Blocked Drain 356 - Blocked For Over 7 YEARS || Previous Plumber Couldn't CLEAR It

[@wombamatic]

I work with your father, didn't realise the connection until You tube and how handy it is came up in conversation. He is pretty proud of you, his face lit up talking about how well you had done.

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Haha small world

[@lilacscentedfushias1852]

I do like to see comments where someone has a real life connection to the video 😀

[@sirennoir258]

There are more of them?

[@TDog14126]

Doubt your story

[@Dax893]

@@TDog14126 Hahahaha! There's always a skeptic. Thanks for the laugh.

[@muggsyboykins4393]

I have a new found respect for the grit required to be a plumber, job satisfaction must be up there

[@carrahulley8484]

You do not gave up for hours. When finished you are very happy 😊

[@thepagan5432]

What a toughie, must be frustrating not being able to detect an inspection port for the shower. It is blatantly obvious that something done 7 years ago was not logical, and failed to give the homeowners and tradesmen access to be able to fix things like these. Gavin, like always gave 100%, well done ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@Elephantnuts]

Whoever they hired didn’t go through inspection and the homeowner probably tried to cut a corner by hiring the contractor that charged dirt cheap. With this is the end result of cutting corners

[@thepagan5432]

@@Elephantnuts You are probably right, spot on

[@louisedykes4794]

Don’t understand people doing renovations and not dealing with the structure underneath covering rot keeping old plumbing not upgrading electrical when you get a chance when everything is open. Lipstick on a pig is still a pig. What a waste.

[@GunfighterWyo]

You are so polite to your customers. Really refreshing in this day and time.

[@budgarner3522]

Gavin, you're the expert of experts. You know you're stuff and your not afraid to sweat it out to the very end. 😃

[@marcomcdowell8861]

It'd be interesting to hear the property owner's decision on their drainage...I'm just nosy actually. Us fans are going to want some closure 🤣🤣

[@dianncharlan5648]

Well Gavin you can't say you didn't try. You worked so hard trying to find the solution. I was on the edge of my seat just waiting for that drain to properly drain! Looks like they need some work done before things will flow again. Great video! Tell the family "Hi " for me! Have a great day!

[@dianetrant7611]

There is alot of sand broken clay pipe!!!!

[@r.ernestwhite7259]

Gavin, as soon as you said "bathroom remodel" and "left the old piping" I immediately suspected construction debris/concrete /grout or the remodelers broke the pipe. if you hear anything more please let us know & keep the both the drains and the vids flowing.

[@runed0s86]

I'm wondering if the pipe even goes anywhere, or if it's just a french drain

[@wilson2455]

exactly. Previous owners did a cheap, dodgy DIY reno for a few hundred $$$, sold the house, then pissed off !!!

[@Lois-New-fae]

Kitchen sink (or other grey water) being released onto the ground would be illegal where I live. Don’t know how they allow things like that there.

[@beaverc2884]

Gavin, one thing I have learned from watching you, if you can't figure it out it's bad. You did your best and I imagine gave the homeowners really sound advise on how to fix it. Take care 😊

[@retired0307]

How about keeping us advised if you hear what they do or plan to do.

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Will do

[@sandywatts2078]

It was bazaar that when you used shop vac over by bathroom door and that vanity the water almost immediately drained from that shower

[@rogermccaslin5963]

I think he was vacuuming the floor drain because he said when they used the shower water came up out of the floor drain.

[@bigbuckoramma]

100% a bad renovation. There are little things you see around the property that just scream cheap reno, and a quick flip. Like that back hallway, where it's one whole tile on one side, and a half tile on the other. A real tile layer would have set them down the center line, and likely did a diamond pattern, just because it looks better, and is more durable overall. So if they are willing to have done such a bad tile job where you can see, lord only knows what the previous owners did where you can't see.

[@bettinasiebert5772]

The outlet in the garden points upwards,so oncoming (fat)water stays in the pipe plus roots=clogging . The bathroom-drain needs to redone ,poor family 😢... But you did a great job! ❤from Germany

[@dianaviselli3136]

I don’t envy you the sights and smells of your job, but I have the utmost respect for you for doing it! My uncle was a plumber in the states so I have heard some horror stories about some of the things he had to clear as well as some of the new home jobs. Please stay safe by using any safety equipment you can find. Blessings!

