Manhole Unblocking - Don't Pour Paint Down Your Drain!

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  • @bananaspice1967
    @bananaspice1967 Рік тому +12

    Big props for him saying hello to and saving the spiders

  • @LighthawkTenchi
    @LighthawkTenchi 3 роки тому +63

    I gotta say, I’m an electrician(mostly new construction), and I couldn’t get paid enough to do this. Hats off to you guys

  • @91vanced14
    @91vanced14 3 роки тому +78

    Being kind to animals is a sign of a good human being, well done mate 👍

    • @rayarena879
      @rayarena879 2 роки тому +6

      I agree! He's a good man! I've seen him even saving worms!!

  • @marcomcdowell8861
    @marcomcdowell8861 3 роки тому +47

    Whatever you gentlemen charge for services isn't enough. Dealing with raw sewage, garbage and hazardous material deserves top pay.

    • @TheDrainUnblockers
      @TheDrainUnblockers  3 роки тому +16

      We agree, however, it does depend what people are willing to spend.

    • @DarkSim77
      @DarkSim77 3 роки тому +7

      @@TheDrainUnblockers If people have raw sewage backing up into the house I bet they'd be willing to spend what they needed to get it fixed..

    • @Troglio123
      @Troglio123 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheDrainUnblockers do you charge customer direct per hour or per blockage I used to do blockage work could be good fun

    • @22Purplemist
      @22Purplemist 3 місяці тому

      @@TheDrainUnblockers - able to spend in some cases

  • @mo89634
    @mo89634 2 роки тому +10

    I love the fact he cleans and puts disinfectant down the pipes Has to be the most professional train blocking video I’ve watched so far and I’ve watched a lot great job keep up the videos love ❤️ them

  • @daveytn
    @daveytn 3 роки тому +45

    Why is this so satisfying!
    On a seperate note, I'd love to see what it looks like in the main sewer (where all these pipes lead to in the street, I assume)

  • @WmRob
    @WmRob 3 роки тому +8

    Is it me or are these videos immensely satisfying?

  • @paulhathaway6292
    @paulhathaway6292 3 роки тому +17

    You fellas are #1 in the #2 business! sending admiration for a critical service from the USA....

  • @Undercover_Pineapple
    @Undercover_Pineapple 3 роки тому +52

    I'm so happy you saved the little spider ❤❤
    This was interesting. I would never have considered putting paint in to the drains and polluting the system but this was another really silly, expensive reason not to do it if you don't want the drains backing up!
    Thanks 🙂

  • @paulcav5159
    @paulcav5159 Рік тому

    Miss the good old days on the jetting... so satisfying sorting blockages. Nice job guys as always

  • @Smoke00123
    @Smoke00123 3 роки тому +76

    "Save the spider"
    Awww what a pure soul Andy is .... Unless that's what he wants us to think!

    • @jetter2-andy-539
      @jetter2-andy-539 3 роки тому +19

      Always save the animals and insects, its humans you should think twice about🙃😆 🕷🐦🐦

    • @saf9159
      @saf9159 3 роки тому +1

      @@jetter2-andy-539 👍

    • @vg4902
      @vg4902 3 роки тому +6

      If you were a spider would you want your last moments to be in a Tsunami of poop, wipes, and paint?

    • @infinitenature-mindfulrela8589
      @infinitenature-mindfulrela8589 3 роки тому +3

      I once saw Andy save a koala bear from a blocked drain.

    • @BlackWit11
      @BlackWit11 3 роки тому +3

      Nice work with the spider. But what I don't get is just flushing the paint residue blocking the drain through the pipes instead of taking it out and getting rid of it the proper way. The resident of this dwelling should be fined for disposing of paint through the sewer. Or is that OK in the UK?

  • @dewaynegibson467
    @dewaynegibson467 3 роки тому +1

    It is ridiculous to think anyone would want to watch something like this.....but here I am, can't look away.

  • @QuimBeeLivingstone
    @QuimBeeLivingstone 3 роки тому +8

    Great video! That was a crazy clogged drain! No wipes, roots, or corn for ratty! One of these days I will record and send you guys my bird singing along with Andy's whistling. I would like just to say that I assume all the gents have family, I just make it a point to give compliments when I like something. It brightens everyone's day. 😊 💖 from Canada!

