Sewer Clog Sludge Mess - Drain Pros Ep. 75

[@cLEdits]

100% a slumlord. Nice explaining the trap man. I know there’s probably a lot of non plumbers that watch your videos. Nice to see you like to educate. Godspeed

[@pheurbelvls3710]

I’m so glad y’all are back, and doing one hell of a great job. Thanks for explaining the U-trap and always with the corn 🌽. 💚💚

[@DrainPros]

Thank you Pheurbel 💚!! Appreciate the support, happy to be back out of the office

[@根本悟-g7j]

Very good job pipe cleaning

[@lindathibodeau3197]

Good to see you back. I was worried, with all that's going on I was hoping you were okay.

[@talusranch990]

What's going on?........lies

[@lindathibodeau3197]

@@talusranch990 lies????

[@DrainPros]

Thanks Linda 👍!!

[@Foxy967]

Bobby Lamm let me guess, trump supporter

[@Straycurrent]

That's coming back in style! Whew. Yes, I'd like to think the landlord will get a cleanup crew down there, but I suspect if you have to go back sometime you might still see that corn and all the rest still there. Anyway, great job opening 'er up and getting the camera shots to document things for the landlord. Great to see you back.

[@DrainPros]

Thanks Strays! It’s pretty common for us to see at least some reminisce of the previous clog... usually it’s wipes and tampons sitting in a pile. Sometimes I think it’s one plumber leaving it there for the next guy to know hey it’s most likely a clog of wipes! 👍

[@TheSavageGarage]

That building needs a bulldozer taken to it and start again!

[@BlueWaterRedBlood]

Can you imagine paying rent to live in a building like that? Not a land lord but a slum lord.

[@DrainPros]

Definitely not wrong there Savage! 👍

[@chillmac64]

@@DrainPros hey your job is interesting I would consider it as a side job someday. Don’t know what it’s called however

[@dannyguyton3406]

Agreed on the bulldozer

[@theoddjobcentre6686]

@@DrainPros everything is completely different in the USA compared to the UK e.g we don't have basements and our plumbing and drains are completely different

[@Mike-sy5zn]

Ratty approves that basement.

[@DrainPros]

🐀!!!

[@colinwykes1833]

Hey Tom, you have been missed and I for one are pleased your back :) :) :) need a little corn in my life so all is good and golden again. I hope you are well as always stay safe and regards from from here in the UK.

[@DrainPros]

Haha thanks Colin! Appreciate the support you have given me, I’ll do my best to keep them up 👍 🇬🇧

[@joshualfalken]

why are your vids so amusing and satisfying

[@ocsrc]

Anyone here old enough to remember Windows 95 screen saver that had the self drawing pipes, looked a lot like this maze of sewer pipes they have in this basement

[@danhutson3460]

Yep. Mine at work had those.

[@Lanny-io9bi]

Yeah the good ole days

[@Fireship1]

Nice job. That basement was truly a dungeon!

[@DrainPros]

Thank you Fireship! 👍

[@throttlebottle5906]

I was about to send the search and rescue :))

[@lorennicholls5901]

Glad to see you are doing well! Great video, as always

[@jamesalvin2819]

Its been a a while, glad you see you back ,jetting pipes

[@DrainPros]

Thanks James! As weird as it sounds, feels good to be back in the field unclogging 😂👍

[@superfred6063]

Glad you're back! Missed the videos.

[@DrainPros]

Thanks Steve! Appreciate the support 👍

[@jefftherailroadenthusiast8889]

Great to see you back and making videos awesome video to start out with.

[@davidhetherington3214]

Glad your back!!

[@DrainPros]

Thanks Dave! Appreciate it 👍

[@traceybagley814]

Fantastic video thanks for sharing

[@d22matt]

Your back! Awesome. 👍 And in the definition of "creepy" basements it seems. Wow, that's an old looking building.

