Blocked Saniflo outlet pipe

[rpm]

East London so yeah, pretty hard water. The Saniflo is about 10/11 years old so it may not be pushing at full force any more, which may be a contributing factor, but as I say, even with that disconnected and mains pressure running down the pipe it was only trickling the other end at first.

In the end after a few doses of acid and running hot water through I managed to get it clear enough for the saniflo to now work.

I feel like this'll happen again so might offer my powerflush idea, maybe an hour with FX2 and an hour with DS3 (scale remover) or something

At +10 years old it could well be down on duty and seeing as Dyno rod and the like won`t touch them anymore I`d be interested to hear if the powerflush worked.

 

[Plumpplumber]

How about a jetter attachment for a Powerwasher? I've got a Karcher one which would be slim enough to fit inside 22mm. It pulls itself along and certainly in 100mm drainpipe it negotiates corners wonderfully well - not sure how it would work on 22mm bends mind you!

 

[rpm]

How about a jetter attachment for a Powerwasher? I've got a Karcher one which would be slim enough to fit inside 22mm. It pulls itself along and certainly in 100mm drainpipe it negotiates corners wonderfully well - not sure how it would work on 22mm bends mind you!

Interesting, any chance of a link or model number of this please.

 

[Plumpplumber]

Wouldn't be without it for cleaning drains!

https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/karcher-drain-gutter-cleaning-kit/91778

 

[Burger]

Just seen this one after googling karcher drain jetting attachment: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pressure-W...ocphy=9046506&hvtargid=pla-698387156099&psc=1

 

[Plumpplumber]

That's the shorter 10 metre version - could well be enough. Preferably use it with one of the more powerful Karchers.

 

[Harvest Fields]

That's the shorter 10 metre version - could well be enough. Preferably use it with one of the more powerful Karchers.

Also says compatible

 

[Stigster]

If it's a blockage of "toilet materials" like paper and poop I have always had good results simply wet vacuuming the pipework clear. Sometimes the machine on suck will clear it, sometimes on blow and sometimes a bit of both. If the pipe is reduced in bore diameter by build up from water deposits, I've not had any luck clearing that and would probably just replace the discharge pipework for new if that was the case. That's a guaranteed fix.

 

[SWnotaDIYer]

Hi All, came across this post which seems to be the problem we are having. How did you sort this out in the end @Zippymark? Plumber came around and told us to lift the floor.. a bit depressing thought. Any ideas appreciated, plumbers who can assist welcome thanks.

 

[Zippymark]

I managed to clear it by diconnecting the actaul Saniflo, and pouring drain acid down the pipe and then linking it to the shower hose and running hot water down it and it seemed to clear, but I absolutely wouldn't recommend you try this yourself as drain acid can not only be really dangerous to you, but could also cause more harm than good if you don't know what the pipework is made of (it can eat through a plastic pipe if it doesn't work its way through).

Once it was clear, the tenant has been using a Saniflo descaler once a month or so and that seems to have kept on top of it since,