Bog pan was backing up , so no time for such niceties.
Set of 30 or so wooden rods with brass couplers and looks like a 3/4
inch copper pipe bending spring on the end.
Initial blockage in a downstream manhole must have been a huge ants nest
or perhaps wasps as late season wasps attracted to the smell.
Decided as solids were not getting through, and upstream manhole full to overflowing. I'd risk 3 yard long rods and spring, rodding the short
pipe between the 2 manholes from downstream. I did try dry bending each
rod and then bending pairs of rods to check the couplers . Not too
concerned if a rod broke down there , as a short pipe run and aware only rotate one way.
Immediate problem is overcome, so can now consider care of the whole set
of rods. Or would the panel recommend ditching them, as too risky for a
long pipe run, and buy new grp ones.?
Could be perhaps 100 years old, they've been in my loft for decades and unknown previous history from a odd-job retiree.
How to keep ants/wasps out of manholes? perhaps annual inspection is the
way to go.
On 15/09/2026 16:46, N_Cook wrote:
Bog pan was backing up , so no time for such niceties.
Set of 30 or so wooden rods with brass couplers and looks like a 3/4
inch copper pipe bending spring on the end.
Initial blockage in a downstream manhole must have been a huge ants
nest or perhaps wasps as late season wasps attracted to the smell.
Decided as solids were not getting through, and upstream manhole full
to overflowing. I'd risk 3 yard long rods and spring, rodding the
short pipe between the 2 manholes from downstream. I did try dry
bending each rod and then bending pairs of rods to check the
couplers . Not too concerned if a rod broke down there , as a short
pipe run and aware only rotate one way.
Immediate problem is overcome, so can now consider care of the whole
set of rods. Or would the panel recommend ditching them, as too risky
for a long pipe run, and buy new grp ones.?
Could be perhaps 100 years old, they've been in my loft for decades
and unknown previous history from a odd-job retiree.
How to keep ants/wasps out of manholes? perhaps annual inspection is
the way to go.
Hmm. I still use the set I bought for our first house. That would be
around 1970!>
On 15/09/2026 17:43, Timatmarford wrote:
On 15/09/2026 16:46, N_Cook wrote:I have a set from around 1980, but if needed I have no idea where to
Bog pan was backing up , so no time for such niceties.
Set of 30 or so wooden rods with brass couplers and looks like a 3/4
inch copper pipe bending spring on the end.
Initial blockage in a downstream manhole must have been a huge ants
nest or perhaps wasps as late season wasps attracted to the smell.
Decided as solids were not getting through, and upstream manhole full
to overflowing. I'd risk 3 yard long rods and spring, rodding the
short pipe between the 2 manholes from downstream. I did try dry
bending each rod and then bending pairs of rods to check the couplers
. Not too concerned if a rod broke down there , as a short pipe run
and aware only rotate one way.
Immediate problem is overcome, so can now consider care of the whole
set of rods. Or would the panel recommend ditching them, as too risky
for a long pipe run, and buy new grp ones.?
Could be perhaps 100 years old, they've been in my loft for decades
and unknown previous history from a odd-job retiree.
How to keep ants/wasps out of manholes? perhaps annual inspection is
the way to go.
Hmm. I still use the set I bought for our first house. That would be
around 1970!>
find it.
After spending an hour or so searching fruitlessly, I would probably
just buy another set.
On 15/09/2026 18:52, Sam Plusnet wrote:
On 15/09/2026 17:43, Timatmarford wrote:
On 15/09/2026 16:46, N_Cook wrote:I have a set from around 1980, but if needed I have no idea where to
Bog pan was backing up , so no time for such niceties.
Set of 30 or so wooden rods with brass couplers and looks like a 3/4
inch copper pipe bending spring on the end.
Initial blockage in a downstream manhole must have been a huge ants
nest or perhaps wasps as late season wasps attracted to the smell.
Decided as solids were not getting through, and upstream manhole
full to overflowing. I'd risk 3 yard long rods and spring, rodding
the short pipe between the 2 manholes from downstream. I did try dry
bending each rod and then bending pairs of rods to check the
couplers . Not too concerned if a rod broke down there , as a short
pipe run and aware only rotate one way.
Immediate problem is overcome, so can now consider care of the whole
set of rods. Or would the panel recommend ditching them, as too
risky for a long pipe run, and buy new grp ones.?
Could be perhaps 100 years old, they've been in my loft for decades
and unknown previous history from a odd-job retiree.
How to keep ants/wasps out of manholes? perhaps annual inspection is
the way to go.
Hmm. I still use the set I bought for our first house. That would be
around 1970!>
find it.
After spending an hour or so searching fruitlessly, I would probably
just buy another set.
I keep my drain rods fully assembled and stuffed up the chimmney. All
of my neighbours have paid for all sorts of anti-birdnesting
contraptions to be fitted. For me the top one foot of the assembled
rods protuding above the chimmney and occasionally catching the wind is enough to persuade the birds to nest somewhere else.
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