Homeowner: "How do the pipes look?" Plumber: [Returns from truck with pickax and hatchet.] Homeowner: "Never mind."

Next on Drain Addict: Can tree roots destroy your house? Yes, they absolutely can. Here's Ollie, Ratty and Ivan to show you how in this 2 hour, 500th episode special! Allllll Good!

@porscha901

3 жыл бұрын

Watch BBC 1 to find out

@Chris5685

3 жыл бұрын

Of course they can! We had to cut down a huge pine tree that was slowly pushing against and damaging the foundation of my parents’ house with its roots. The previous owner had the great idea of planting it like 2 meters from the house.

@swell4719

3 жыл бұрын

Who will win ollie, ratty and ivan or tree roots find out next time on dragon ball Z

@tadream4561

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent comment!!

@abrahamsandoval7923

Жыл бұрын

J. Bjnbbn jajajaja ♥️😉♥️

This movie title is "Blocked Drain: Roots of Evil"

@amyicykintinakofa5016

3 жыл бұрын

i love this movie 🥰😊☺️

@my2ndaccountuwu84

3 жыл бұрын

rated r for roots

@bayoudrummer9855

3 жыл бұрын

Part 2 comming soon. "Blocked drain: the roots are among us"

@justtime6736

3 жыл бұрын

Rootsident Evil

I love how even though his truck is a mess he knows where everything is. A true master at his craft

@joshp3994

3 жыл бұрын

Like my house...it's a mess but I know where shit is until my wife decides to "tidy up" then I got to ask her where everything is. Wait a minute...I see it now. She wants to ensure I keep her around forever haha :)

@justtime6736

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshp3994 lol

@redstar612

3 жыл бұрын

Its not a truck ! Its VW T6 😁👍

@G50016

2 жыл бұрын

IKR! I want so badly to clean everything in there..

Didn't expect that I would watch a movie-length video about blocked drains 11pm at night.

@DrainAddict

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@michaelmartin1883

3 жыл бұрын

Snap!

@BrandonSikes

3 жыл бұрын

Literally what I just did

@xxpleasesubxx3194

3 жыл бұрын

I just did dat to lol

@xxpleasesubxx3194

3 жыл бұрын

I just did dat to lol

Ah yes Blocked Drain: A Movie :)

@skorpion1298

3 жыл бұрын

Movie number 2 :) awesome!

@Fly0High

3 жыл бұрын

Appropriate for a #500!

@bobby_greene

3 жыл бұрын

Working title 'a bit of roots'

@annasbadman

3 жыл бұрын

@@skorpion1298 what # was the first movie ?

@ToxxicBurst476

3 жыл бұрын

@@annasbadman The second Longest Video here is #488 at just under 1 hour long EDIT: I was Wrong!! #488 is not the Second Longest Video on the Drain Addict Channel! That Title belongs to Video #369, at approximately 1 and a half hours long!

"We apologise for harming the tree if we harmed the tree, but it harmed us first so now it's the trees turn" 😂

Every Kid Ever: I'm going to play in the mud. Every Parent Ever: No Ollie: I'm going to play in the mud...and you're going to pay me. Customer: Ok

@CarlaDamnit

3 жыл бұрын

Oh this is the best comment 🤣🤣🤣

@LunenM

3 жыл бұрын

0Z

@joea2274

3 жыл бұрын

So very true

@MmmChipotle

3 жыл бұрын

I let my kid play in the mud lol its a blast.

@aramisfebriawan2999

3 жыл бұрын

@@LunenM Uuuuuuyuyuyyuyuuuuuuuuyuuuyuyuuuuuuu 🤪 UII uyuuuuuuuuuuu

Ivan: half engineer, half biology teacher, all water sucking maniac

@deephorizon1365

3 жыл бұрын

absolutely, two mad geniuses coming together to make the ultimate video

1--Cut the tree down 2--Get a backhoe and cut a new trench 3--Lay a new pipe to the downspouts 4--Cover the trench and reseed the lawn.

@MisterAbysmul

3 жыл бұрын

Eff that tree.

@wolfpackflt670

3 жыл бұрын

You forgot to grind the stump out of vengeance.

