Blocked Drain 211 - Clearing Drains | More Rain Was Expected | Saving Homes From Being Flooded

[@brentallen15]

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]

Drains are my favourite job

[@sherimiller5857]

You are a fun dad!

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

I try to be

[@rtsolution11]

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]

@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]

@@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,

[@sicklaser]

Gav, I really hope you listen to this music on the road!! Thanks mate!

[@davidashmore3929]

That was a wet one Gavin. Hope it's better weather for you now. RIP Chris Bailey singer for legendary Aussie band the Saints.

[@cousin-it784]

I always whistle to that tune. Just a happy little diddy.

[@briangorter7150]

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

[@toddschaan1707]

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]

Thanks Todd

[@chrishelms1967]

Lots of digging ahead for this house

[@MrDbone75]

A very good day

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Good day

[@the2060ish]

Wet and wild 👍👏

[@AquaPeet]

Watch the fingies with those sharp PVC edges! ;)

[@martinmarsola6477]

Patience is a virtue, on both sides. A nice video today and solution. Cheers Gavin! 🇦🇺🙂👍🇺🇸

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Thank you 😊👍

[@ScottWorthington]

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]

See you on the next one

[@hestheMaster]

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!

[@gigistitchin]

Love your laugh!! 😄😄

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Heheh hahaha

[@vids2002]

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]

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]

@@penetratorblockeddrains Exactly. As long as you're comfy, I see nothing wrong with working like that

[@zachs8652]

Real wildman you are bud! Out there clearing blocked storm water barefooted. Keep on keeping on buddy.

[@Tatu223]

Love it what a good dad !!

[@doritleis2773]

Hihi this Stormwater Pipe is how the Emmentaler Cheese, full Perforation. And this with not Roots. 😂😂😂Greeting 🇦🇹☔

[@Green_House]

🐸 🐣+🐣+🐣+🐤+🐥+🐔+🐔 = 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]

Thanks buddy and have a great Easter

[@gnomad42]

Oh! Just around the corner in Acacia Ridge! I didn't think you came this far south.

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Yes I will clear drains all over Brisbane

[@sarahoshea6358]

Great work

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Thank you 😊👍

[@Dana.1]

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!

[@susie7504]

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]

Thank you 😊👍

[@bengalloway4090]

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]

Thank you 😊👍

[@thomassimms4265]

Being from California, I feel I can definitely relate to no shoes and shorts when it’s raining.

[@Rienck]

This is the most satisfying storm water thusfar! Thanks mate! 👍

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Thank you 😊👍

[@BigDudditz]

Righto, good job Gavin. I'm hooked on your's and Ollies videos. 👍

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Awesome and that’s for the support

[@katherinekinnaird4408]

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

[@gnomad42]

And that is why the council don't want you to park on the footpath!

[@chichard86]

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]

Thank you 😊 and I do enjoy those jobs from time to time

[@Michelselle]

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]

Thank you 😊 See you at the next one

[@JSJFarms]

I'll take the rains and you can have the high winds we're having right now in Eastern Washington State.

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Hope they settle for you

[@joannemattlin8756]

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]

Happy birthday!

[@cathysipeki1]

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]

Thank you 😊👍

[@frankcarone3769]

great job ,how in the world do you fix that pipe

[@flybyairplane3528]

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]

Thank you 😊👍

[@jimg7784]

It amazes me how much the neighborhoods in Australia look just like the ones here in the USA.

[@sontisontheim3138]

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.

[@fudgenutts2716]

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]

They cut the curb already, so I dont see why not

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Yeah you can

[@josephlownes5138]

That's way they make safety cros

[@Grimlock16joey]

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

[@Grimlock16joey]

Cost $300 just to have them look and very briefly.. they didn't want to use a camera to check it out

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

I would of happily had a crack at trying to sort it for you

[@wyattalsbury2687]

Must be nice to be able to work without shoes on sometimes...given the work conditions.

[@peter15871]

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]

Thank you 😊👍 Everything was wet so I was like bugger it

[@wolfgangschoonderwal5791]

What is that music you playing in the beginning? I hear that a lot on KZbin videos. And only that from Australia

[@tomskaggs7918]

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]

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

[@DeadKoby]

Being as close to the curb as it is, something tells me that a Car/Truck has rolled over it a few times.

[@dianncharlan5648]

Wow! You and the toad got dirty and soaked! Another great video Gavin!

[@rmcservices336]

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]

Thank you 😊👍

[@jamiekatz7591]

Out of curiosity, would you dig it all up to replace or just do the damaged areas?

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Normally just replace what’s damaged

[@reeley]

loving the barefoot and bare hand style - as it should be !

[@rogerphillips6145]

Are you a Member of the Blackfoot Tribe???lol R P Cardiff UK.

[@joethanks3745]

Way to go penatrator 👍👍👍🇺🇸👍👍👍&🐸

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@iangrassby]

should be a quick easy job to fix

[@StaitlyNatters]

Looks very much like a vehicles parking on the kerb damage. OHS/workcover must love you, thongs/barefoot, high pressure water.

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Let’s hope they don’t see the video lol

[@slc1161]

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.

[@dawnrowlands2408]

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]

We had some flooding around

[@ZoahPorre]

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]

We live in a world where people can be extremely impatient these days I have found.

[@merlin21ist]

Should be Called Amber. Billy no mates she aint got any now lol

[@xrisdavid785]

That busted 4 inch pipe qualifies for a FRENCH DRAIN

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

I like it haha

[@ro63rto]

1:28 you guys have cheap petrol. Here in South London UK, it has reached £1.82 per litre 😤😡

[@sally-annebrown1298]

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......

[@sherimiller5857]

Good lord I hope you don’t step on glass lol

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Yes that would be very bad

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

👍👍🙂🇨🇦

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

👍👍👍😊

[@Mostafa-vs8bd]

Hi Change oil in power water pump Replacing and repair are expensive and waste resourses and produce trash

[@roadmonitoroz]

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]

Happens all the time

[@caniacstevehenderson7115]

Hate to see how many more cracked pipe in a majority of the calls you make

[@Kregorius]

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.

[@thicccrusade2302]

I bet someone drove a car or something over it.

[@JP-lz3vk]

Not saying you should do this but "The Barefoot Penetrator" sounds kinky...

[@tbelding]

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.

[@johnlewis3009]

It’s the Aussie way but if work cover do come round whack on a pair of thongs

[@30ught6]

Who needs shoes? I'd rather be barefoot in that situation than stomping around in soaked shoes.

[@timhull8664]

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.

[@PlumbsmartPaul]

Climate geoengineering. Bad for people. Good for plumbers.

[@lonnielengkeek7]

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!!! 🛁🎥👍