[@DrainPros]

Haha 😂.. definitely a old one, I didn’t see upstairs but there normally the ones with cool architecture

[@synchro505]

Ratty must be jealous of that corn. All he got was a shower and some roots to wear as a wig on that last front yard drain job with Ollie.

[@DrainPros]

Haha one of these days me Ollie and Ratty are going to do a drain together! 😂👍

[@synchro505]

@@DrainPros That would be so great to see!

[@blackadder4590]

@@DrainPros That would be very cool if you could do that. And if you go to Australia, don't forget to bring a bag full of corn for Ratty. 🌽🌽🌽😉

[@72polara]

I was just thinking of you, hoping all was well. Good to know everything is all good.

[@DrainPros]

Thank you 🙏 appreciate the support!

[@talusranch990]

City should Demo that building .

[@DrainPros]

Completely agree Talus! Worst part is, this isn’t even the worst we go in 👍

[@nooner1228]

Glad to see your back! Wasted no time getting back into the swing of things nice work 🤙😂

[@paulzapol9840]

That place is a dump in a couple of ways. Great to see ya back!!

[@joehasberryjr7398]

Happy u guys back what a relief 🌽 king back respect💪✊✌🙏😲😏

[@DrainPros]

Haha 😂 thanks Joe! 🌽 👑

[@joehasberryjr7398]

@@DrainPros respect

[@Boodieman72]

Nice to see you back making videos.

[@DrainPros]

Thank you...It’s been crazy lately for us! Appreciate the support

[@Boodieman72]

@@DrainPros Drains will always get clogged!

[@familytree3479]

The corn that’s second hand corn. Back in the 1990s sewer backed up at Cartersville Cracker Barrel restaurant. I was a dishwasher and floor drains started flooding. The restaurant was the lowest point of anywhere and so everything from motel 6 the Waffle House Shoneys and the Hampton was coming back up on us everything that was flushed . They had to close and call a restoration company to clean the back of the house. City had a main line clog so the city had to clean it out at the manhole 🕳 it was balls of plastic bags in the line causing a major clog.

[@theoriginalcarterfamily]

Good to see you back Tommy! :) we missed you!

[@DrainPros]

Thank you Carter Family!!! Appreciate the support 😁!

[@인천건축마을]

It's been a long time. I'm enjoying it's been a while.

[@DrainPros]

Thank you!

[@specter6633]

Welcome back

[@DrainPros]

Thanks Specter! Appreciate the support

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

Apparently the municipality doesn't inspect rental property?

[@amtraktraveler9118]

Glad to hear you guys are alright. I thought you channel went down the toilet! No pun intended.

[@DrainPros]

Haha definitely went do dealing with daily meetings and paper work but luckily we’re in the business of toilet back ups. So here we are 😂! Thanks for the support Amtrak!

[@briansullivan1927]

Welcome back...its been a while. that building looks like it came right out of a horror movie, something that might have been written by Steven King. lolol

[@johnnylee948]

It's been awhile, look forward to see more videos soon!

[@DrainPros]

Thanks Johnny! I’ll do my best 👍

[@Bobbytrus12]

Man that land lord must not give a shit about that basement that place should be torn down and rebuilt from the ground up

[@chillmac64]

You know I would consider this as a side job it seems interesting

[@danhutson3460]

Watching this episode for the first time on April 15, 2021. This year is just as crappy as 2020.

[@JJGeneral1]

youtube recommended me from post 10's videos... i've watched about 8 videos now. how do you deal with the stenches and smells and just... nasty?

[@michaelnovajasky5432]

That basement and plumbing is a horror show, but there will always be corn wherever you go...

[@DrainPros]

Haha you can count on it Michael! 👍

[@rons3103]

I noticed that you change out heads with a wrench all the time. Have you consider quick connections?

[@FatKidBrody]

On something like that whay not jet from the city in instead from the basement out ?

[@steelcitysewerman]

Good work. Whoever did the repair didn't bed properly and most likely didn't use a shielded rubber coupling

[@stephensafraniii3396]

Muck boots on at all times.