@PKA1926

3 жыл бұрын

I'm with you. Waste of time digging out a busted line.

@PKA1926

3 жыл бұрын

Cut the tree down. Problem solved.

@x_x_w_

3 жыл бұрын

Yea.... I can't imagine how doing this was more efficient than just ripping it all out and replacing it.

Amazing patience showed here. In my opinion this is an excavation job (replacement), not a drain cleaning

@funtyes1970

2 жыл бұрын

i was thinking same thing

@shirleyyeno1950

Жыл бұрын

I agree with u

@PAYNEKILLER..

Жыл бұрын

You could tell he was thinking he was wasting his time with "trees are lovely creatures" 😆

Ollie: "There's hardly any dirt, mainly roots." Also Ollie: Proceeds to spray dirt absolutely everywhere.

@hoobaguy4311

Жыл бұрын

I think the reason for the vac was to keep the water out of the soil. The house was having settling issues because of poor drainage so the engineer wanted to reduce the amount of hydraulic action on the soil as much as he could.

@lordfatcock

4 ай бұрын

​@@hoobaguy4311yeah, that cracked foundation running up the wall is a scary sight.

"Blocked Drain: The Prequel" Opening scene: "Honey. let's plant a tree right next to this pipe..."

@johncoops6897

3 жыл бұрын

Trees cannot "bore through" drainage pipes, especially 100mm sewer pipe that was used here. There needs to be a break and water leakage in order for roots to enter. Furthermore, the roots travel a long way, so whether a tree is right next to a broken pipe, or 10 meters away makes little difference - the roots will find a way to get moisture.

@samuelmellars7855

3 жыл бұрын

@@johncoops6897 Technically you are right. Thin end roots won't worm their way through the solid wall of a pipe However.... Roots will grow around any solid object in the soil, then as the roots thicken with age, they squeeze that object. If it is a pipe, that pipe can be flattened/crushed. It might even crack, and then the roots will get inside the pipe too. If the roots are near an imperfect join (like between plastic and concrete, or a non-glued/pressure fitted join) or near the end of a pipe, they can and will get in through a hairline gap... and then clog the pipe, force the gap wider....

@johncoops6897

3 жыл бұрын

@@samuelmellars7855 - I guess that roots might apply pressure and crush a pipe as they grow, however that's an incredibly rare way for them to enter pipes. As for imperfect joints, leaky joins between concreteplastic and hairline gaps... yes, that's the whole point. You cannot have ANY of those things in an underground pipe run. And it doesn't matter how far away... the trees will find that pipe! Roots will radiate OUT from the base of the tree and find any moisture source within a surprising distance. In fact, the fine "water absorbing" root tips tend to be most prevalent well outside the drip line (leaf canopy) since more rainfall reaches the earth. So in many ways, putting your leaky pipe a fair distance away from a tree will make the chances of root ingress much higher!

@johncoops6897

3 жыл бұрын

One comment for Tim Anderson... I live in Sydney (like Ollie and Ratty) and we have a very dry climate. It can sometimes be years between rainfall, and my son (born 2004) was almost 6 years old before he ever saw rain! The soil here is BONE dry most of the time. Yet we pride ourselves in the bushland environment we live within, and there are trees absolutely everywhere. The native trees are highly adapted to the low moisture levels and have massive and evasive root structures (they actually die if they get too much rainfall LOL) We must built WITHIN the trees, and the planning doesn't allow clearing of land so we don't have the completely "tree-free" suburbs that we see in some parts of the USA. There are strict penalties for cutting down trees, and it's incredibly difficult to get permission to remove them, even if they are non-native or if they are dangerous. They even use Google Satellite View to find tree-cutters! So that means that in Sydney, like in other places, we have to live with the trees and plumb our drains accordingly. The Drain Addict channel shows what happens if the drains are leaky, rather than any inherent "danger" of trees. In dry environments the quality of the drainage pipes is even more critical - consider that tree roots in England don't need to seek out moisture since it's always raining and there's plenty of moisture in the soil.

