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Blocked Drain 211 - Clearing Drains | More Rain Was Expected | Saving Homes From Being Flooded
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It is always good to see someone who enjoys their job even with the difficulties that you have had in the past with your back.
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Drains are my favourite job
You are a fun dad!
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
I try to be
I always whistle to that tune. Just a happy little diddy.
It’s my birthday today(February 7). No working for me today so I figured I’d watch Gavin work instead. I had no idea how much rain you get in your area. Keeps you busy for sure. Great job ! Say hello to Mrs. P for me. Thanks Gavin! ❤️
@penetratorblockeddrains
Жыл бұрын
Happy birthday!
Gav, I really hope you listen to this music on the road!! Thanks mate!
Good on yah for sorting that one out Gavin, great work as usual 😉 "Gavin's clearing the drains, yes clearing the drains. What a glorious feeling and the customer is happy again ! "😀
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Todd
Gavin you made me get funny looks from my wife on this one. Sitting here settled in with some popcorn and my headphones on, and start laughing out loud. This was the most honest how it is, laid back, no frills funny video to date you have put out. Love the shout out to your Daughter and the leaf races, nice for people to understand there is a human side to every profession, and that is things happen, we cant please them all, and we have families as well. I felt you on the I am only 1 person thing because that is me. I own my business, run my business, and do all the work. I to, though I try my best have to turn down work because me can only go so far and leave room for the family. Thank you for this one, my top 5 drain clearing video of the thousands I have watched. Shout out to the toad and the funny face ball for taking one for the team, they earned the bath on that one.
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
@Raymond Reed thank you for your support and the feed back you give. Yes being a 1 man show and wearing all the hats means you can only do what you can do. Have a great Easter
@rtsolution11
2 жыл бұрын
@@penetratorblockeddrains keep on keeping on my guy. I learn a lot from watching these videos. Its amazing how I have implemented a few things in my own company I have picked up from you. Huge supporter, please keep the videos coming,
People who do an excellent job and give great service Gav are always inundated with work. You may need to put on an appy. You would be a great teacher
That was a wet one Gavin. Hope it's better weather for you now. RIP Chris Bailey singer for legendary Aussie band the Saints.
Love your laugh!! 😄😄
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Heheh hahaha
Real wildman you are bud! Out there clearing blocked storm water barefooted. Keep on keeping on buddy.
That is so smart to just ditch the shoes in those conditions. Now those and your feet can dry on the way to the next lol
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
From memory I had the same going on at the next job. I was absolutely drenched and just was like, who cares let’s just get these cleared
@vids2002
2 жыл бұрын
@@penetratorblockeddrains Exactly. As long as you're comfy, I see nothing wrong with working like that
Wet and wild 👍👏
A very good day
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Good day
Watch the fingies with those sharp PVC edges! ;)
Great work
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊👍
Love it what a good dad !!
This is the most satisfying storm water thusfar! Thanks mate! 👍
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊👍
Lots of digging ahead for this house
I wondered about the hazard oversight when I saw you with sandals instead of normal shoes. But, barefoot? In the U.S. the oversight agency is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). They can levy some hefty fines, but being spread thin, small operators don't have much to worry about. Good job there, Gavin. On to the next one.
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
See you on the next one
Gush is so satisfying
And that is why the council don't want you to park on the footpath!
Bless your hearts. I'm in Southern California USA I'm sorry to hear of the flooding in parts of Australia prayers for your success and protection
Being from California, I feel I can definitely relate to no shoes and shorts when it’s raining.
I really enjoy watching your videos. You are very good at your trade and you like what you do. It’s a pleasure watching you work.
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊👍
Oh! Just around the corner in Acacia Ridge! I didn't think you came this far south.
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Yes I will clear drains all over Brisbane
Patience is a virtue, on both sides. A nice video today and solution. Cheers Gavin! 🇦🇺🙂👍🇺🇸
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊👍
Wow! You and the toad got dirty and soaked! Another great video Gavin!
