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Drainage works undertaken by Reece Engineering include: unblocking of toilets, sinks, showers, gullies, drains, manholes, high pressure water jetting and cleaning.

Your drains
If your drain is blocked you will usually know because your waste will stop going away when you flush the toilet, or gullies outside will overflow. There will also probably be a smell.

The drains which runs from your property are your own responsibility. Where your drain meets with a neighbour's drain, the pipe work becomes a private sewer whose responsibility is shared amongst those whom derive benefit from it. Disputes can arise where blockages occur and one of the responsible owners is unwilling to pay their proportion of the cost of clearance. It is a common misconception that when a drainage pipe leaves the boundary of one property, the responsibility for it's maintenance becomes someone else's responsibility. In actual fact, if your property is upstream of the defect or blockage, you are partially responsible for its upkeep.

In properties where there are separate drains for wastewater and surface water, the water from your bathroom, toilet, kitchen and washing machines must go into the wastewater drain to be taken away and treated. The separate surface water drain collects rainwater from roofs, gutters and paths. This relatively clean water can be put back into local rivers and streams. Wrong connections can happen when new toilets, sinks or kitchen appliances are fitted, particularly in home extensions. The pipes which take water to each of the separate drainage systems are often very close together and can be confused.

• Don't connect waste pipes to drains which collect rainwater from your roof or paths.
• Do check with your local council if you are in any doubt about proposed or existing drains.
• Call Reece Engineering for expert advice.

Call Reece Engineering FREE on:
0800 956 1999
Email: ask@reeceengineering.com

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