@ElementEarth100

3 жыл бұрын

That couldnt go wrong could it

5 minutes in and this is already an all timer. Size of those roots man! Reckon you had this one saved up for 500. Cheers

On each part at the begining there are people in trouble (other plumers, workers etc) saying 'hi Ollie'. Its like everyone knows him and they all know that eagle has landed and everything will be OK from now. This kind of respect takes years and years of hard work to earn it.

Loving the teamwork, the using of each others strengths, and absorbing knowledge from each other as you go. Really intersting and I learned a lot, thank you

When your plumber pulls out a pickaxe and maintenance guy tells you your foundations toast. That's not a good day.

You gotta admit, this guy has it pretty sweet. He’s making money while making money 🤙🏽

Those roots getting smoothly pulled out with the winch was so satisfying.

don't know why but I really enjoy your vids. It took about 6 to realize the bird was added in every time you tell a joke. I was convinced coocies followed you around.

@DrainAddict

Жыл бұрын

lol👍

@metteboesen1775

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it took me ages to realise too. Actually, feeling sorry for the Australians having that annoying bird around all the time. 🙈🙈🇸🇯

Ah, i see. You uploaded an entire movie of unblocking a drain. Somehow i have no correlation to any of this, however i will still continue to watch the full 2 hours and 7 minutes while laying in bed after surgery. And i will for sure lighten up anytime you have any kind of interaction with Ratty. It is just so adorable to see whenever you interact with good old Ratty

@DrainAddict

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you make a speedy recovery Colin Vos! All the best.

@audimetallica

3 жыл бұрын

I wish you a fast recovery🚑🏥- here from Denmark🇩🇰🌎🙏☺️Godspeed☺️🙏🌎

@missydee7674

3 жыл бұрын

You're comment I'm just now reading is 6 days ago.....I hope you're feeling better!! Yes, Ratty cheers up a lot of ppl!! Feel better buddy 👍🏻🐀

Congrats Ollie on this amazing milestone 500 blocked drains unblocked. Starting the channel you would've just thought it could be a fun hobby but now your like wow look how far I've come. Another great vid keep up the great work.

@jimprovan8866

3 жыл бұрын

I hear that Arnie is going to play Ollie in the movie.

@stefanschneider3681

Жыл бұрын

I remember an answer when he writes "I thought some 20 or 30 people might be interested" 🤣. I'm sure he sometimes scratches his head, I'm sure it gives him motivation and he doesn't mind getting many 👍 for hist had work from all over the world. But I am ABSOLUTELY SURE he never thought what it would take to keep It alive. Quoting him again: "it's turned into a second full-time-job". I hope he keeps the balance!

Congratulations Ollie and Ratty on 500 episodes!! What a fantastic achievement and such an enjoyable channel to watch. Fantastic episode with you and Ivan working so professionally together. All the best for the future and wish you continued success.

“Na-haha, that’s not a root, THAT’S a root” (from me who only knows aussies from Ollie and Paul Hogan)

@vinnypickering92112

3 жыл бұрын

Paul Hogan(Croc Dundee) one of my favorite movies!

Holy crap 2 hours, I’m gonna have to stock up on the pop corn before I watch this bad boy!! Congratulations on the 500 Ollie!

@abunatkat

3 жыл бұрын

Poop corn.

@brianp4199

3 жыл бұрын

He will find that popcorn when he unblocks your drain...

@buckeye20100

3 жыл бұрын

Oh crap I just saw this is two hours I better go start my laundry

@RandallJamesPeterson

3 жыл бұрын

Corn for rattie?

Yayyy! Cheers to 500! Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better you put out a whole DA movie.

they sell lots of different kinds of 12 volt winches, can run it right from the battery on your van. a lot of atv's have them mounted right on the front. mine has a key chain remote

Roots hate him, see how this man unclogs drains with one simple trick.

Ivan is my new favorite co-star! Knows what he's doing and good sense of humor

@ivankirola2707

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

Roots The movie! Starring Ratty, Ollie and Ivan. Congrats on 500 episodes. (Almost 300k subs too!)

Anytime you got to deal with roots while digging, a reciprocating saw is your best friend. Love Your Channel!!!

