WARNING! Extremely Deep Manhole Unblock!!!

[@TheDrainUnblockers]

As soon as we finished this job, Jem and Jenny informed the landlord of the poor condition of this manhole and we believe he has undertaken the works ☺

[@Kampup]

my biggest nightmare, falling head first into that thing

[@KPOPIVESTEVE]

That is a dangerous man hole. Good video

[@michaelschrade1942]

Hallo aus Deutschland! Schaue jede eurer Videos! Macht weiter so👍 Eure plunscher sind das eigenbauten oder gibt es so was in eurer Umgebung zu kaufen????

[@bryannolte4910]

Yeah, you could dump your Mother in Law down that one!! Great video, Jem with his "Foreman Hard Hat" and Andy, whistling thru the gagging, perfect way to finish my Friday! Thanks Gentlemen for the laughs, as usual, perfect!! And thank you Jenny, for the subtitles, lol!! 😄👀🏳️‍🌈

[@hugemcduff]

Andy should produce top 10 whistling hits 👍 jem are you missing the aussie sun mate it’s starting to warm up ☀️ ☀️ great video guys stay safe

[@DingleyDell]

That hole was so deep you could see Ollie and Ratty.

[@Michael_CS615]

But was there corn?

[@kuyachrischannel4953]

Drain addict, hehehe... thank you...

[@stevedavies5355]

All good 👍

[@SH4UN3]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@chrisralph141]

Watching these videos makes me wanna start working in drainage

[@jetter1jem955]

Cool Chris 💪💪

[@geoff2671]

Love waking up on a Saturday with a new video from Drain Unblockers

[@jetter1jem955]

Thanks Geoff 👍

[@johnsrabe]

The drought is so bad here in Southern California that it’s very nice just watching the rain. The drain unclogging is a bonus.

[@jetter1jem955]

👍👍👍👍

[@jetter1jem955]

Thanks for watching

[@colinhunter1910]

The manhole has no steps to get in or out great job guys tks for upload

[@BEV323]

On dark, rainy days like y'all are having, I thoroughly enjoy staying home, lighting my candles and streaming movies while snacking. I hate getting out in the rain, ugh!

[@aod_thescrub2615]

best thing to watch after an hospital appointment ngl

[@bostedtap8399]

The first time I went up a ladder, it was down a well. Great job guys, well done Jenny, hope you didn't get wet working on the video.

[@mjarbar3204]

Careful Andy! Now Jem has a hard hat he's only one step away from getting a clip board and following you around doing efficiency studies and reports! 🤣

[@jetter1jem955]

Give me another five years at least 😁😞😞

[@sweetpeaz61]

😄

[@danhutson3460]

I just love your videos! Especially your sense of humor & camaraderie. Never a dull moment with you three or two or one.

[@jetter1jem955]

GlD you enjoy Dan and thanks for comment 👍👍

[@DavidBriggsAdventures]

The green tree at 2:40 is a Myrtlewood. It's a member of the Laurel family, but VERY RARE to be growing in the UK. That has to be VERY WET soil. They grow on the banks of the Rogue River in Oregon USA natively. People try to get them to grow everywhere because the leaves smell of mixed sweet spices. My channel has several videos documenting that tree. It's a VERY expensive tree when it gets to merchantable size. I mean BIG money. Our state even has special rules for harvesting it because it's an amazing watershed tree then helps to clean and purify water.

[@highpath4776]

Probably brought back by a Liverpool trader many years ago. It rains a lot on the west coast of england (and scotland)

[@llamedosr7843]

Outstanding

[@jetter1jem955]

Great comment and info thanks 👍👍

[@trickytrav88]

Jem your jetter 1 for a reason. Im a lineman but i would love to do this on the weekend it looks fun...lol. God Bless thanks and great job lads

[@jetter1jem955]

Thanks Travis keep watching 👍

[@brucetheloon]

I would go for three faults with it, no rungs inside so anyone falling in can't climb out, the lid is too lightweight for an area with vehicle traffic and the lid isn't secure enough that casual fiddling can expose a deep pit. Maybe I'm missing a requirement for deep drain markings on the lid or outside the drain as well.

[@johnsrabe]

Casual fiddling would be an additional fine as well!

[@TRS-Tech]

Yup... Even though its a direct drop that very likely would come under confines spaces regs due to gasses ect !