    • @jetter1jem955
      @jetter1jem955 3 роки тому +3

      👍👍👍

    • @jstoli996c4s
      @jstoli996c4s 3 роки тому +2

      Ratty is down under, mate 🐀 🇦🇺

    • @QuimBeeLivingstone
      @QuimBeeLivingstone 3 роки тому +2

      @@jstoli996c4s lol yes I know, but Ratty is an international celebrity and an ambassador for all the drainage engineers around the globe 🇦🇺🐀🌍

    • @plhebel1
      @plhebel1 Рік тому

      The drain gang is the best.

  • @chasgiv4
    @chasgiv4 2 роки тому +2

    I absolutely love that you saved the spider!

    • @jmtimmons
      @jmtimmons 2 роки тому

      Me too. I saw him fall and was like Oh No! But he saved the spider. Yr ay!

  • @hogwallowsoaps
    @hogwallowsoaps 3 роки тому +22

    Save the spider… that was awesome! 👍🏻😎👍🏻

    • @91vanced14
      @91vanced14 3 роки тому +2

      The sign of a good human being 👍

  • @Robert_DeVille
    @Robert_DeVille Рік тому +1

    Although shifting the paint was a bit tricky, the vid had a great finish in the end..........

  • @Kingnacho-
    @Kingnacho- 3 роки тому +2

    Andy one my fav jetters up for anything and always gets job done with the best camera angles 👏

  • @MrDbone75
    @MrDbone75 3 роки тому +2

    Good Tuesday morning to you all from Wellington Somerset

  • @stevepersaud7686
    @stevepersaud7686 3 роки тому +1

    Enjoy watching your videos here in the States (New York)! You are the master!

  • @pauldurkee4764
    @pauldurkee4764 2 роки тому +4

    Nice to see that no spiders were harmed in the making of this film. 😂👍

  • @DonaldKing23
    @DonaldKing23 3 роки тому +2

    Watched a few of these videos the last day or two , He earned My subscription Today on this video when I saw Him take a min & save that spider.

  • @percival23
    @percival23 2 роки тому

    This guy saves Spiders ....and I thought I was the only one who does that. They just gained a subscriber. :)

  • @moments_audiovisuals
    @moments_audiovisuals 3 роки тому +1

    You saved the spider ... good man!

  • @HannahMattox
    @HannahMattox 3 роки тому +7

    Just when I thought there couldn't be anything else to come from that pipe, another blast comes through and my mouth hangs open a moment, then more and I feel my eyebrows furrow, then another blast and I feel my eyeballs bulge... Holy crap (no pun intended), that was crazy 😧😳

  • @TheKurtsPlaceChannel
    @TheKurtsPlaceChannel 3 роки тому +4

    Love your videos and glad to see your adventures as well. Thanks for posting this too. Have a nice day now.

  • @mecki333
    @mecki333 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for saving the poor spider! 👍

  • @ichabodon
    @ichabodon 3 роки тому +15

    But surely the stuff you pumped down the main drain will block somewhere else?

    • @NaruSanavai
      @NaruSanavai 2 роки тому +2

      It shouldn't, as main lines are much larger (or, at the least, a little larger) than drains running from buildings.

  • @andrewuk8363
    @andrewuk8363 3 роки тому +6

    It certainly paints a picture but was it actually paint or lots of soap powder? Would of been white emulsion else? And who paints in this heat lol

  • @kmj782
    @kmj782 3 роки тому +2

    I rinse and save jars to dispose of cooking oil and grease..haven’t had a clogged drain in 20 years…never flush wipes or dump paint in the drains

  • @danielbrown4133
    @danielbrown4133 3 роки тому

    To quote Maxwell Smart "The old oil based paint down the drain trick". Well done... Dosey quim!

  • @andrewmonument8847
    @andrewmonument8847 2 роки тому

    Thank-you - for saving the spider !

  • @LarryBees
    @LarryBees 2 роки тому

    nice one Andy !! great job done as per usual ..We hope wee spider set up web again 😃😃

  • @jay-kq8of
    @jay-kq8of 3 роки тому +1

    Great job Andy

  • @VenerableBede2510
    @VenerableBede2510 3 роки тому +1

    Good visual about 7:10 or so about why some areas have code that junctions have to be a Y “pointing downstream” instead of a T “on its back”

  • @cecilgore495
    @cecilgore495 2 роки тому

    another great job done, from USA SALEM, OHIO.