So I just found this channel, and after watching 798 and 797, this epic popped up and it did not disappoint! Thanks for sharing your work with us. Cheers!

Always wondered what the "square root" of a down pipe was, now I know

How oddly satisfying it is to see that massive clump of root get pulled from the pipe all in one piece... Cheers from the US Ollie!

Thanks for the 500 episodes so far Ollie, you are a legend and have the best channel 👌🏼

a complicated drain system gone too long without care. Your hard work gave me a lot of good information on my own drains. thanks.

ratty "do you want some popcorn?" the movie is getting interesting. This movie has everything double barrel, roots and lots of them, root pulling winch, vacuum. adn of course Ollie.. I need some more popcorn. not one but 2 fine specimens

@DrainAddict

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@fremenondesand3896

3 жыл бұрын

That winch is a welcome addition to the root razer

@MrBillchair

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrainAddict Hey Ollie, I bet you were rooted after that long job, and no Popcorn for poor Ratty, just "root abuse"! 🍿🌽😂(Kookaburra laughs in the distance, or falls off the Gum tree branch!). G'day from Kingsford 2032! 🦘🇦🇺👍

The roots are strong with this one. I like your left orange glove, you wore it down to an orange rubber band 👍👍

@erinv.jackson200

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

I so enjoyed this. Those roots reminded me of the horror flick tremors. 👍 good job Ollie. So happy Ratty got mud baths without the smell. Also impressed me a clean yard. Someone who cares where they live. 🌞

I love the way you let Ivan try, without judgement or condescension. Then we see how the experts roll... Good on you mate!!

Sadly, I don't have time now, but I'm overjoyed that I get to look forward to only the 2nd movie length blocked drain🤗

I'm no maths expert but that looked like a square root to me

@btyboopers41bm

3 жыл бұрын

Good one thanks for sharing that it really made me smile.

@onefreeway75

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@matthewschroeder1558

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@chevyguy6373

3 жыл бұрын

That was good

@tothemaxx1991

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to have to revoke your license because that pun was so bad

i felt like watching Laurell and Hardy show for two hours !!!! we can call Ivan the winch-man or the wet-vac man !! it is so funny when he runs for that winch every time or do the wet-vac every time. i can imagine how many times Ollie controlled hiding his laugh. did someone say it is the 500th episode ? oh my god, i mentioned to Ollie i watched all his videos....i am watching them for the past 3 weeks, non-stop !!! but now i realize i did not even scratch the surface !!! 500 videos one year back !!!!!!! i don't know when i am going to finish watching all 500 plush videos.....but i will, one day !!! sorry Ollie, i did not watch all your videos as i mentioned two days back; i never thought it is over 500 videos !!!!! well , i will continue to watch all the videos !!! this is how i send my respect to you and for what you do !!!

What an epic episode, Ollie! Congrats on reaching 300k subscribers and the 500th drain successfully unblocked! Hope there's more to come!

2 hours of dirty, dirty drain action!? Aww yeah! Eat your heart out, Hollywood! Happy 500, Ollie! And almost to 300k subs! Early congratulations for that, m8!

Congratulation Ollie and Ratty on episode 500!!! I can't wait for the next 500!

That was the biggest fight I’ve ever seen. Way better than a blockbuster movie.

That was the funniest thing ever Ivan vacuuming the street!!!!

@DrainAddict

2 жыл бұрын

lol

500th episode of how to wrangle roots with a Winch, Hollywood dream on 🍻. Best wishes for the next 500 videos Ollie. Thanks for sharing.

Congratulations Ollie and Ratty. Best wishes from Poland. I recon this movie should be on Netflix!

Glad you & Ivan found the root of the stormwater drainage problem... great work & congrats! 👍

Thanks for giving us an AWESOME 500th episode Ollie!!! I enjoyed every minute of it! 🥳 Congrats on the 500th video!!! 🥳 Hope to see many many maaaany more in the future!! Thanks for all the hours of fun we have had from nr 1 to 500, you are the BEST

Next time on Drain Addict: Ollie now got a winch in his car😏

Every time you wipe off the camera I say "Thank YOU!" In the voice of Ratty :-)

@patriciablacklock7326

3 жыл бұрын

And me!!