[@derickmills9331]

Lid would need replaced with a techno cover which is a lockable cover def a confined space

[@abynoura7253]

Damn!! Thats a death trap!! Crazy deep

[@James-b7p2k]

I hope they left a cone on top till it gets repaired accident waiting to happen

[@chrishelms1967]

Always appreciate Jem's history lessons during the videos..... that must have been quite an ritzy area when those were all single family homes

[@jetter1jem955]

Thanks Chris 😁😁😁

[@donthompson428]

Excellent video, I am always entertained 🇨🇦

[@jeffs7348]

Great video as usual have a great weekend. 👍🏻

[@billdaniels3179]

Clean and clear nice and tidy thats the way to leave it great job guys

[@Tbird1549]

Wow that is deep! Great job again! Stay safe and stay healthy and have a great weekend!

[@jetter1jem955]

You too 👍👍

[@JockoFlocko]

It's interesting how many U.K. sewer systems (drop pipes, soil pipes, gully's) are located outside the house or on the outside of the house. Everything over here in Canada is buried underground with very few access points. All drop/soil pipes are inside the house inside a "wet wall" and connect directly into the mains. If it wasn't like that here all the sewer pipes would freeze in the winter when it regularly hits -10 to -30 celcius.

[@jetter1jem955]

Thanks for sharing info 👍👍 very interesting

[@margreetanceaux3906]

Same in the Netherlands; all these outside pipes would be unthinkable, only rainwater drainage goes on the outside.

[@realburglazofficial2613]

It’s usually because our sewer system is older than the houses attached to them. Because of their age, our sewers need more maintenance than most, so it’s easier to have access outside the houses so we aren’t having to remove walls to fix problems. Canadian houses, newer builds, newer sewer systems, less likelihood of problems.

[@GGigabiteM]

@@realburglazofficial2613 It's as you said, the Georgian/Victorian era houses were built before toilets were common, but the pipes being on the outside of the building is because of cost, not because of ease of access. To properly internally plumb one of those houses, you'd have to tear out large sections of walls, floors and ceilings to get access to the sub floors and wall space. Then there's the additional risk of having to modify the structure of the house if beams block pipe paths, such construction can quickly run into the tens of thousands of dollars. Drilling a hole in the side of the house and running pipe externally is far cheaper and less invasive when retrofitting an existing building.

[@realburglazofficial2613]

@@GGigabiteM also, Victorian era houses had flushing toilets on the outside, usually at the bottom of the yard. So a lot of the manholes are probably the original site of the toilet. Newer built houses have ‘built for purpose’ complete sewer systems, whereas in a lot of cities in the UK there are many different sewer systems from different decades tacked on to each other.

[@bigjonnyjones]

Brilliant video as always and the light hearted banter is what I look forward to and you guys always make it interesting keep them coming

[@jetter1jem955]

Will do Jon Glad you enjoy 👍👍

[@DaveLee83]

Jens commentary is hilarious on this one 😂

[@lilmsmetal]

She’s on form 😁

[@bubblesmckenzie4125]

A big fan of those 2 guys. They are lots of fun

[@jetter1jem955]

😞👍

[@jetter1jem955]

😁😁😁

[@wskrrr6874]

This sewage pit is something straight out of Tom and Jerry. I'm shocked that something like this passed inspection, assuming an inspection was indeed conducted. Fine work as always, fellas.

[@jetter1jem955]

Thanks 👍👍

[@drphipshiolidge]

It’s not a sewage pit, it’s a shit pit!!!

[@MrStroblight24]

Love the comments on screen. keep it up

[@jetter1jem955]

Thanks Robert glad you enjoy our videos 👍👍

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

[@jetter1jem955]

👍👍👍👍

[@TheDrainUnblockers]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jasonmassey805]

Great vid lads another cracking job

[@jetter1jem955]

👍👍👍👍

[@susie7504]

What a messy, rainy day for JEM & ANDY! ☔ I have never seen a manhole that deep 🔴🚸 You guys always have the best attitude and of course, you unblocked the pipes! Bravo! Now, go eat a hot meal.😀 Go JEM GO, don't forget to bend your knees! I

[@jetter1jem955]

Am still recovering ha 😁 knees not the best 👍👍

[@susie7504]

@@jetter1jem955 😀

[@sarahmartella3381]

Hiya Jem Hiya Andy, l just want to say that l love it when you are both working on a job together. So much fun and laughter..Keep up the Brilliant work..You do bring a smile to our faces..And thank you for sharing your working day with us all. Say hi to Jenny doing all the editing.

