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A rainwater gully and a road gully serve similar purposes in collecting and directing water, but they differ in their locations and specific functions: Rainwater Gully Purpose: Designed to handle water from rooftops, driveways, and other hard surfaces around buildings. Location: Typically found on private property...
When considering the state of our environment, it is our habits and actions that are taking a huge toll on global warming. We have arrived! Natural resources are decreasing because of polluting our rivers and fossil fuels; greenhouse gasses contribute to climate change. If we truly want to save our environment, we need...
A pumping station, roughly speaking, is a chamber that collects treated wastewater or surface water runoff to redistribute it elsewhere. Inside the chamber are pumps that pump this water through pipes or mains to another location. How do they work Generally speaking they contain guide rails to guide the pumps down to...
Structural drain lining can restore the smooth flow of drain pipes without having to dig up the surface above. Before the lining goes into the drain, the shape is restored to the drain by 're-rounding' it from the inside. The liner can be inserted or installed from manhole to manhole (inspection chamber to inspect...
Too many blocked drains? If you have a recurring blocked drain every couple of months; the untrained eye may find it difficult to detect pitch fibre. The camera's picture is very dark due to the pitch fibre being coloured black, therefore, it gives a poor visual and is often mistaken for sewage (gone black) coating the...
If only paper, pee or poo can go down your loo – does it matter what kind of paper you use? Yes, it does. Luxury modern toilet paper – smooth, soft, comfortable to use – disintegrates when mixed with the water in the toilet bowl. It breaks down very quickly and flushes away. It, just as importantly, is unlikely to...
A pumping station is quite a responsibility; one needs to choose whether they will be a reactive or a proactive operative. Some people are good at being reactive, and others are much better at being proactive. I would say if you’re good at being reactive, it means you’re a “practical”, even proactive person without...
' They' are spoiling our environment. “We have used the same person, a blocked drains man, over the last 10 years, and today to unblock the drain ‘again’, it’s smelling again, does this every time it rains!” The homeowner is unhappy mainly with what the blocked drains engineer is doing and asks him to solve the problem...
When we buy a new house, especially when we upgrade to a new home, definitely if you buy an old house, even a brand-new house, most of us are likely to be faced with a blocked drain. If It’s a brand-new house, builders have been known to leave a polythene bag in the inspection chamber or didn’t connect a drain to the...
If you have a normally blocked drain, we will clear it for £99.00, including VAT, and check it with our camera. That fee applies to domestic and some commercial properties. Some factors can negatively affect the success of clearing your blocked drain; in the unlikely event your drains have entirely collapsed, the...
A blocked drain is quite simple if you're experienced and have the right equipment, knowledge, and experience to use it. We take less than 30 minutes to deal with a blocked drain in most cases. On occasion, a blocked drain is a simple thing: for a handy-person, not afraid to get their trousers, slacks or gloves a...
