Blocked Drain - Unblocking Overgrown Compacted Roots in Manhole with Sewage Gush

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In this video, our local drain specialists Jem and Warren are back tackling a giant root blocking the manhole outlet, no wonder the drain was blocked! The roots have completely overtaken the manhole leaving no space for the drain to run. Once removed, it is clear to us why the drain was blocked.
Also, we get hit by a freak snowstorm, when only a few days ago we were sunbathing? The great British weather 😂
Featuring:
Jem - Drainage Engineer
Warren - Camera Operator
Jenny - Video Editor
Filmed on a GoPro Hero 8
We are The Drain Unblockers, showing you how we work.
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Drain Cleaning
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Blocked Toilet
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  • @somerandombaldguy5296
    @somerandombaldguy52963 жыл бұрын

    People can dislike the job as much as they want, but everyone should be grateful for people like these who go out and do that job.

  • @ZaySmokes

    @ZaySmokes

    3 жыл бұрын

    To most of us, this is interesting and actually cool. Everything is not for everyone, and that is ok. Either way they took time out of their day to watch, and comment. Jokes on them 🤣🤣🤣

  • @PreservationEnthusiast

    @PreservationEnthusiast

    3 жыл бұрын

    Is anyone disliking it though. Very important job. Without these guys and others like them, we'd end up knee deep in shit and disease.

  • @polhpolh64

    @polhpolh64

    3 жыл бұрын

    True

  • @seanpuptreacy

    @seanpuptreacy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Salt of the earth people. There is money in muck and a good living if people were to give the job a chance

  • @dawserdoos

    @dawserdoos

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@seanpuptreacy Lol, I personally would never give this job a try because... Well... But I CAN appreciate the hard work and dedication, the result, and if nothing else watching it from afar is cool lmaooo

  • @Megascape543
    @Megascape5433 жыл бұрын

    Looks like something youd have to jump into in a resident evil game lmao

  • @ProjectDoomsday

    @ProjectDoomsday

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks to RE Village im here today...

  • @wealthybone2990

    @wealthybone2990

    3 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if the guy who hearted this even knows what Resident Evil is.

  • @LadyWisteriaa

    @LadyWisteriaa

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wealthybone2990 resident evil is old as hell. Im sure they know

  • @airbornewarningandcontrols396

    @airbornewarningandcontrols396

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wealthybone2990 been out since 1996 surely heard of it

  • @phuturephunk
    @phuturephunk3 жыл бұрын

    I am now watching plumbing videos from the UK. I work in IT...in America. I love this.

  • @ethanwilde2869

    @ethanwilde2869

    3 жыл бұрын

    We are in the same boat... and we are up shits creek... lmao

  • @barrymantelli8011

    @barrymantelli8011

    3 жыл бұрын

    same. don't even know how I ended up in ScouserTube

  • @jaymesc.moreland9265

    @jaymesc.moreland9265

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's a shitty job, but someone's gotta do it. Lol

  • @johndonson1603

    @johndonson1603

    3 жыл бұрын

    Weirdly I'm in the UK, and I watched a vid last week of a fella in the US unblocking storm drains during a downpour. Oh and I watch Salty Cracker as well.

  • @DeannaEarley

    @DeannaEarley

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't worry, I watched an Australian guy jet wash a playground earlier..

  • @thesighbored
    @thesighbored3 жыл бұрын

    Looked like some Resident Evil mutation gone wrong and spreading in the manhole.

  • @toainsully

    @toainsully

    3 жыл бұрын

    Let's hope Lady Dimitrescu doesn't come out of that manhole

  • @KyrstOak

    @KyrstOak

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@toainsully It would be good for the drainage.

  • @keinebuhnefurgrune506

    @keinebuhnefurgrune506

    3 жыл бұрын

    Plot twist: I was *not* a resident evil mutation 😁

  • @pauldurkee4764

    @pauldurkee4764

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nah that's not a mutation, it's either a hairy arsed ginger drain inspector or an orangutan has got stuck in the pipe.

  • @mnomadvfx

    @mnomadvfx

    2 жыл бұрын

    The scary thing is that you can't see where it came from in the first place 😱

  • @ButacuPpucatuB
    @ButacuPpucatuB2 жыл бұрын

    This is my first time seeing roots growing in a manhole but it does make sense, it’s outside, a source of water, and not usually visited or touched. Thanks so much for sharing! Job well done 🙌🏽

  • @pr0n3
    @pr0n33 жыл бұрын

    I don't know why youtube put this on my list....but I am thoroughly satisfied at the outcome XD. Well done boys.