  • @laurawilson3049
    @laurawilson3049 3 роки тому +2

    Great work Andy!!!!!

  • @starstudios1604
    @starstudios1604 3 роки тому +59

    The fact he took the effort and time from what he would be paid to save the spooder

  • @juliankeen3631
    @juliankeen3631 3 роки тому

    I love the way that after every job you don't cleaning people strange that you're always clean cleaning up wherever you've done your job

  • @damnoldguy
    @damnoldguy 3 роки тому +13

    Isn't that junction supposed to be a Y and not a T?

  • @justaboutmanaginguk5002
    @justaboutmanaginguk5002 3 роки тому +1

    Another great video. Well done you.

  • @thedrainqueen8898
    @thedrainqueen8898 3 роки тому +2

    Great job as usual Andy ✌️ 🕷 💪

  • @cocopublicnews6766
    @cocopublicnews6766 3 роки тому +1

    I'm glad for the home owner

  • @yasinturksoy7090
    @yasinturksoy7090 3 роки тому

    I am disturbed and satisfied. Both, perfectly.

  • @robertsummers4169
    @robertsummers4169 3 роки тому +2

    Well done Andy saving the spider,then squash it with the lid,😂😂😂

  • @HostileButHonourable
    @HostileButHonourable 3 роки тому +55

    Just goes to prove that if there's one thing you can bet your house on, it's the stupidity of people. Firstly, whovever built that join 90° join to the main, and secondly, whoever pours full tins of paint and wipes down drains.

    • @Tailss1
      @Tailss1 3 роки тому +8

      Also washing grout/cement off tools into drains also. Don't do this, wash them in a bucket then dump it in the garden. I learned this the hard way after redoing my bathroom tile.

    • @22Purplemist
      @22Purplemist 3 місяці тому

      @@Tailss1 - you shouldn't "dump it in the garden" either.

    • @Tailss1
      @Tailss1 3 місяці тому

      @@22Purplemist Better there than solidified in the drains.😇

    • @22Purplemist
      @22Purplemist 3 місяці тому

      @@Tailss1 - Neither is the correct way of dealing with it. People need to learn how to dispose of these things correctly

  • @dennisng1443
    @dennisng1443 2 роки тому

    I noticed the green color of your wash water, that's the disinfectant. I bet it smells nicely now while you work.

  • @101325
    @101325 2 роки тому

    Fascinating videos!

  • @philipaday27
    @philipaday27 3 роки тому +3

    I stuck 5 litres of emulsion down the drains while doing a house clearance. The worry of it meant that i went back the next night to stick another few buckets of water down. Was OK, but not that good for the environment. Was a nice pale blue if you're interested .

    • @Boodieman72
      @Boodieman72 3 роки тому

      You probably had the prettiest drains for miles.

  • @tomcleghorn4005
    @tomcleghorn4005 Рік тому

    Nice work gents

  • @BitTwisted1
    @BitTwisted1 3 роки тому +6

    mm paint down the drains :)
    I was getting water ingress under the house when the toilet was flushed. The pipes wouldn't rod for some reason... When I started breaking up the concrete to investigate the issue the whole slab fell into the void. Then I heard the wife in the bathroom, that was a less than optimal start to the day.
    The drain below the stink pipe had leaked then washed the clay out underneath it, so the pipe started to collapse into the void... The owner before me tried to fix the issue by lifting out the stink pipe and pouring what I can only describe as runny brilliant white artex slowly down the hole, so when I dug up the whole mess the pipes were half full of hard white paint stuff and the waste was overflowing back into the drains from an impromptu septic tank....

  • @warwagon
    @warwagon 3 роки тому +15

    Suprised he didn't just scoop the paint out and continued to send it down the line.

  • @davidpcharles
    @davidpcharles 2 роки тому

    You get a like for saving the spider 👍🏻

  • @davidtop6242
    @davidtop6242 2 роки тому

    That spider save!!!😅

  • @richardpowell181
    @richardpowell181 3 роки тому +1

    Good man saving that spider

  • @chrisward925
    @chrisward925 3 роки тому +9

    Apply the 3 P's rule and not 4 with what to put down the drain... if it ain't Pee, Poo or Paper then it doesn't go down the drain!