[@martinmarsola6477]

A good salvage from a complete disaster. Your the best, Gavin. I hope the customer was satisfied. See you on the next. Cheers Gavin! 😊

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

See you on the next one

[@camporredondo]

1:07 Me gustan mucho esas tomas. Es muy bello Australia gracias por compartir.

[@doggie2680]

Good video. I love watching them. To bad the present homeowner has to fix the previous owners bad repairs. While watching I noticed something weird and I know that it doesn't anything to do with it but every time you turned on the wet vac the shower drained, weird. Glad you decided to video, it was interesting. Thanks for the great videos

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

That is because it is connected

[@WimvdBrink]

I was also wondering, but I think he used the small entry in the start of the bathroom, later on he explained that when they shower water comes out of it and from under the small cabinet

[@donrainey199]

Great job Mr.P. good day to your family.. great vid on how not to put vanity over sewer/gully.. you are right.. they need to pull vanity out and call you back..

[@paulcooper2897]

Hate it when renovations are done wrong. Probably a "Jack of all Trades" .. or worse, the previous homeowner themself, that did the bathroom reno and failed miserably when it came to plumbing. Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@rivenrime]

Boy, do I know that pain. The previous owner of our house was described as a "handyman" by the realtor, and basically everything he "fixed" we are having to have re-fixed... Just... So much. It's our first house, we didn't know any better, but if we ever move, that'll be a red flag, for sure.

[@edbonjovi9133]

As a owner of a plumbing company I respect your decision Ed leak master plumbing

[@-iIIiiiiiIiiiiIIIiiIi-]

If you're only tool option is the jetter: In the future, have a sump pump hooked up hose going outside. So you don't make a mess like this again.

[@heynow01]

So for the grease trap to have all that fat in it, does this mean the customer is doing heavy grease dumping? It is a commercial restaurant? Is this a common set up for sewer service or is this just for septic field drainage?

[@earlydaysseaangling007]

That's a tough one how did the builders not connect the pipe up hope the owners get it sorted

[@1soupasaurus]

I have a blocked drain like this from my tub. I'm in the US. I have what is called a drum trap and it doesn't self flush. So all the heavy bits get stuck in the bottom, where the drain from the tub flows in and anything heavier than water doesn't get pushed out. Better yet, it's between my ceiling and floor as it's on the second story.

[@Natoyarose]

Wow. It's not often you can't clear em. I admire your fortitude and I imagine you put them onto a drain layer who can help them.

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

And that is going to require tearing up the floor and replacing the screw up work that was done 7 years ago.

[@Woodsy100]

Hey Gavin, I thought you might have tried the small flexi down that shower? If the hose was not progressing, it might have punched through enough for you to jet. However. You are the expert, I'm just the sofa sitting drain cleaner 😂

[@MrMaxEffort]

😂👍

[@WimvdBrink]

A pity he didn't show the camera footage, would be nice to see if it just end in the dirt :-)

[@peterspuddleskoiandgoldfish]

Great new build ,have a couple of vids on my profile nothing special .Yorkshire koi came and did a pond visit and filmed my progress ,Still a labour of love as and when time allows

[@ss-pw4zj]

I’m curious to see a follow up on this video if they ever figured it out.

[@davidsmith-ih2kk]

I agree I think it would be good to see what the cause was and how it was fixed but it sounds expensive, sometimes best to leave ones bathroom alone but surely those renovators new what to do, but it seems they did not....

[@JohnSmith-ug5ci]

This is just a serious question/suggestion. In cases like the shower where the ledge is low and cannot hold a lot of water wouldn't it be best to have a suction pump pulling the excess water out to drain outside so you can work more efficiently and not have an overflow on the customer's floor?

[@andrewphillips9123]

Gavin I'm yelling at the screen (LOL) take the bottom drawer out of the vanity. LOL You do an awesome job Gavin.

[@TheGhostlyPython]

27:34 if you had a wet vac you could stick it down there an help clear up

[@Green_House]

🐸 21:25 Penetrator strikes oil ! ! ! ============================= 33:58 My bet: Builder's rubbish swept down the shower at the end of the renovation. Guaranteed to provide years of frustration.

[@garlen8]

OMG! What was that crawling out of the grease? YOU THE MAN!!!! Love watching you work!

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Thanks 👍

[@philg1182]

R2D2 really got a workout on this one. I can’t believe you had to throw in the towel (pardon the pun).