  • @shanittathompson2039
    @shanittathompson20393 жыл бұрын

    They got a whole greenhouse down there.

  • @macbitz
    @macbitz3 жыл бұрын

    No idea why this came up in my feed, but now I'm going to spend the next hour or so bingeing drains being unblocked! 😂

  • @katejones4905

    @katejones4905

    6 ай бұрын

    Welcome! These guys make the best videos. Enjoy.

  • @cdamauser1963
    @cdamauser19633 жыл бұрын

    I'll wager this man is continually employed.

  • @Until_It_Is_Done

    @Until_It_Is_Done

    3 жыл бұрын

    Considering there's video evidence of him continually working, I doubt anyone will take that bet...😉

  • @davidanka1727
    @davidanka17273 жыл бұрын

    My assigment can surely wait twelve minutes and twenty-nine seconds more...

  • @notadog4194

    @notadog4194

    3 жыл бұрын

    You too?

  • @alanmyr1507

    @alanmyr1507

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@notadog4194 everyone

  • @paulhughes2367
    @paulhughes23673 жыл бұрын

    Glad to see you got to the root of that problem Jem 👌

  • @TheDrainUnblockers

    @TheDrainUnblockers

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol! You and me both!

  • @robertmckenney7711

    @robertmckenney7711

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheDrainUnblockers Roots are real bad for clay pipes and manholes once you get rid of them they grow right back ..

  • @Quagigitymire
    @Quagigitymire3 жыл бұрын

    The snow oddly was the most interesting part of the video. This although is from a guy living in Scottsdale Az where it's gonna hit 100+ degrees today and I haven't even been in a city that's seen snow this decade.

  • @TheDrainUnblockers

    @TheDrainUnblockers

    3 жыл бұрын

    The snow came out of nowhere!

  • @proletariatbourgeoisie9929

    @proletariatbourgeoisie9929

    3 жыл бұрын

    To be fair, we are only one winter into this decade, so that isn't saying much ;)

  • @cumbeldore420

    @cumbeldore420

    3 жыл бұрын

    You and me both man. Too hot here.

  • @Tailss1
    @Tailss13 жыл бұрын

    Ratty would say "that's chockers mate" xD

  • @garethmccarthy2990

    @garethmccarthy2990

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ratty🐀 would be too busy looking for corn 🌽

  • @rosemarshall1219

    @rosemarshall1219

    3 жыл бұрын

    Always expecting to see ratty magpie and Ollie when I see drains.. 😄

  • @eddiewillers1

    @eddiewillers1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ollie would have put a camera down the line afterwards, for sh1ts and giggles.

  • @yormarmar3088
    @yormarmar30883 жыл бұрын

    i already know this channel is about to blow up. I know the drain unblocker channel in Korea is blowing up lol. Watching those drains get unclogged defines a new meaning of Catharcism to me

  • @themightyparthos

    @themightyparthos

    3 жыл бұрын

    All the pain of clearing the drain and none of the glorious smell..

  • @QuimBeelivingstone
    @QuimBeelivingstone3 жыл бұрын

    Jem the Root Destroyer and Warren the Spielberg of drainage engineering! *I love that Jenny put her name first though 😊 Lol here in Canada we just got a big dump of snow after a month of warmish weather, They said less than 1cm of snow/rain mix over night and I woke up to about 5 cm of snow on the ground!

  • @mrsnakepit
    @mrsnakepit3 жыл бұрын

    The roots say, I will be back again!!!

  • @JDye-youtube

    @JDye-youtube

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don’t want to kill the roots, they are job security. Have to come back in a few years and do it again.

  • @mackman77095
    @mackman770953 жыл бұрын

    I find it truely amazing that in today age, with pvc available, they still have open air flow connectors to public sewer instead of a pipe with collar connections and sealable cleanouts.

  • @tebmc3466

    @tebmc3466

    3 жыл бұрын

    Design it n make urzelf rich

  • @jaymesc.moreland9265

    @jaymesc.moreland9265

    3 жыл бұрын

    Even with PVC, you still have to vent to atmosphere. You do not want it completely sealed. Even the public sewer systems require venting.

  • @themightyparthos

    @themightyparthos

    3 жыл бұрын

    Vents in the us of A are on the roof. ... .. Where a curious kid and a match usually are not.

  • @tebmc3466

    @tebmc3466

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jaymesc.moreland9265 is that because of methane gas that can build up??

  • @bravejango12

    @bravejango12

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tebmc3466 that's one of the reasons yes.