[@timanderson5457]

Dirt floor I assume so no floor drain?

[@bugattivi7110]

What part of New York you service Long Island ?

[@TIMMEH19991]

Corn for Ratty!

[@kimkris21]

At what point does this become a report to the city? That cannot be healthy for tenants to live above sewage and mold. Seems like the landlord should at least be fined or something for allowing this...

[@fromst8farm465]

Are you in the triple cities/broome tioga?

[@erictaylor7996]

Oh that’s greasy! Do people actually live here? Glad you’re back.

[@Auburn7543]

Do you use the sewer machine only? I never see anyone using a metal sewer tape in drain videos and it baffles me. Wrap wires with gaps in between around the head creating a ball and it will catch roots wipes and everything else for the most part. I don't understand blasting a stopped up pipe with more liquid and in the process making more of a mess, unless absolutely necessary.

[@dmlvsccfamful]

Slumlord owned

[@bigmell6262]

Who makes your hoses for the jetting and what sizes are you using?

[@azmrblack]

Looks like 1/2 to 3/4 inch.

[@DrainPros]

We use our green/red hoses which is 1/2” up to 12000 psi and you might also see if different videos our orange hose which is 1/4” up to 6000 psi

[@bigmell6262]

I was kinda wondering if it piranha??

[@TIMMEH19991]

Have you thought about converting your jetter heads to snap connectors like Ollie (Drain Addict) uses?

[@azmrblack]

Two possibilities on that - first most likely: They are using 1/2 inch or larger hose (looks like 3/4), and at 2500 PSI+, the snap connectors may not (probably won't) have enough strength or may not be advisable, or they don't make them for that size hose.

[@staind288]

Wonder if I can buy a nozzle online and rig it to my pressure washer? I'm just a homeowner but if I encounter a back up, it'd be nice to not have to pay thousands for a main drain clean, camera inspection, and repair If I can do it myself

[@davidnajmon6861]

Any ghosts down in that dungeon?

[@joem5332]

Did landlord say let the 30 gallons of sewage drop on the floor?

[@dillonfrueh3056]

So do you work for mr rooter or what

[@Mike6867]

corn for Ratty

[@SOU6900]

Are you going to get back to making videos?

[@Maine307]

what kind of neighborhood u in??? ur buddy / helper standing guard ? why didnt you go in from the other side?

[@DrainPros]

That area was filled with college kids and apartments.. not to bad crime wise, I’d say he was more watching the hose to make sure we don’t get sued for tripping someone 😂

[@constructionencounters]

Wow

[@lewisrigley2035]

What is this job cold plumber ?

[@DrainPros]

We do plumbing and drain cleaning

[@Peter_Riis_DK]

Who puts a smaller pipe into a larger against the flow - a recipe for clogging I should think?

[@DrainPros]

One of the golden rules of plumbing! Never reduce size with flow👍

[@DeathCubeKX]

Don't the pipes along the top of the traps defeat the purpose of the traps? Looks like a complete bypass of the traps to me.

[@nancyhiler7389]

Disgusting. That basement was horrible. Bio hazard.

[@anthonyrobertson1787]

Whats the Toughest Job you ever did ? 🚽🚚 👍

[@DrainPros]

Definitely have had some doozies over the years, starting making videos about a year ago and wish I would have started 7-8 years before that. Some of the best jetter jobs are from man holes that get the big flush out when the line releases. Hospitals and nursing homes usually

[@misfitsman805]

Imagine the stench from that place 24/7.... Sad for the people that actually live there.

[@rufusmedrano2962]

Was wondering what happened to you.

[@webluke]

I'm not one for adding lots of regulations from the government, but when someone is a landlord and they are making money off providing living space to other people I think they should have it at least be sanitary, this one clearly gives no crap about the property falling apart and the not just sewage in the basement but the other rotten junk down there. A draining drain is just the bare minimum you guys came out to do.