[@garypitts9317]

Well, ya can't win em all. Always enjoy your videos.

[@dmana3172]

What a filthy mess! I'm glad you were able to drain through like never before! Thanks for the hard work! :)

[@BikerBradM]

Amazing work so far! Definitely one of the best channels on KZbin right now. Hopefully you get some more sponsors and some additional help to speed up the work. I would love to see all the structural work completed soon to stabilize the structure and provide additional safety.

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Thank you 😊

[@alexstoles1339]

Looks like a venting issue. If u notice while he cleaning up water on floor with shop vac the water goes down then when he turns it off it stops flowing

[@X-Swap]

As someone from America I got so confused why you were driving on the left side of the road at first before I remembered, it’s currently exactly 4:03 am and I have not slept yet✨

[@nanny23]

What a terrible mess! I certainly hope the homeowner gets this all lined out soon!

[@deliveryguy7402]

At the least, the customer knows there is nothing to be done with another plumber as you have gone above and beyond any of them. They now have an idea of what the next thing to do is and you can take them step by step into their next project. Good work my man!

[@herbybrooks5131]

I can see you always try to do a proper job of it and a proper go of every job well done mate

[@sethwiedeman1799]

Gavin that was weird every time you turned on the shop vac it would drain. But u tried your best to get it open up but it needs to have some work done to it I hope u do the repairs for the customer. Right o mate si u on the next one 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Green_House]

🐸 Too late to watch now! Something to look forward to for breakfast ! ! ! 37K subscribers - Congratulations! 🎉🎊

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Thank you for the support along the way

[@cyndilouwhoxo5800]

OMG I can smell this video! Good job, not easy work for sure.

[@Loobylooto2]

I was supposed to go swimming this am (6.30) as part of my drive to stop smoking but instead I’m still laid in bed watching this post- how could I go and not see you finish this 😮😅😅 Thank you 🙏🏼

[@the2060ish]

Well you gave it a good try they have some big issues..👍👍👍

[@colinhackwood4701]

Septic tank or grey water tanks may have gotten overfilled at some stage im sure, but mine got blocked by a ball of human hair, previous Tennant had 3 girls plus mum with long hair taking showers, that mixed with soap scum blocks the pipes by itself, but cooking fat was the biggest problem, it takes ages to break down, it should be pumped out every couple of years

[@MrDbone75]

A very good Wednesday evening to you all

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Afternoon

[@kanthvickram4490]

More often, you end up rectifying someone else's mistake, but here it is too much of a flaw! It is not your falt, and you did your best. It is not just a blocked drain in this incident Gavin....and much more to it !!.

[@WimvdBrink]

Seen a lot of video's now from him, if he cant fix the problem your in to renovating the whole thing, and even when he fixes it with the camera footage its often clear its just a temporary fix. He always gives good advice to the owners about what next, let him come back each year or do something more.

[@kanthvickram4490]

@@WimvdBrink i got you.....thanks.!!

[@c.e.anderson558]

I worked for city and the DOT paved over a manhole and half downtown sewers started backing up. We finally cut enough ashalt to find it and sent 1" jetrodder off truck down it. Was a chore to find it 10 feet down and was plugged but when rodder cleared plug yellow grease poured out for 15 minutes. Almost came out manhole trying drain downstream. I told boss call out somebody at wastewater plant and get them going to plant. It wete a mess for couple days.

[@Eddy63]

All Good Gavin 👍🍻

[@rickthelian2215]

If they have a septic tank wouldn’t that back up if Full?

[@thomasoberg227]

When you used r2d2 outside the water dropped in the shower.. any difference if you go through that acsesspoint?

[@lindamneville]

i noticed that too

[@garygillikin3860]

Gavin, all of your jobs are ultimately successful every time. Cheers man. 😊😊😊

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Wow, thanks!

[@janboll7174]

Well, at least you did the best you could and were able to give suggestions to the home owner. Hopefully he'll now be able to get it corrected with the input you gave him.

[@cwpowell9453]

Why don't folks put fat in an old green bean can and put in the garbage??

[@HolleeTX]

You know it has to smell very bad if the Penetrator says it stinks😮😂❤

[@RelaxingASMRDebs]

Wow, I've never seen dirt like that come out of a shower drain!

[@sirennoir258]

She waters her plants in there.

[@stevehaug3603]

I wonder if the shower drain is connected with the washing machine drain which isn't draining either and leaking into the yard. That's a lot of dirt and sand in the shower. But what do i know.