  • @nancyhiler7389
    @nancyhiler73893 жыл бұрын

    Wow those roots were huge. You did a good job. Thanks for sharing your work with us

  • @chrishelms1967
    @chrishelms19673 жыл бұрын

    Just got this notification as I was finishing the newest Drain Addict video.....BONUS

  • @garethmccarthy2990

    @garethmccarthy2990

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just not the same without a Rat 🐀 looking for corn 🌽 and a Kookaburra laughing in the background. All Good 👍🇦🇺

  • @patrickwilson9833
    @patrickwilson98333 жыл бұрын

    Wow that root was making its own home in there...food is close by great job

  • @wheels2199
    @wheels21993 жыл бұрын

    That manhole had a beard! Nice job as usual , you always go the extra mile to check and make sure it’s right. 😬👍Eddie wheels 😬👨🏻‍🦽.

  • @KING-FU
    @KING-FU3 жыл бұрын

    Kudos to the courageous people that do these “dirty jobs” across the globe.

  • @CaelusXFirefly69

    @CaelusXFirefly69

    3 жыл бұрын

    Unknown heroes!

  • @spider496

    @spider496

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it.

  • @philjones1895
    @philjones18953 жыл бұрын

    JEM is no cowboy he did work on our drainage and found out the house builder had not put a drain in from the untitled room.... He lifted our block paving fitted new drain and Replaced all the blocks i would give him 10 out of 10.... Thanks again Jem Phil and jayne

  • @TheSewerMan4
    @TheSewerMan43 жыл бұрын

    What a pleasure it must have been to work on the snow 😍🤩

  • @susie7504
    @susie75042 жыл бұрын

    The best Unblockers ever! JEM, ANDY, JOE, WARREN ETC. 😀🪣🧤👍🔦💩🪠👷

  • @crivera7836
    @crivera78363 жыл бұрын

    Trying to figure out how this in my suggestions and why i cant stop watching 🤣🤣💀💀

  • @tonebanderas
    @tonebanderas3 жыл бұрын

    in the end, is that the lovely british weather everyone talks about?

  • @peter15871
    @peter158713 жыл бұрын

    good video yet again lad's. Soon got that one sorted .Best give warren a oscar for the BEST CAMERA OPERATER.. stay safe .....

  • @whataguy7032
    @whataguy70323 жыл бұрын

    Snow in the middle of April..........Lovely..........or not.

  • @EnchantedSmellyWolf
    @EnchantedSmellyWolf3 жыл бұрын

    Looks beautiful. Like a frogotten temple teaming with withered roots.

  • @edwinamazona5474
    @edwinamazona54743 жыл бұрын

    First earwax cleaning, now this. There is definitely nothing wrong with me. Ha ha

  • @sheafamily3
    @sheafamily3 Жыл бұрын

    Howdy from Texas! I love ya’lls accent. I could listen to ya’ll chat it up all day long.

  • @bobleglob162
    @bobleglob1623 жыл бұрын

    EXACTLY what I was looking for!

  • @bertrandducouedic8621
    @bertrandducouedic86213 жыл бұрын

    Good work. Crazy roots

  • @johannahislope2036
    @johannahislope20363 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting. Fascinating to watch. Hello hello from Kentucky USA

  • @queenshutitdown8089
    @queenshutitdown80893 жыл бұрын

    Ya got a miniature habitat in there. Smells like pancakes with cinnamon. Really enjoy watching what you do and you sanitize the area when you are finished. You're brave lol

  • @timsullivan826
    @timsullivan8263 жыл бұрын

    Great Job as always cheers!

  • @whiteyguitar666
    @whiteyguitar6662 жыл бұрын

    Now this video takes me back to my roots

  • @MuhammadNadeem-gn4in
    @MuhammadNadeem-gn4in3 жыл бұрын

    A technical hard worker good job done.

  • @jetter2-andy-539
    @jetter2-andy-5393 жыл бұрын

    Almost 500k! Cant wait to see another video!

  • @TheDrainUnblockers

    @TheDrainUnblockers

    3 жыл бұрын

    Tonight 👀

  • @bigooman2396
    @bigooman23963 жыл бұрын

    Omg my first episode I'm hooked🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗.

  • @jay-kq8of
    @jay-kq8of3 жыл бұрын

    Great vid jem that was one hell of a root

  • @Kingnacho-
    @Kingnacho-3 жыл бұрын

    Great job 👍I thought it might of been joe as you got week off 😜 enjoy the chill out time 👍

  • @fatjellydonutglaze2230
    @fatjellydonutglaze22303 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad they got the root of the problem🤣

  • @BS-lr8ru
    @BS-lr8ru3 жыл бұрын

    Well done for hitting over 500k views Jem! Keep up the good work all MerseyRod gang 😁

  • @TheDrainUnblockers

    @TheDrainUnblockers

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 😁

  • @robertmckenney7711

    @robertmckenney7711

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheDrainUnblockers Having a manhole outlet infested with roots Jem and Warren are the best plumbers in UK and keep the manhole outlets clean..