[@jetter1jem955]

Thanks for watching Sarah 👍👍

[@lou_ann90]

I loved your comments in the video Jenny! PLEASE keep them coming, you really made me giggle 🤣

[@jetter1jem955]

She loves catching me out 😁😁

[@lou_ann90]

@@jetter1jem955 when she said ‘well that was a bit rude Jem’…… had me beside myself laughing!!!

[@HughMcVea]

Hi Andy I'm glad you have gotten proper S5 Safety Wellingtons. Your toes will thank you.

[@KeithIrving-c8b]

Love watching you all great work and love the banter xx

[@MrDbone75]

Good Saturday morning to you all from Wellington Somerset

[@jetter1jem955]

Hi David 👍

[@antoineduchamp4931]

Hope you guys take good care of yourselves: you are some of Liverpool's finest, and therefore are most important... I could not go down that manhole for love nor money. Great work boys.

[@TheDrainUnblockers]

Thanks 😊

[@reinerbergkamen7852]

good job guys

[@Skrubb_Lord]

The fact that there're no rungs built in the wall of this manhole is very concerning. Unless it's too small, then it either should've been built bigger or not at all.

[@BTW...]

@@issadraco532 Hey, you saying " very very young child or a really old person"' don't matter and are not worthy of protection from hazards like that? Very inadequate cover for a start... a car wheel over it and it cracks. Next someone falls in. Fall down that and you would break 2 legs... and so your escape plan fails.

[@jonka1]

@@issadraco532 Firstly the cover was very close to giving way due to corrosion. Second it was a very lightweight cover which if disturbed by a wheel could have partly collapesd. Thirdly I doubt if you would go to such crazy lengths to be try and be right about something if a child of yours had lifted the lid out of curiosity and fallen in. I also doubt that you would be so clever if you were the owner of such a cover when a child or anyone had slashed their ankle in the dark on your badly maintained cover that had not needed to be replaced because you are NEVER wrong about anything.

[@ceciliaeplett6511]

Love when you work with Andy.....

[@jetter1jem955]

Glad you enjoy and thanks for watching Cecilia 👍

[@alanr585]

You must love the rain cleaning your work-wear and equipment and the site you're working in.

[@mistermikeanson]

Your videos are brilliant! Thanks for sharing.

[@jetter1jem955]

Glad you enjoy Mike 👍👍

[@TheDrainUnblockers]

Glad you like them!

[@marilynsears7611]

My pet conure heard you whistling and now won’t stop. Months of trying to teach her to say anything at all I watch a plumbing video and she won’t shut up ! Gee thanks guys roflmao ! Love your videos always .

[@sweetpeaz61]

Couldnt believe there were no rungs in that man hole and that lid was like a biscuit tin lid lol..very dangerous all of it..great vid tho you guys are great entertainment :)

[@rhacker3058]

Hey Guys, Does It Ever "NOT" Rain When You Guys Are Working? LOL, Great Job!!!

[@Kevin-ey7et]

Another cracking video as always cheers guys

[@jetter1jem955]

Thanks Kevin Shout out when I do next video mate 👍👍

[@TheDrainUnblockers]

Thanks for watching

[@hobouk3871]

16:10 New brush might be in order :D 25:30 Dont want to sound horrible here but its probrably better unblocking drains in the rain when theres plenty of water moving. Also helps with the clean up aswell, gives the area an extra rinse.

[@jetter1jem955]

I’ll invest in new brush in the New Year 😁😁

[@johnbland5668]

Keep up the good work mick great to see you otherwise channel

[@DannyWood7989]

Nice work. That's mad how deep that drain is, as well as how flimsy, and easily movable the lid is. Might have to start paying more attention, to where I'm putting my feet. Little tip: if you can, put your waterproof trousers, over the top of your wellies. I find the rain runs inside your boots otherwise.

[@jetter1jem955]

😁👍👍

[@sophiegeorge2816]

One of my friends had a cold like yours and it took him nearly 3 weeks to get rid of it, it didn’t help that he had tuberculosis when he was a kid. Hope you feel better soon

[@jetter1jem955]

Thanks Sophie on the mend just blocked up now 👍🤧🤧

[@patkcorcoran]

I notice very fine workmanship and unusually shaped blocks in the deep drain basin, but no built in steel grab bars to exit. 6:50

[@MegaCoots]

they are precast sections much the same as the plastic chambers just placed one on top of another

[@nickzimmerman4987]

great video as usual guys ....seems like a miserable job on a miserable day .....