[@lorimac0260]

This is my favorite so far. So suspenseful!

[@WildXNatur]

Don't you have a power snake that can work without water??

[@suekrape]

Here in the US we use something called riddex in septic tank It breaks everything down so all you got to do is empty the liquid out of the holding tank

[@philh8829]

Isn’t the point of a grease trap to trap the grease so it doesn’t go down the pipes and then to have someone come in and pump out your grease trap?

[@glenm9376]

That’s not a proper grease trap though it seems to be doing most of the job.

[@kelenafahie6452]

Congrats on 37k Gavin!!!!😃

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Thanks!!

[@sauletto1]

Subscribers keep steady climbing !

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

That's the plan!

[@wadeprior5203]

Good morning my friend how you doing you doing a great job keep up the good work

[@JJfromPhilly67]

Extraordinary efforts. A good friend of mine was a master plumber and electrician, I could feel him spinning in his grave. Definitely a dodgy renovation. Its a shame because all the fixtures in the bath are in great shape and the tile on the floor and shower are in good shape.

[@caniacstevehenderson7115]

Yet another rough case solved by the Penetrator 😊😊😊😊

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

✅

[@revolutionaryprepper4076]

If any drain on any property is broken, it is the responsibility of the home owner to get it fixed. It's not the plumber's fault, when he gets to the worksite, if the pipe is already broken. If the plumber breaks the pipe during cleaning, then it's the plumber's responsibility to pay for the broken pipe. Homeowners need to be responsible for properly fixing their drains, if they have a problem with them!

[@adctvuk5035]

Would you not be able to send the camera up from the other end of where you suspect the outlet for the shower connects to

[@vahvahdisco]

When I moved into my flat in 2013, in my bathroom there was a toilet that was so close to the wall and at a weird angle that every time I flushed it, it would back up. The basin was practically over the toilet so much so that when I was sat on the loo, my arms touched the side of it ! The bath had been removed and a shower had been installed but the floor drain was totally inadequate as whoever did the work just put a bath plug hole into the floor and as the floor wasn’t sloped towards it, every time I had a shower, I flooded my very wet wet room AND hallway ! In 2015 I finally had a proper wet room installed - they dug out the floor so that it drained to a large central floor drain which is easy to unblock (usually gets blocked by leaves that blow in from the garden or soil that gets walked in from there) and a proper hospital grade flooring in ‘aqua blue’ unlike the horrible pale yellow stone tiles I had before which weren’t even even ! The basin is opposite the shower and utilises the original bath drain in the floor and the piece-de-resistance is the Closomat toilet which has a douche function for washing my rear end and a hot air dryer for afterwards ! Being disabled, I have problems reaching parts of my body that others take for granted. This toilet is also raised to 24 inches so that I can sit on it comfortably - I’m 6ft 5ins tall - and it has railings that I can lower and raise to lean on if I need them. The team that put it all in even created a false wall and shelf to hide all the pipe work, with access points for the stop taps and tiled it and the walls with a marble effect rectangular grey tile. The best thing about this transformation was the fact that it didn’t cost me anything ! It was put in by Social Services here in England U.K., to give me a better quality of life.

[@juliegraham7109]

Renting where live and had toilet kept blocking up it got that bad contacted the realestate agent get a plumber and found out was the old ceramic pipe and had moved found lot of dirt and grass roots in the pipe. Now after replacing with pvc piping the toilet works well now. Back in 2019 the drought broke and I say with all the rain the ground got soft and moved letting the grass roots in the pipe and caused the massive block up. The drought broke in New South Wales back in 2019. My late father was a plumber i would go out and help on jobs.

[@pauldean8638]

A pro with the right tools gets the job done , a tool without a clue doesn’t get the job done

[@northsidebrisbaneplumber7008]

G'day mate, What's the name of that jetter head and where do you buy them?

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Your very local to me… if you need me to clear your drains I’m more than happy too haha.. Feel free to give a call and I can tell you the nozzles I have

[@northsidebrisbaneplumber7008]

@@penetratorblockeddrains what's your mobile number?

[@TJ-qo2xu]

This is the first time I've seen a blockage beat you... but no one can say you didn't go at it like you always do. Something needs to be done about that breakage and hopefully after that they don't need someone like you again for a while.