  • @beckyirvin2504
    @beckyirvin25046 ай бұрын

    I love the roots!

  • @grantpetersen1049
    @grantpetersen10493 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful work my friend

  • @TheDrainUnblockers

    @TheDrainUnblockers

    3 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks

  • @markalmeida5978
    @markalmeida59783 жыл бұрын

    Great job!

  • @MrDbone75
    @MrDbone753 жыл бұрын

    Good Sunday evening to you sir

  • @firestarter2320
    @firestarter23203 жыл бұрын

    Good video. Stay safe

  • @WarhavenSC
    @WarhavenSC3 жыл бұрын

    Had a similar problem at my mom's place. Was asking the pipe worker what the most common problem for backups is, and he said it's plastic bags and plastic-wrap. So many people flush plastic down the toilet for some reason. My mom lives in California.

  • @pauljohnleadbeater5533
    @pauljohnleadbeater55333 ай бұрын

    These videos are very interesting indeed.

  • @AnonySpaceHD
    @AnonySpaceHD3 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful garden, lol.

  • @Ad-gn8pl
    @Ad-gn8pl3 жыл бұрын

    That's not roots it's a fully grown shrub!

  • @TheDrainUnblockers

    @TheDrainUnblockers

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is 😀

  • @jamesskelton3488

    @jamesskelton3488

    3 жыл бұрын

    Looks like an Am Bush to me

  • @ParArdua
    @ParArdua2 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful job, and as granny used to say "You could eat your dinner off that now".

  • @mickryan3516
    @mickryan35163 жыл бұрын

    Well done another clear pipe and good you nearly reached 5k subscribers

  • @TheDrainUnblockers

    @TheDrainUnblockers

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @samthedog7401
    @samthedog74013 жыл бұрын

    Great work editing the vid Jenny

  • @TheDrainUnblockers

    @TheDrainUnblockers

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much! 😁

  • @bostedtap8399
    @bostedtap83993 жыл бұрын

    I think that's a "Ken Dodd" wig! ( No respect intended). Never knew roots in UK drains could get so bad. Thanks for sharing.

  • @artimusbranesample9072
    @artimusbranesample90723 жыл бұрын

    Is that a King of Spades?

  • @StRosen
    @StRosen3 жыл бұрын

    Nice, youtube really knows what to recommend me after playing Resident Evil

  • @simonjones7785
    @simonjones77852 жыл бұрын

    going back to my roots yeah

  • @marcusbingham1625
    @marcusbingham1625 Жыл бұрын

    👏👏👏👏 Great stuff

  • @GabrielLopez-ts6ou
    @GabrielLopez-ts6ou3 жыл бұрын

    Great another channel I know nothing about that I’m now balls deep in

  • @faridajohnson3373
    @faridajohnson33732 жыл бұрын

    I agree! Someone has to do it!

  • @mikebushen9368
    @mikebushen93682 жыл бұрын

    It always seems be raining up there in this case snowing keep up the good work. Could you explain to the viewers how the mole works.

  • @RAIRAI856
    @RAIRAI8563 жыл бұрын

    綺麗になって気持ちいい!

  • @derekhatfield8699
    @derekhatfield86996 ай бұрын

    Superb

  • @vikymuzakky856
    @vikymuzakky8563 жыл бұрын

    This root can be used for flower planting media

  • @headgroundsman1650
    @headgroundsman16503 жыл бұрын

    grand job

  • @goofydog2
    @goofydog23 жыл бұрын

    I love jobs that get all the muck out, cleaned up and everybody happy! I could do that all day long, but we don't have sewers like this in Arizona or Calif. Good job. Cheers...

  • @serpentinefire921

    @serpentinefire921

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its no different than the work you'd do on sewer lines in az or ca. You just have cleanouts. Pipes that come up from the main sewer line for access

  • @goofydog2

    @goofydog2

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@serpentinefire921 The sewers I've worked on (just a few) had cleanouts but NOTHING even close to the open pits this man is working.

  • @serpentinefire921

    @serpentinefire921

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@goofydog2 i dont know anything about european plumbing outside of the similarities it has with us plumbing but it seems the open lines are for venting where as we vent on the roof in the us. It all works the same way essentially. Just different ways of achieving the same goals. Anyone who has more knowledge of euro plumbing please put me in check

  • @ro63rto
    @ro63rto3 жыл бұрын

    Must get that attachment for my nilfisk pressure washer.