I like the no shoes and no gloves 🧤, you just give the customer the best job you can at the moment and move on! Keep up the good work and move on to the next one! Gavin, you rock! 🐸🔦🧤👍😀
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊👍
You're so busy yet Toad and Ball found time for a spa mud bath. 🤦 Isn't that the life! Didn't expect you to go barefoot. Lol! 🦶 I've never seen so many shades of skin from calf to toes. Lol. Nice quick clear. Cheers!
Another job well done! People have no understanding or patience when things are amuck. You can only do what you can do. You will get called back to finish what the others only partially do or can't do. Stay safe, take care, and off to the next one! Cheers mate!
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊 See you at the next one
So maybe a previous owner drove cars over it quite often. New guy comes along and puts grass or sod down over it all. The results is what happens over time. New pipe needed from curb to the sidewalk at least. Damn rain!🌧Phone is ringing off the hook! Giving great service to customers one at a time!
I'll take the rains and you can have the high winds we're having right now in Eastern Washington State.
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Hope they settle for you
The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys! You look like a big kid having too much fun playing in the water and mud. Keep up the good work!
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊 and I do enjoy those jobs from time to time
🐸 🐣+🐣+🐣+🐤+🐥+🐔+🐔 = You could use your toes & the biro to help count chickens. 🤔 All the best to you, your family and the full team for Easter! Stay safe. ✔️✔️✔️ Thanks for all your work. 🙂
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy and have a great Easter
Righto, good job Gavin. I'm hooked on your's and Ollies videos. 👍
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome and that’s for the support
Hihi this Stormwater Pipe is how the Emmentaler Cheese, full Perforation. And this with not Roots. 😂😂😂Greeting 🇦🇹☔
It amazes me how much the neighborhoods in Australia look just like the ones here in the USA.
lol.. I thoroughly enjoyed this one Guys! Way too much rain for my liking though. Although I cannot wait for a good downpour to float some leaves. Keep it up... fabulous job as usual!
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊👍
Must be nice to be able to work without shoes on sometimes...given the work conditions.
That's way they make safety cros
Gavin, love the rain ‘outfit; so they park a car where th broken pvc is? But the grass grew over the exit also, drain was now clear as it was blowing by the house grate , great going 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇸
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊👍
good job. is there any video. where you show the inside , the look on your camera? sometimes you mention it, but ii have nowhere seen one.
Being as close to the curb as it is, something tells me that a Car/Truck has rolled over it a few times.
I wish you were in the states.. I bought a home and had an issue with a blocked drain for a sump pump.. Hired a plumber and he went 5 feet up the end of the pipe at the street and said he couldn't find any blockage but could dig up my yard for $1500... Turns out about 5 feet from the exterior junction was a clog and something odd.. styrofoam plates.. i assume from a kid at some point in owners past.. I dug up the yard myself and i'm sure the jetter could have saved me a bunch of digging. Odd stuff found in pipes
@TheGrimlock16
2 жыл бұрын
Cost $300 just to have them look and very briefly.. they didn't want to use a camera to check it out
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
I would of happily had a crack at trying to sort it for you
Question , are you allowed to Cut the gutter to bring the pipe out on the other side of the old drive way so they are not running over it ?
@joshuaguenin9507
2 жыл бұрын
They cut the curb already, so I dont see why not
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah you can
great job ,how in the world do you fix that pipe
Way to go penatrator 👍👍👍🇺🇸👍👍👍&🐸
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍
Are you a Member of the Blackfoot Tribe???lol R P Cardiff UK.
What is that music you playing in the beginning? I hear that a lot on KZread videos. And only that from Australia
Looks very much like a vehicles parking on the kerb damage. OHS/workcover must love you, thongs/barefoot, high pressure water.
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Let’s hope they don’t see the video lol
loving the barefoot and bare hand style - as it should be !
