Help - flood :(

[Claw75]

what was the problem?

ok.  so you can all laugh at my stupidity.

My bath takes ages to drain - like half an hour.  it's been pissing me off.  I've tried that sink and plughole unblocker, I've tried a pluinger.  No joy.  I decided to have a dig around tonight to see if I could physically remove whatever crap is blocking the pipe, so I unscrewed the plug whatsit and had a dig about.  Couldn't find anything.  Screwed it back on, and started to run tap.  Hey presto - I must have inadvertently fixed it - water's draining like a dream.  Leave tap running for while (takes a while to get hot), then stick plug in while bath is running.  Come downstairs to find water pouring through ceiling.

put down towels etc.  Panic.  post on here.  Read CIA's post and realise I might not have fixed problem after all - probably not screwed the wotsit back on tight enough and the connection to the waste pipe might be lose.

go to bathroom, empty bath with jug, tighten screw, all fixed.  I say all fixed, still taking an age to drain, but back to how it was anyway.

[cia260895]

PROBABLY BLOCKAGE IN PIPE CAUSED BY FEMALE HAIR AND SOAP EASILY FIXED WITH WHATS CALLED A CURLY WORM WHERE YOU SPIN A FLEXIBLE ROD DOWN WASTE PIPE.

[matt674]

PROBABLY BLOCKAGE IN PIPE CAUSED BY FEMALE HAIR AND SOAP EASILY FIXED WITH WHATS CALLED A CURLY WORM WHERE YOU SPIN A FLEXIBLE ROD DOWN WASTE PIPE.

before you say anything Boldie!!

[Claw75]

PROBABLY BLOCKAGE IN PIPE CAUSED BY FEMALE HAIR AND SOAP EASILY FIXED WITH WHATS CALLED A CURLY WORM WHERE YOU SPIN A FLEXIBLE ROD DOWN WASTE PIPE.

can i pick one of those up fairly cheaply and do it myself?

[boldie]

PROBABLY BLOCKAGE IN PIPE CAUSED BY FEMALE HAIR AND SOAP EASILY FIXED WITH WHATS CALLED A CURLY WORM WHERE YOU SPIN A FLEXIBLE ROD DOWN WASTE PIPE.

can i pick one of those up fairly cheaply and do it myself?

Doesn't monkeyboy have one?

[cia260895]

B&Q £20 http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9285488&fh_view_size=6&fh_start_index=6&fh_eds=%3f&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB%2fcategories%3c%7b10052%7d%2fcategories%3c%7b10092%7d%2fcategories%3c%7b10093%7d%2fspecificationsProductType%3dPlumbing+Tools&fh_refview=lister&ts=1201729128587&isSearch=false

[Claw75]

B&Q £20 http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9285488&fh_view_size=6&fh_start_index=6&fh_eds=%3f&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB%2fcategories%3c%7b10052%7d%2fcategories%3c%7b10092%7d%2fcategories%3c%7b10093%7d%2fspecificationsProductType%3dPlumbing+Tools&fh_refview=lister&ts=1201729128587&isSearch=false

lovely.  cheers

[cia260895]

might be better to take trap off and push it str8 down the pipe the trap is probably gunged up as well so clean that out

[AndrewT]

Claire, if you had a husband, you wouldn't have to bother sorting any of this out yourself.

[cia260895]

Claire, if you had a husband, you wouldn't have to bother sorting any of this out yourself.

why some men are more incapable at plumbing than women would be,I have succesfully trained a female apprentice

[boldie]

Claire, if you had a husband, you wouldn't have to bother sorting any of this out yourself.

why some men are more incapable at plumbing than women would be,I have succesfully trained a female apprentice

charging you a 100£ a week now, is she?

[cia260895]

Claire, if you had a husband, you wouldn't have to bother sorting any of this out yourself.

why some men are more incapable at plumbing than women would be,I have succesfully trained a female apprentice

charging you a 100£ a week now, is she?

No way much more

[Snatiramas]

In an exceptionally rare moment of doing something around the house..........and believe me when I say rare......I decided that I can dismantle the waste disposal unit to get to the spoon which was inadvertently trying to run away from chateau Snat.

So with my trusty helper Adam (he can get to all those awkward places......he tells me it is not so bad as in a previous life he was sent up chimneys and forced to talk with a ridiculous cockney accent) at my side we manage to disconnect the waste disposal from the waste pipe.

We then manage to undo the butterfly nut at the far side of the waste disposal and miracle of miracles take said appliance out of the cupboard. We then undo the bolts on the top half of the disposal unit and get the spoon out and also give it a good clean as it does tend to get a bit rank after a while.

Everything is going well and cheeky boy and I are taking our time putting it all back together so much so that to ensure that the waste disposal is flush to the hole in the sink we reset it three times which involved a lot of grunting, from me, a lot of swearing, from me, and skin off young Addies knuckles. Bless.

Anyway it is all done and just to make sure we fill the sink with water and take out the plug..............oh no too late without thinking it becomes apparent very quickly that we have not attached the waste disposal back to the waste pipe......kitchen floor covered in water.........father and son laughing hysterically..........it took ages to clear up and Mrs. Snat still thinks I did it deliberately to ensure I never have to touch it again.........she could be right.

[cia260895]

Which is why us plumbers charge so much,to ensure men all over the world live an easy life!

[Snatiramas]

Which is why us plumbers charge so much,to ensure men all over the world live an easy life!

worth every penny IMHO