[@Mark-iy4no]

From the looks of it the best thing for that building is gasoline and a match . Horror house .

[@DrainPros]

🔥!

[@andrewsobek2386]

With all the methane gas (from sewage) you can forgo the gasoline;)

[@andrewwelch5668]

I understand that they needed those building sewer traps years ago because of the way most of the fixtures in the building didn't have a trap on them. The way things are now, why do they still have these things? Aren't they a breeding ground for nasty bugs, bacteria, and other unmentionables? Just don't understand why they still exist...

[@DrainPros]

Yeah it’s definitely a head scratcher for sure Andrew. Most of the ones we see now a days we end up ripping out and installing straight pipe. Each fixture is required to have there own trap now a days so it doesn’t make any sense. We’re lucky that our area doesn’t require them but I know a lot of municipalities still do. 🤦‍♂️

[@azmrblack]

Just like Drain Pros stated it was code for many years and a holdover from Victorian times - you see ALOT of these in British homes too, but they are buried in the ground and called "Interceptors" while here we call them house traps. They were for the sewer gas, and also rats they were afraid of. For some reason, some plumbers will still replace like for like - even Balkan Sewer (same state as these guys) replace like for like instead of straight pipe. They cause a lot of problems in older buildings. The only reason I can see replacing like for like is if the building still had untrapped (such as sinks) fixtures. But even then it's a cheaper fix to put in a p-trap...

[@neonhomer]

Was worried.. thought maybe you'd fallen to Corona...

[@DrainPros]

Not sure what is worst that or video meeting everyday 😂

[@neonhomer]

@@DrainPros during the peak of it all, we were having twice weekly teleconferences on the status of the virus, company reaction and updated policies... most of the time I just called in, put myself on mute and left the phone there...

[@mikespikedog5293]

That place should be condemed until that slumlord owner cleans up that mess of sewage and trash. If I was the Gas company I would suspend service until the meters can be accessed safely.

[@LakeNipissing]

Why even bother being connected to a city sewer? This rental property is evidence it is simpler just to have toilets and sinks drain into the basement.

[@DrainPros]

😂 you make a good point. Basements practically a septic tank

[@LakeNipissing]

@@DrainPros I'm sure you have seen worse, but that is the worst basement I have ever seen (even on video).

[@karencary3312]

This landlord needs fined and building shut down. This place is an extreme health hazard. Makes me so angry.

[@maxgardner2966]

Forget service pros, Needs a bull dozer.

[@timothymarshall6709]

hope the property has a drain in the floor envirenmental disaster

[@OriginalMomo]

That made me puke in my mouth... I’ll wait for your next one

[@DrainPros]

Haha 😂 Momotaur! Love the name

[@MrJDNJ]

I'm not an expert but it sure seems like you should have worked that from the manhole.

[@williamisch]

wow this house should have been Boarded up def a health Hazzard Yikes

[@DJSHADDY2K7]

#Drain Pro this is a hazard for a human to breeding I would not want to see you down there without a mask. 😷

[@ocsrc]

DON'T TOUCH THAT CAP !!!!!

[@robertrabhudsonhornet5869]

You not find corn in my Dean for one you can't digest the corn

[@throttlebottle5906]

if they call that a repair, I call that "FIRED IDIOTS", must be unionized city/state workers ;)

[@thedancingpickle6362]

Cool...

[@jays106]

that place should be condemned!

[@f.demascio1857]

Building traps! No Thanks! No vents through the roof?

[@chaza21gamesandmore79]

Why is this in my recommended I hope I do good in school so I don’t have to do this!!!!

[@FatKidBrody]

Just nasty !

[@f.demascio1857]

ServePro would be a waste of time, This place needs a drum of gas and a match. Piss poor repair by the other guys, bad back fill and compaction.

[@MEK-sf9zp]

Glad to see you back, missed the videos!!

[@andresmoerland9806]

Corn for Ratty!