That busted 4 inch pipe qualifies for a FRENCH DRAIN
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
I like it haha
Great job! That was a hot mess! Whoever did either the concrete work or the pipe work did an awful job. No regard for the pipe opening. Seen that a couple of times. Are the road crews who put curbing in so lacking in observational skills? As for the shoe situation, you should consider a couple pairs of crocs, which can handle wet and mud. Or garden shoes. They are all rinseable and do a decent job of keeping mud off the feet. Just a thought. And I wanted to cry over the gas price. $1.69. We'll never see that again. I'm betting after chasing these drains and all the mud you just go home, jump in the shower to rinse off, then enjoy a cold one while relaxing in a tub.
How do you do it, no not the drain cleaning, but working outside BAREFOOTED and not step on a stone . You did a great job again,, nice one.
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊👍 Everything was wet so I was like bugger it
Is there any benefit of the quick release on some of your ends and those that are screwed on? Thanks for answering these silly questions.
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Most of my stuff is screwed I was going to go quick release but I just like screwed. Also makes the nozzle with attachments smaller for tighter situations
Should be Called Amber. Billy no mates she aint got any now lol
should be a quick easy job to fix
I reckon the same person parks their car right where you need to be with your truck. Just so you have to park down the road. Wet days help you to know if it’s flowing nice but you end up wet ☔️ good video though 👍
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊👍
Man i wouldnt cancel if i had a drainage issue... like, as long as i got a timeframe, IDGAF...like if it was days or weeks away, id be looking actively for other people but that day? nah man i can wait.
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
We live in a world where people can be extremely impatient these days I have found.
Good lord I hope you don’t step on glass lol
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Yes that would be very bad
Out of curiosity, would you dig it all up to replace or just do the damaged areas?
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Normally just replace what’s damaged
Hi there, do you usually have that much rain in autumn there ? Looks like you should have a snorkel and flippers in the van just in case lol.
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
We had some flooding around
Take a shovel. Cut the grass into squares. Put it next to the ditch. Do whatever you need to do to the pipe (or what left of it). After you have had your way with it, put the perfect grass back on the ditch. You buthered a whole lot of grass just because you think it's faster and easier for you. But it will take half a year for that grass to restore some roots and cover up your butchery.
Hate to see how many more cracked pipe in a majority of the calls you make
Hi Change oil in power water pump Replacing and repair are expensive and waste resourses and produce trash
👍👍🙂🇨🇦
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍😊
That's a poor setup there with the pvc running along side the gutter and under grass where the driveway is . You see all these people on narrow streets park the left wheels just up off the road busting pipes unknowingly too.
@penetratorblockeddrains
2 жыл бұрын
Happens all the time
I bet someone drove a car or something over it.
1:28 you guys have cheap petrol. Here in South London UK, it has reached £1.82 per litre 😤😡
@sally-annebrown1298
2 жыл бұрын
We have had it higher- over 200.0c a litre. Im still waiting I'm my town for the first drop to put fuel in my car......
Everyone wants to believe that they are your ONLY customer, and you have nothing better to do than to sit and wait for their calls, then respond instantly. Then they complain about the bill. Really? If you want THAT kind of service, you need to pay me a salary.
Who needs shoes? I'd rather be barefoot in that situation than stomping around in soaked shoes.
Not saying you should do this but "The Barefoot Penetrator" sounds kinky...
Honestly, if you are going to have pipes that close to the surface, it needs to be able to take the weight of a vehicle, more evidence Aussie pipe standards are shite.
It’s the Aussie way but if work cover do come round whack on a pair of thongs
Climate geoengineering. Bad for people. Good for plumbers.
You were there why didn't you just replace the broken pipe for the elderly lady I'm sure she would have paid you generously. Especially since the other guy canceled already. It would have took you two long look like pretty easy digging, if you had a real shovel!!! 🛁🎥👍