@ayookham5971

3 жыл бұрын

"Thank yeu"

This guy is like the Post 10 in America. He is very entertaining with his rubber croc .and mini rat which brings humor to his page "Eh mate, here's some corn"! ⭐👍⭐👍⭐

Ollie, you will have to keep us posted on updates from this job. I'm curious what Ivan finds out when they dig up that one section at the end.

I can't believe I have now watched 500 videos on KZread of an Aussie clearing drains, yet here we are. Cheers for the achievement and I look forward to 500 more!

Congratulations Ollie on your 500th episode. Thank you for putting in all the time and effort for making these awesome videos for us to watch. This 2 hour video is perfect and something a lot of us have been dying for. Up next a Q&A session with Ollie and ratty. Seen people including myself have mentioned it before. Once again congrats 👍 from 🇨🇦

Rainy day here in Switzerland, perfect to re-watch the centennials. And they are epic! Now it was fun following you guys through the struggle and seeing these impressive roots and it sure reminded every home-owner among us to never let it get this far. BUT, as many others commented: Was it really worth it? The time and effort Ivan had already put into those 4 or 5 holes, the time you spent together ... someone as handy with a little excavator as you are with jetter entering the scene might have been quicker and a more reliable fix, no? But THANKS A LOT for the effort and also for filming and posting 👍💪😅!

now you'll have to have a live event and maybe get a sponsor to bring NYDrains to Australia or the other way around because they give you a lot of shoutouts and give Ratty a lot of corn. I'm sure people have a lot of questions about you and your business. I personally would love to see a live event. Very popular with yourtubers here in the States.

When Professionals are at their wits end, they call the Drain Addict. And damn, Olli, have you become a master of your craft!

@joshschumacher9038

3 жыл бұрын

No doubt about that

Ollie and Ivan working under a tree. D.I.G.G.I.N.G.

I love the back of your van, a place for everything and everything in its place - all in that big heap at the side 😂😂😂

Brilliant work ,love watching you work 😁

First thing I said to my wife as I saw the length of this video was " Im gonna be late for dinner" lol

I can only see one explanation for that lance not chopping through the roots so quickly - that propeerty has soft water.

@bostedtap8399

3 жыл бұрын

Very clever 👍

@DrainAddict

3 жыл бұрын

Right you are The Browns, it was rainwater feeding my tank.

@cjadventures8840

3 жыл бұрын

What’s soft water?

@philhunt9297

3 жыл бұрын

@@cjadventures8840 It's not hard water 🤣 I think one contains more calcium (causes scale) than the other (don't quote me)

@joeylawn36111

3 жыл бұрын

@@cjadventures8840 Hard Water refers to water with a lot of dissolved calcium, magnesium or other salts that react with soap to form an insoluble precipitate. This causes soap scum, and scale even when not mixed with soap.

The power of the double barrel…….unstoppable. The look on Ivan’s face when that bad boy turned on……”priceless”…..😂

Congrats on the +500 videos Ollie!!!! and thanks for all the entertainment over the years... take care

I can't wait to get home after work and enjoy this from start to finish. Didn't expect "Drain Addict: The Movie" to be the 500th episode. 😁 Keep up the good work!

Sweet. I’ll let my wife know I picked something for us to watch on our Friday movie night. She’ll be pleased.

i love your videos my son and i watch them together when you post. I love ratty too. I am glad we do not have a root problem. But wished you was in the US so i could hire you.

this is THE most epic blocked drain battle in history - had your work cut out for you on this one Ollie!!!!

An epic Root Extravaganza for the 500th episode!! Rattie was pretty quiet in this video, probably suffering from PTSD due to his fall into the sewer and boundary trap swim in the last episode! Great work Ollie!!

"Hardly any dirt" Proceeds to spray dirt and mud everywhere. Love it!

And i thought I had a bad day at work :D Congratulation for your 500th outstanding video. Never stop posting them, we just can't get enough :)

Im so glad you got to the root of this problem!

@ronzek3207

3 ай бұрын

Another 20 mins he would have had it cleader.

