Urgent help please - Blocked drains in flats

Foul and surface water, private drains and public sewers, land drains and soakaways, filter drains and any other ways of getting rid of water.
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rimexboy
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My daughter has just called me and told me her drains are blocked, a few of the other flats are also blocked.

She is unable to inform the landlord no reply.

What should she do please

Ta Simon

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get her drain rods out lift the man hole and rod it, oh wait ok shes not one of us

get on to the council maybe?

must be some contact for the landlord
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rimexboy
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Post: # 88415Post rimexboy

As its a block of 6 flats are the water board the mob to ring?

She has a number for landlord but he is not picking up....

Yer she is not one of us lol.... :D

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Post: # 88418Post lutonlagerlout

landlords should be available pretty much 24/7
if i get a call from a tenant i give them expected time to sort an issue
normally less than 48 hrs
as giles said IC needs inspecting and probably rodding
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rimexboy
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Post: # 88422Post rimexboy

Yer tony I understand, she will just have to keep trying him

Thanks all for your quick help

Ta Simon

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Either way, it's gonna be a messy job for someone........
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rimexboy
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Yer I'm of work at the moment I may pop round tomorrow, the loo is full and so is the shower try....

She is on the first floor to so must be worse down stairs

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Whatever you do don't phone dynorod. Absolute rip off that lot.

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Post: # 88442Post lutonlagerlout

why are they a rip off stewart?
my mate barry had a dynoloc franchise and i used him a few times and found him to be very affable and competitive
my neighbour locked herself out,and he came 30 miles and let her in for £40
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Post: # 88445Post Carberry

lutonlagerlout wrote:why are they a rip off stewart?
my mate barry had a dynoloc franchise and i used him a few times and found him to be very affable and competitive
my neighbour locked herself out,and he came 30 miles and let her in for £40
LLL
The guy I use for drain unblocking is like that. Doesn't charge a lot, comes out right away, honest about what the problem is.
He used to work for Dynorod, quit when they were expecting him to rip people off. If he found the problem right away he had to hum and haw, pretend it was complicated, fanny about and charge them a hell of a lot more than what they should have paid.
He ended up leaving and starting his own business.

Heard a lot of similar horror stories about them.

rimexboy
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Post: # 88448Post rimexboy

Thanks guys she has someone coming out today fingers crossed

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Get round there and get the manholes up and have a look, i did a job last year on a block of flats from the late victorian period ish.. The internal plumbing pipe was so old it had furred up and finally blocked, we had to jet from the bottom to the top and hope it didnt all back up in to other peoples kitchens. Knightmare job, took 3 days and nights and i got bumped for the money by the plumber.... :angry:

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Oh no 3 days no thanks, the only thing is I will not be dumped for any money as it will be a freemans lol

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Post: # 88489Post rimexboy

All sorted yesterday thanks guys, blockage down stairs

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