[@timothypirnat3754]

Is that liquid sunshine I see falling from the sky Jem? lol Good content guys. 43F and rainy in Ohio, USA too. Winter is coming. I will need a strong, high gravity ale to combat it, like a Fuller's, Sam Smiths, or Moor Imperial Entanglement. lol

[@jetter1jem955]

Thanks for watching enjoy the ❄️❄️❄️

[@ruthruck7312]

As ever Mersey Rod take their duty of care to residents owners landlords and the public seriously. Other companies should take note Jem Jenny Andy and Jo are the gold standard. Hope jetter 2gets trees and shrubbery book for Xmas too.

[@jetter1jem955]

Great comment Ruth Going back out Monday to check if landlord sorted manhole things like that play on my mind 😞👍

[@DAZ28111]

Get well soon jem 1 jetter Nice one 👍Andy thanks lads

[@jetter1jem955]

Thanks Davy 👍👍

[@tracymcdougal6381]

It’s hilarious how these two guys interact . But good lord the manhole is deep.😎

[@jetter1jem955]

Glad you enjoy Tracy 👍👍👍

[@shanewarnes7339]

Great job guys..

[@randycornell9796]

Andy you better listen to Gem!! He is much wiser than you can even imagine!! Gem! Saves the day with the BIG Plunger!! Sometimes bigger is better!! Stay safe my friends.🤓👍🤓👍Randy.

[@jetter1jem955]

😁😁😁

[@TimPiggott]

Great job lads. Please give us some warning before Andy whistles, nearly blew my eardrums! 🙉🤣🤣🤣

[@markmeachem5394]

Good job jem and andy

[@clairehowell3951]

Is it so deep because all those houses look like they'v got basements ???? Although it looks in very good condition as the houses are old ??? Thanks guys great job 😄 love the banter xx

[@jetter1jem955]

Thanks Claire for comment 👍👍👍

[@juliebrooke6099]

It’s certainly a lot newer than the houses. The houses look Victorian and drain shafts built at that time would have been brick lined ,not concrete lined.

[@andrewd762]

The dry puking made me laugh and subscribe as well for good measure. 😁

[@lynnedwards7462]

Which van are you going to equip with a hoist to remove friends (or their clients) that have fallen down that inverted tower? No way out, fragile cover and a rusty overgrown staple instead of a proper frame at the top! My Safety Elf was having a field day! (And I only know what Mersey Rod have shown me!) Incidentally, thank you all for your banter and good humour. It makes watching and listening a joy!

[@jetter1jem955]

Mainly clients ha. Only joking 😁😁😁

[@jetter1jem955]

Thanks for comment 👍👍

[@DEEZENUTZ69]

These vids have me feeling like I'm watching Harry Potter after he gone broke and needed a real job

[@ro63rto]

The manhole in my front garden is deeper than that by a fair bit but it has a sturdy cover and has a ladder embedded in the wall.

[@crp9985]

Those Camilla are about to bloom by different varieties can bloom from early fall to the spring time.

[@jetter1jem955]

Lovely shrub 👍👍

[@nisshan01]

Great video👍

[@MrStroblight24]

Andy the camera man while Jem gets the job done

[@jetter1jem955]

😁😁👍

[@craigdoig9486]

Great job again certainly was a deep chamber

[@jetter1jem955]

Glad you enjoyed Craig 👍

[@alchemest]

Isn't there code that requires rungs, as it is so deep?

[@billdaniels3179]

What you guys need there is a freaking water hose that has pressure on it here at my house in kentucky we have 50 psi on the water lines so if you need to wash something you can and we all have pressure washers with 6000 psi on them to clean the cars and the house

[@tonipeters-looks-at]

Loads of disinfectant, yeah. What size was the 2nd (Blue rod) plunger?

[@jetter1jem955]

6 inch 150 mm 👍👍

[@kmj782]

I had a tenant once who kept flushing the “disposable “ diapers down the toilet… three overflows and she wasn’t a tenant anymore.. Jem ..the plunger 👑 king!