The 500 special, i have been waiting for this!!! Congrats

It’s why KZread is so cool. I once saw a bloke vacuuming his lawn, but I have never seen someone vacuuming the road. A job well done my good sir.

@jaykneegarner2479

3 жыл бұрын

Look harder and you’ll find someone using a giant vacuum to suck up horse manure!

@simonmanners4108

3 жыл бұрын

Jayknee Garner, LOL I might just do that.

I had to wait for a day off to watch this.. Well worth the wait! Holy crap those roots were monstrous.

Congrats on the 500 mark Ollie! Keep up the awesome content!

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 500th DRAIN VIDEO HELL YEAH MAN OVER 2 hours long 🤟🏻🤟🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Congrats on number 500 here’s to the next 500! I wonder how long these pipes have been blocked looks like quite awhile with the size of the roots! Another great job!

38:00 good visual of how the different fittings work!

Funny how many times you show up to meet a guy about a job then end up tag teaming the job and becoming good friends by the end of the day!😁 Ratty even made a new friend!😂

It looks like when the drains were put in, the person flattened the ends of the pipe to fit into the curb drain slot. That then created a situation where there was always water sitting in the drain pipes and a prime water location for the tree. All of that has led to the home owner having a very expensive problem.

@brad9529

3 жыл бұрын

That's the way they (almost always) do it in Australia, it's not the smartest move but it looks neat, it's only rectangular at the opening, the pipe behind is round.

@scottfreeman528

3 жыл бұрын

@@brad9529 it’s a wonder they don’t make proper transition pieces

@Rusty_Gold85

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottfreeman528 they do exist , they just didnt get them

@psygn0sis

3 жыл бұрын

You should call yourself 'Captain Hindsight'!!

Epic 500th episode! Ivan the Builder introduced us to winching, befriending Ratty and becoming a Drain Addict apprentice.

I would of got a digger on it Replaced the lot.

Congrats on 500 Ollie.

Congrats on 500 videos Oliver. Keep the corn, poop, piss, roots and all that mess a coming. Thank you for the satisfying entertainment and drain education. An extra long video to mark the occasion. Much love from Aberta Canada

That's some old school rigging, 16th century old school: Some riggers began to attach stays by splicing or seizing only a small loop into the end of the stay then passing the rope's tail around the mast and back through the small loop, like a slip-knot. To prevent this from slipping tightly around the mast when in use, a strong bulge was built into the standing part of the rope that could not fit through the small loop. This bulge was called a mouse or stay mouse. In modern rigging a mouse is for shackles, you'd put a zip-tie or locking wire through the eye of the shackle pin and around the shackle body in such a way to prevent rotation of the shackle pin.

Congrats on 500th episode and 300K subs!!!

Found my new favorite KZread channel! Love all your videos Ollie 😁

Watch special 500 In Mobile Phone : Nope Watch Special 500 In PC : Nope At Cinema : Y E S

@jays106

3 жыл бұрын

that would be awesome watching it on a movie theater screen!

He might be the most helpful customer out of them all. Real champ!

OMG!!! The Drain Addict movie? Live and no interruptions.This is just awesome. Thanks as the popcorn is just about ready.LOL

Hey mate CONGRATS, who would've thought lil old you would be @ 500 video's? Just kidding Ollie, way to go bro and here's to ANOTHER 500 Cheers from Canada eh!

Who ever disliked this must have been a family member of the roots!

@jays106

3 жыл бұрын

or a tree hugger

@duncanvlaar8017

3 жыл бұрын

It was Groot

@terrianne6077

3 жыл бұрын

Levi😆

Always lovely to see my favorite drain-fighting duo, ratty and Ollie. Congrats on 500 drains, cheers to many more!

Another epic instalment as always, can I share a little advice though to Ivan, on the winch if he fits a bracket in the rear of his van of even a tow ball it would make winching the roots out much easier as it’s a lower pull vs the uphill pull he’s trying with the winch and tree option, other solution could be to strop the winch to the base of the tree again reducing the pull friction and angle. Good Job guys though well done for cleaning it looked like a grueller!

Congrats on 500, here’s to another. Cheers 🍻