[@stangaloski4208]

I'll bet that drain hasn't worked much past the date it was installed. Total botch installation

[@bigmaude31]

Do you not use septic tanks that everything drains into?

[@ystacalden]

They'd fill up far too quickly if shower water/bath water/kitchen water/washing machine water went into them, instead of just toilet flushing

[@BlondiNativeAme3]

@@ystacalden I have a 250 gallon septic in my back yard. My 2 bathrooms, 3 sinks and washing machine all connect to it and never back up. I'm the only one living in my house now and it only needs pumping out every 5 years in USA.

[@jamiekatz7591]

Where did the tub drain to?

[@michaelzorro2738]

Thank you for sharing. Holy Toledo, what a workout for (nothing) because you couldn't totally resolve the situation. Now the customer needs a Plumber to dig out the floor foundation to REPLACE the pipes, yes?

[@tbelding]

I wonder what sodium hydroxide oven cleaner spray would do to that floating grease cake? The one that didn't want to go down the pipe. Just a curiosity thing.

[@brianwebb6310]

I wonder whether the pipe is even connected and just draining in the ground?.

[@KathrinWallace]

That is a massive clog! Good luck

[@williammorris3303]

It’s crazy that she said it backed up immediately after the shower had been renovated. I see that sometimes and always worry about what hack “handymen” let down the drain. Grout and thunder are modified cement, so when it is down a drain wherever it stops it hardens

[@steveshermer7595]

There's been a few jobs where I've thought "a small submersible pump would be good to have" just set it on the shower send run a hose out the window and pump that water out of the shower.

[@stevebelt1661]

I know those people were on septic tank and not sewer. Odd how there was no pipe outside the house that was connected to the bathroom facilities so it could be uncapped and see which direction the drainage ran. But in agreement seems like a bad bath remodel. That the new owners now have to unfortunately deal with fixing.

[@brucenaylor2043]

They really made you work this call.

[@jays106]

with that shower did they say the issues started right after the renovation? seems like there is bigger issues than a blocked drain i suspect that bathroom going to have to be gutted

[@realitychange]

this is like watching a horror movie waiting for the monster to jump out of a closet

[@greengoog22]

I have a decent idea of what a boundary trap is, but what exactly is a gully?

[@xrisdavid785]

@ 7:38 ----> I know you're just relieving pressure from the hose while the tank fills up........but dag nabbit Gavin......now I feel like I gotta go pee 🤣🤣

[@toad4583]

Homeowners seem a bit oblivious to the seriousness of their plumbing issues. Time to start digging the whole yard to find the source of the block. I can't believe he didn't tell you about the water coming up out in the back. Homeowners nowadays don't have a clue about home maintenance

[@skitzochik]

why are there so many drain problems down under? i must watch 3 diff channels based in Australia about blocked drains, whats going on over there i wonder

[@tinkeringtaylor3053]

Gavin some people pay to go and sit in a bath of mud to help there skin, they just have a mud shower for there feet 🤣🤣, great video 👍

[@Green_House]

SOLUTION: 🤔 1. Get home owner to buy a Hydro Vac. 2. Park Hydro Vac outside bathroom. 3. Run vacuum pipe through window and connect to floor waste. 4. Empty Hydro Vac into grease trap after showering. 👍

[@penetratorblockeddrains]

Haha

[@mustlovedogs5569]

When u were vacuuming outside the level dropped?

[@chrismedaris4873]

Great job way better then any American plumber I have had work for me would higher u in a minute

[@adctvuk5035]

Do another collaboration with ollie work together and you'll both nail it

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

The most important thing I have taken away from these videos is that you can not have too many clean outs. Imagine being able to go down the line until you got past what was blocking the drain and then coming from the other direction to the blockage while all the water from the jet was able to drain away on down the sewer line and not have to worry about flooding the floor inside. I will bet dollars to donuts that whoever plumbed the sewer lines did not use the proper fittings. Everything that connects together going down stream is suppose to be connected using sweeping Y fittings and sweeping elbow fittings to insure smooth sewage flow and to allow equipment like the pressure cleaners to be able to also travel smoothly down the pipes.

[@WimvdBrink]

I had a blockage myself under the floor, had to cut the pipe open (luckily plastic) to get the blockage out, did cut the pipe fully then and installed a t-section just to have a opening next time it will be blocked (also reseated the pipe so it goes down a bit better)

[@synifx]

Would love to see the follow up to this one. 😇