Tips On Unblocking Urinals

[plumbandplumber]

I'm helping my brother run his pub whilst he's unwell. He has 3 urinals, and 2 are blocked and overflowing. This happened at the same time, so I'm thinking the blockage is in the main pipe between the 2 blocked ones and the one that's still OK.

Can anyone tell me the best way to deal with this? I have some tools with me. Should I use chemicals, or a mechanical method?

Any advice appreciated.

 

[Mike Jackson]

Mechanical. Take it apart.

 

[JCplumb]

Prepare to say goodbye to whatever you last ate though.
There's a powerful and unique smell that comes with disassembling urinal wastes, you'll remember it for a very, very long time...

 

[wetdrip]

Smear some Vick's vapour rub under you nose, as in Silence of the Lambs.

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Cut as much of the waste out as possible, take outside and gently bang waste onto the floor inside a bin bag.

As as said its a strong smell so I would recommend not getting it on any carpets or your clothes, oh and wear rubber gloves.

 

[bright spark]

A smell you'll never forget. It'll lift the head off ye. If your going to the bother of taking it apart, I'd replace the traps off the urinals. Don't bother trying to clean them. It'll be like cement. Good luck

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Is is worse than poopy blocked cludgy's? can't say I've ever took apart pee wastes :lol:

 

[PhoenixServices]

If you have a wet vac stick the hose down the waste as you bang the pipe. (You will want to clean it we'll afterwards) And tell him if it is not done in 50mm pipe to get it redone in that.

 

[MOSSEP]

Breathing apparatus, goggles, long gloves and a bucket to throw up in when you eventually smell a trap full of calcified urine! :ack2:

 

[MOSSEP]

Dont do what I once did though and pour 'shift it' down there. It reacts really strongly with what ever chemicals are down the pipe and leads to an office being shut down due to the toxic fumes..... and still doesn't un-block it after 2 hours of belching acidic smoke.