Blocked Outside Drain At Alton Pumps we often get calls for an blocked outside drain. But it’s not often from a livery yard. The stable owners rang us with blocked drain issues which resulted in the drains backing up into the yard causing standing water. On investigation we found that horse waste and straw had…
We were called out last week by a new client who was in need of a drainage company. The locally based customer rang at 10am and we had arrived onsite, unblocked and cleaned the drain by 12pm. During heavy rainfall if you have even a small amount of debris in your drains they can become…
Storm Water Flooding Over the last few weeks the UK has been hit by storm after storm. Last month we had storm Dennis, storm Ciara and storm Jorge. With an unprecedented amount of rain water falling in February the UK has suffered from widespread flooding. The Met office reported: ‘Western upland parts of the UK received 50 to…
DRAIN RODDING The team were called to another blocked drain this week – an excess of tissue and oil was found to be causing the problem. On this occasion they were able to clear the blockage using rods. The team carry a selection of drain rods which are stiff yet flexible allowing them to apply force to the rods.…
Top 5 Blocked Drain Causes Blocked drains are a day to day occurrence, but most can be avoided. Anything that gets put the down the drain has the potential to cause a blockage, so it is important to monitor what is entering your drainage system. These are the top 5 blocked drain causes: 1.…
Hampshire Office:
Unit 5B, Passfield Mill Bus Park,
Mill Lane, Passfield,
GU30 7RR
Tel: 01420 561661
Email: sales@altonpumps.com