[@JOECorsoNova]

Was that two jobs? The drain in the back of the house was for rain water or sewage? I’ve never seen a sewage pipe dump out like that

[@nickbrailey990]

Nice plant knowledge

[@jetter1jem955]

😁😁👍🌲🌲

[@timbillo3026]

Singing in the rain Happy again ! Andy I'm sorry i have a heck of a time understanding what you are saying We Yanks speak a different English language LOL

[@jetter1jem955]

Happy Andy 👍

[@robsmith6281]

Andy throws the disinfectant at Jem lol unintentionally of course.🙄😅

[@knee0036]

Firm handshakes for Jetter 1 and Jetter 2 o7

[@mushrooom72]

I like these videos before I've even watched them, I love this sh!t.

[@REWYRED]

I have tied my pool waste into my sanitary sewer so I can give that line a good flushing every once in a while... during winter months I just fill all my sinks and tub and let them drain all at once.

[@22408aaron]

Is it normal for sewers in England to be a combination of sewage and stormwater?

[@garymallard4699]

All those Old Houses had Dungeons down deep..why that was a deep pit of despair outside..🇨🇦🤓👍

[@vulcathene]

A drain that deep would be a larger diameter with metal rungs built in, then a precast concrete reducer/slab to bed the lid onto preferably cast iron. I find galvanised lids with plastic frames don't bond well with cement.

[@funmitholz2095]

There is a lot of rundown real estate in British cities. The drainage of the houses on the outside is very strange.

[@kmj782]

It would be nice if the properties weren’t so cluttered and so poorly kept. But you men do such a great job!

[@satinbarbi]

So you found one of the fabled man holes built by the subterranean dwarf lords.

[@tracymcdougal6381]

That’s a huge cone .😳😳😳

[@kmj782]

The hardhat is a great look!

[@jetter1jem955]

Cool ha 👍👍👍

[@BEV323]

Aw heck, both of yall stay put...I'LL GO GET IT, ha!

[@jetter1jem955]

As always 😁😁👍

[@mrlister2000]

Loving the sarky comments during the video!

[@garyrgjoutdoors5325]

mind you you never trust step irons you would need a man riding whinch plus full ap2 entry kit if you needed to enter that chamber anyway the worse part is no support of the frame and cover

[@highpath4776]

those lightweight drain covers though seem remarkably resiliant beyond their rated use

[@garyrgjoutdoors5325]

@@highpath4776 yeah i come across them daily but in this instance the top biscuit isnt correct meaning the frame itself is very poorly supported dont matter how strong the cover is if the support isnt there the whole thing gives way

[@mrlister2000]

The last time I saw a manhole that deep was when John Barrowman bent over infront of me at a panto!

[@FixitFrank]

Jeeze, you are going down to Roman times down there. Thats a deep sh*t pit.

[@jetter1jem955]

😞😞💪

[@robertreid7221]

Andy is not useless ! He just requires a bit more training like the rest of us. The bride is still training me after 48 years, she says I'm halfway through ?✌❤ Bob

[@jetter1jem955]

Bob I guess your job to do list is very long ha 😁 but noway compares to mine 😁😁😁😁

[@davidmurphy4263]

Andy Andy make the Water Flow Faster , the Boss is waiting . no more half buckets Jem makes that Hardhat look Good 8 - )

[@andrewmoorey6103]

Tell your man that if he puts his waterproof trousers over his boots they won't fill up with water

[@thpiii5084]

I thought he wore it like that so his socks would get wet so he felt it was a normal good day

[@TRS-Tech]

Is that the famous brush that is everlasting ??? You know the that's had 18 new heads and and 12 new handles.... + Was anyone else expecting the knights who say "NI" to make an appearance ? 😀

[@jetter1jem955]

Must be only fools and horses 😁😁😁 Trigger

[@TRS-Tech]

@@jetter1jem955 Yeah it could be....... Thanks Dave 😉

[@RichardCurrie]

You don't often run the camera up to confirm it's fully clear?

[@hobouk3871]

3:14 must be about 16 feet deep 0.o

[@Tillflyfisher]

A hello from the Toon.

[@jetter1jem955]

Hello mate 👍

[@margreetanceaux3906]

Was wondering: with a hole this deep, and you leaning into this, isn’t there a chance of dangerous fumes like methane (aside from the usual stench)?

[@darrenmaw3830]

it must be bad when the two experts says it smells , i’m sure i would have been sick

[@leebox9911]

Not Frist thing in the morning after been on the piss lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