  • @confusedcraftsman8335
    @confusedcraftsman83353 жыл бұрын

    Now that's a root!! As far as root problems go this might be one of the better ones right? If all the roots grow in through the manhole they could probably get away with opening the manhole and picking out roots a couple times a year?

  • @yaoxiden219
    @yaoxiden2193 жыл бұрын

    That tree was living the life feeding on a steady diet of Gourmet sewage water.

  • @keithmason5584
    @keithmason55843 жыл бұрын

    Seems like a nice bloke , my experience of drain jetting services is cowboys

  • @aqacefan
    @aqacefan3 жыл бұрын

    12:00 He's channeling Patrick Troughton 😏

  • @richardrussell7082
    @richardrussell70823 жыл бұрын

    "...with a bit of half pressure" blimey o.O

  • @thegreyghost5846
    @thegreyghost58463 жыл бұрын

    Now that's chockers roots

  • @junesmith852
    @junesmith852 Жыл бұрын

    Good 1💪💪

  • @BlackHawkBallistic
    @BlackHawkBallistic3 жыл бұрын

    When you tapped on the pvc pipe and said "that's his kitchen" what is that drain from the kitchen for? Is it the kitchen sink?

  • @ev1558
    @ev15583 жыл бұрын

    I'm always amazed by people who don't keep their properties groomed with the vegetation, that they are surpised by insects, plugging, moisture damage, etc.

  • @osianmeilyr89
    @osianmeilyr893 жыл бұрын

    Looks like a hose reel with a valve would make your life easier. Also more control for when you're washing down afterwards

  • @jondrew55
    @jondrew553 жыл бұрын

    Love the Taco Bell Ad at the end. Well played!

  • @TDog14126
    @TDog141263 жыл бұрын

    That was cool

  • @realrie4067
    @realrie40672 жыл бұрын

    Woww amazing..

  • @justaseagull8406
    @justaseagull84062 жыл бұрын

    Snow storm in April, how nice,

  • @Serkanbah
    @Serkanbah3 жыл бұрын

    use flamethrower :) that roots gonna grow again

  • @gazfish
    @gazfish3 жыл бұрын

    Back in the old days the gaffer would lean on the shovel while the kid did the grafting, now they're the ones holding the camera

  • @jadebear0717

    @jadebear0717

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes because holding the camera makes them just as much money. Times are changing , man

  • @hybridEP3

    @hybridEP3

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s how you learn. I make my apprentices do a lot of work. Throw them in the fire and give them pointers.

  • @ganjawizard4547
    @ganjawizard45473 жыл бұрын

    At least you got to the root of the problem hehe😂👊🧙‍♂️

  • @TheDrainUnblockers

    @TheDrainUnblockers

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ba dum chsch 👏

  • @alexvith
    @alexvith3 жыл бұрын

    That's what I call "Satisfyingly disturbing"

  • @caliado
    @caliado3 жыл бұрын

    When he said taproot I immediately thought of the early 2000's nu metal band lol

  • @christopherkidwell9817
    @christopherkidwell98173 жыл бұрын

    Is there any way to prevent something like this? Other than cutting down all the trees on your property.

  • @heyrod59
    @heyrod593 жыл бұрын

    A manhole cleaning should be done at least once a year, just like furnaces are tuned up once a year. It's all about being a proactive homeowner to keep £££ down. Well done video !

  • @kepler-442b4
    @kepler-442b43 жыл бұрын

    Buen trabajo!!, a casa a la ducha y un buen café o té caliente con pastelillos ;D.

  • @axelusul
    @axelusul3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, "sh1t happens", respect the guys who deal with it. Had to do similar things in my time.

  • @simonjones7785
    @simonjones77852 жыл бұрын

    as an engineer I am always interested in the different ends / nozzels I see you favour the worm most of the time I guess from the way it reacts it has forward sand rear facing jets /

  • @BEV0323
    @BEV03233 жыл бұрын

    I wish that lady with that "Chime app" thingy would take a lonnnng hike!

  • @Tokaisho1
    @Tokaisho13 жыл бұрын

    satisfying

  • @thomasgersitz338
    @thomasgersitz338 Жыл бұрын

    Do you do anything to where the roots gain entrance to the pit. I know you cut out as much as you could, but the roots are always seeking water. And they will grow back in a fairly short time.

  • @Boodieman72
    @Boodieman723 жыл бұрын

    Nice day for it :)

  • @scottrjmatmsncom
    @scottrjmatmsncom3 жыл бұрын

    That's a cool face shield

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