    • @mattcat231
      @mattcat231 3 роки тому

      but paint is a liquid, hahahahaha

    • @tehs3raph1m
      @tehs3raph1m 3 роки тому +1

      4 p's .. you forgot puke

    • @chrisward925
      @chrisward925 3 роки тому +1

      @@tehs3raph1m LOL... very good and thanks for the morning chuckle!

  • @BossySwan
    @BossySwan Рік тому +1

    Entering the club like 5:57

  • @warren6172
    @warren6172 3 роки тому

    Wow, you guys are lucky. All we have here In California is crappy 3 or 4” drain access covers

  • @kaisersoseh
    @kaisersoseh 2 роки тому

    Save the spider, good on you, mate!

  • @WilliamL1988
    @WilliamL1988 2 роки тому

    There's nothing like eating breakfast while watching a video of doo doo splattering everywhere.....nice

  • @twatmunro9563
    @twatmunro9563 3 роки тому +4

    Remember when you used to see white dog poo? It reminded me of one of those.

    • @krashd
      @krashd 3 роки тому

      I remember those, I wonder why barkers stopped laying the white eggs?

    • @adriancarter825
      @adriancarter825 2 роки тому

      Oh yeh 😂 why was that white not seen it for years not that I go looking 😂.

  • @poonhandler520
    @poonhandler520 3 роки тому +1

    Oh that milkshake was extra frothy 😆

  • @klausbecker7
    @klausbecker7 2 роки тому +24

    Good job, but wouldn't it have been a lot easier and cleaner to pull out all the paint sludge?

  • @mparker7739
    @mparker7739 3 роки тому +1

    And people say you can't find jobs even in the US and the UK I always tell people pick the job that nobody wants to do and you'll make the most money out of it that's how I see it but I was fortunate to build houses for 25 years and make a good living for me and my family

  • @dogcomb47
    @dogcomb47 2 роки тому

    We don't have the good fortune of an open drain. Could I pour paint thinner down the drain?

  • @OhNoMrBill
    @OhNoMrBill 2 роки тому

    Lots of tripping hazards on the way to the backyard. Broom, pet dishes, bikes, & a green hose, among other things.

  • @SinkyYT
    @SinkyYT 3 роки тому +8

    I thought you would have scooped the hard paint out and put it in the bin.

    • @xiaomiblue8442
      @xiaomiblue8442 3 роки тому

      Yeah...safe guaranteed...we dunno in the lines got clogged or sumthing block it...

    • @SuperGodfather10
      @SuperGodfather10 2 роки тому +1

      Bio hazard

  • @Doug....
    @Doug.... 3 роки тому +1

    When you poked that i thought i heard it scream 😱

  • @FudgeYeahLinusLAN
    @FudgeYeahLinusLAN Рік тому +1

    But what if you want to paint your pipe lining? Surely it's easiest to just flush some paint?
    Also, I kinda feel like this is not a very good sewer construction. This looks like the equivalent of putting a Tee-junction where you should really put a Wye... Oh nevermind, seems like you mentioned this by the end of the video.

  • @marwanabbawi7573
    @marwanabbawi7573 2 роки тому

    Greetings to you from Iraq

  • @tamimtamimtamimtamim7328
    @tamimtamimtamimtamim7328 Рік тому

    this rally hard 🥱

  • @DrainMedic
    @DrainMedic 3 роки тому

    Great Video All jetting..

  • @paulsparks663
    @paulsparks663 2 роки тому

    Out of curiosity, what does a call out to a blockage like this cost please?

  • @SheeshMaster64
    @SheeshMaster64 2 роки тому +1

    Why not shovel the paint blob out of the drain rather than just ramming it into the next hole to get clogged again?

  • @babooll5632
    @babooll5632 3 роки тому

    Not judging, just curious. Why pour disenfectant straight down the manhole ? I understand the surface area

  • @DyLemmaOG
    @DyLemmaOG 3 роки тому

    Why does paint do that? Did it attach to something or? I don't understand how is clogged it so badly

    • @JOECorsoNova
      @JOECorsoNova 3 роки тому

      My guess is that any paint that dries on the sides of the pipe then flakes of causing buildup that eventually clogs the drain.

  • @allenrj1
    @allenrj1 3 роки тому +5

    Wonderful job Unblockers, just pushing more gloop down the drain so it will cause someone else a problem in the future ! Why not pick out the material (wipes) causing the problem and know that nobody else will suffer ??

    • @redmille1000
      @redmille1000 3 роки тому +1

      Excellent point, it all just ends up blocking the main sewer!

