick Troughton 😏

  • @na195097
    @na195097 3 роки тому +1

    Roots to what though? Are they from the shrugs that are several feet away?

  • @ro63rto
    @ro63rto 3 роки тому

    Must get that attachment for my nilfisk pressure washer.

  • @onlyhuman1954
    @onlyhuman1954 3 роки тому +1

    Question... Where did the roots come from? It's a concrete patio... 🤔

  • @christopherkidwell9817
    @christopherkidwell9817 3 роки тому +1

    Is there any way to prevent something like this? Other than cutting down all the trees on your property.

  • @heyrod59
    @heyrod59 3 роки тому

    A manhole cleaning should be done at least once a year, just like furnaces are tuned up once a year. It's all about being a proactive homeowner to keep £££ down. Well done video !

  • @faridajohnson3373
    @faridajohnson3373 2 роки тому

    I agree! Someone has to do it!

  • @samuelfellows6923
    @samuelfellows6923 3 роки тому

    At 7:50 we can see the approaching snow clouds 😁 🌨❄️. 🤭 - looks like the homeowner will have to have his driveway dug up to find the parent plant that the roots are coming from - obviously the manhole is a source of moisture under the driveway, and the roots have gone straight to it (a source of water as far as they are concerned) not knowing it is the sewer outlet for that house

  • @kepler-442b4
    @kepler-442b4 3 роки тому +1

    Buen trabajo!!, a casa a la ducha y un buen café o té caliente con pastelillos ;D.

  • @antman3525
    @antman3525 3 роки тому +28

    Opening the pit Looked like my partner before the monthly trim

  • @HowardTVFan
    @HowardTVFan 3 роки тому +3

    King of Disinfectant 😍😍😍

  • @ev1558
    @ev1558 3 роки тому +3

    I'm always amazed by people who don't keep their properties groomed with the vegetation, that they are surpised by insects, plugging, moisture damage, etc.

  • @DeadKoby
    @DeadKoby 3 роки тому +1

    I bet those are some well fertilized plants!!! That's a mess of roots for sure.

  • @derekhatfield8699
    @derekhatfield8699 Рік тому +1

    Superb

  • @marcusbingham1625
    @marcusbingham1625 Рік тому

    👏👏👏👏 Great stuff

  • @osianmeilyr89
    @osianmeilyr89 3 роки тому +2

    Looks like a hose reel with a valve would make your life easier. Also more control for when you're washing down afterwards

  • @jondrew55
    @jondrew55 3 роки тому +1

    Love the Taco Bell Ad at the end. Well played!

  • @1111-t5n
    @1111-t5n 3 роки тому

    Please oh where did you find that mask perfect for splash guarding funky stuff, any links would appreciated.

  • @justaseagull8406
    @justaseagull8406 3 роки тому

    Snow storm in April, how nice,

  • @jaypongz38
    @jaypongz38 3 роки тому

    what you call that blue cord thing?

  • @axelusul
    @axelusul 3 роки тому +2

    Yeah, "sh1t happens", respect the guys who deal with it. Had to do similar things in my time.

  • @lukedowns13
    @lukedowns13 3 роки тому +1

    What pressure washer do you run is it 32lpm 150bar?

  • @TDog14126
    @TDog14126 3 роки тому +1

    That was cool

  • @Loonypapa
    @Loonypapa 3 роки тому

    So was that a straight-up sewage line in the pit leading away from the house, or was there storm water or gray water (sinks and laundry) feeds going into it as well? Always interesting to see how other countries do this.

    • @Loonypapa
      @Loonypapa 3 роки тому

      I get it now. Gully, inspection chambers, hoppers, etc. It all goes down together.

  • @simonjones7785
    @simonjones7785 3 роки тому

    as an engineer I am always interested in the different ends / nozzels I see you favour the worm most of the time I guess from the way it reacts it has forward sand rear facing jets /

  • @sircombo4821
    @sircombo4821 3 роки тому

    Great videos! How many jobs do you do in one day? 🤔

  • @thegreyghost5846
    @thegreyghost5846 3 роки тому

    Now that's chockers roots

  • @Ad-gn8pl
    @Ad-gn8pl 3 роки тому +47

    That's not roots it's a fully grown shrub!

  • @junesmith852
    @junesmith852 Рік тому +1

    Good 1💪💪

  • @keithmason5584
    @keithmason5584 3 роки тому +13

    Seems like a nice bloke , my experience of drain jetting services is cowboys

  • @davidsmallwoodtherapist
    @davidsmallwoodtherapist 3 роки тому

    why did they half clean it. ?

  • @RichardJRussell
    @RichardJRussell 3 роки тому +4

    "...with a bit of half pressure" blimey o.O

  • @Invisible_Socks
    @Invisible_Socks 3 роки тому +2

    When he said taproot I immediately thought of the early 2000's nu metal band lol