    • @JOECorsoNova
      @JOECorsoNova 3 роки тому +3

      The main sewer is probably at minimum 12” in the street, it will then make it to the sewage treatment center and be dealt with appropriately! Don’t be so fast to blame someone for something that won’t happen!

  • @julietewing4847
    @julietewing4847 3 роки тому +2

    Quite, quite backed up and for a good while.

  • @Gun5hip
    @Gun5hip 2 роки тому +2

    It always surprises me how close to the surface these exposed pipes are it must be stinky.

    • @louisemmett1999
      @louisemmett1999 2 роки тому

      Manholes are sealed

    • @johnkelly1083
      @johnkelly1083 2 роки тому

      As long as it's flowing is fine. These drains never smell, well, unless they're blocked...

  • @justwilly6778
    @justwilly6778 Рік тому

    was that an entire bucket of paint? bloody hell.

  • @Ratboy2004
    @Ratboy2004 2 роки тому

    Why do you not remove the gunk instead of moving it down the line??

  • @scottthompson5631
    @scottthompson5631 2 роки тому

    In Minnesota we don’t have this problem we build our sewers right!!

  • @rapscallion70
    @rapscallion70 2 роки тому

    Your plunger works better than mine. Maybe it’s the plumber!

  • @WattToSay
    @WattToSay 2 роки тому

    so why nor lift out the solids first?

  • @adriancarter825
    @adriancarter825 2 роки тому

    I pour what’s left in a paint tray down the sink but obviously only emulsion and let the tap run for some time , good unblock jet man 2 , good jetting may the force be with you 😂.

  • @maxpower2511
    @maxpower2511 2 роки тому

    It's so clean at the end you can eat off it!

  • @jetter1jem955
    @jetter1jem955 3 роки тому +2

    Walnut whip 😁😁
    Do they still sell them ?

    • @Mitch-Hendren
      @Mitch-Hendren 3 роки тому

      Yeah they do. And you can get whips without the walnuts for if you have a nut allergy 😁👍

  • @rodgercostello9814
    @rodgercostello9814 Рік тому

    Amazing how much of it there was , I assume customer lied more like 20-30 litres lol

  • @laurentpaumier3103
    @laurentpaumier3103 2 роки тому

    You didn't "have to" save the spider but i kind of like it. Means you care of the living.

  • @69Robbiejue
    @69Robbiejue 3 роки тому +2

    Building control wouldn't pass that drain as the pipe at the side is entering at 90 degrees.

  • @estevanortega9797
    @estevanortega9797 3 роки тому +1

    whats the green liquid? you pour in?

  • @bambambillybears8170
    @bambambillybears8170 2 роки тому

    How come you all (most of you all) don’t rinse off the rim around the manhole cover so that when you put it back it goes back on easier and comes off in the future hopefully easier? My Uncle was what we call here a master plumber and he always cleaned out the rim of the manhole whenever there was one.

  • @paulchapman5249
    @paulchapman5249 3 роки тому

    How much do you charge

  • @timothymarshall6709
    @timothymarshall6709 3 роки тому

    Did the spider get a new flat?

  • @grahamcole4240
    @grahamcole4240 Рік тому

    Why would you have a pipe coming in at 90 degrees?

  • @DayLight9382
    @DayLight9382 2 роки тому

    As a non native speaker I dont understand what he is saying. What is the milky and the green water for?

  • @alexandrereiser9171
    @alexandrereiser9171 3 роки тому +1

    See where the algoritms united us

  • @bryannolte4910
    @bryannolte4910 3 роки тому +2

    When I looked at the cover photo, I was struck by how it looks like an enormous pile of dog poop slowly turning white, lol. Andy, great job as always, a pleasure! Cheers!! 🍻👀🏳️‍🌈

  • @KawaiiSoulB42
    @KawaiiSoulB42 3 роки тому +2

    Don't Pour Paint Down Your Drain Proceed to flush paint down the outlet. What you just did is illegal in my state xD

  • @MyriadStayTinyArmy
    @MyriadStayTinyArmy 2 роки тому

    I don't know if I should admit that I've watched this about 6 different times.

  • @cal28kim
    @cal28kim 3 роки тому +1

    If you pour paint down the drain do you get a Benchsky??? 😋 A painting 🎨 in the manhole😂😂😂❗