Today’s post comes courtesy of Dr Marc Dussault, The Exponential Growth Strategist. At his recent Exponential Business Building Bootcamp, he showed a series of “impossible pictures” from Swedish Artist Erik Johansson. This photo was of particular interest. This is what we want to avoid with Vaporooter when tree roots get into and block your pipes and drains.
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Don’t play Noughts and Crosses when you have sewer problems
Saturday, January 1st, 2011Sydney Water fight tree roots in sewer pipes
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010Sydney Water the guardians of our main sewer pipes are constantly waging war against tree roots in our main sewer lines!
Many clients from Double Bay, Rushcutters Bay, Edgecliff, Woollahra, Paddington, Rose Bay, Point Piper and Darling Point, residents with lots of trees and tree roots growing in the sewer pipes around their homes, report Sydney Water are systematically surveying the mains around their neighbourhood.
If you have a tree root problem on the branch to the sewer pipes for your home, they will advise you.
To cut tree roots from your sewer pipes before it becomes a plumbing emergency follow their advice.
To keep the tree roots out of your sewer pipes you should seriously consider Vaporooter.
Emergency blocked drains and the full moon.
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010Blocked drains in Sydney happen everyday and all the plumbers on our team love getting out there to help people clear their blocked drain, clean up any mess from an overflowing sewer and get on with their lives.
We track the most common cause of blocked drains and apart from the very unusual, like a small puppy as seen on a previous post http://thelonedrainerandpronto.com.au/blog/plumber-rescues-puppy/ there are only a few reasons why drains get blocked.
Hair, make sure to remove it from hand basins, shower grates and drains
Sand and soil usually gets washed into the sewer from low lying surcharge gullies and stormwater running down footpaths and driveways.
Foreign objects like dental floss, toilet deodorisers , kids toys or even underwear will block up sewer pipes very quickly.
The most common cause of blocked drains in Australia is tree roots, they grow into the pipes for many different reasons, but todays theory has been raised by a colleague who believes the full moon causes trees to do “something different” every month, search for more water or just “flex their muscles”, thus causing more sewer blockages.
It is a very interesting theory and we have been tracking it for about 18 months.
Every month, two or three days either side of the full moon we have a 10-15% spike in requests for help on blocked drains caused by tree roots. This month the full moon fell on July 26th 2010, and it was no exception.
Of course this only a theory, but we will keep tracking it!
If you see or hear of emergency plumbers and blocked drain specialists acting and looking a little weird around the full moon………….let me know!
Tree roots growing in my sewer pipes. Don’t let them take over!
Saturday, April 24th, 2010Todays post is courtesy of Joe from Woollahra Sydney
Joe had constant problems with the trees around his Sydney home, and tree roots growing in his sewer pipes, blocking them repeatedly. He would need drain cleaning several times a year to cut the tree roots, as the London Plane trees around his home tightened their vice like grip on his sewer pipes and drains. When this happened, the sewer would overflow in his home and on some occasions the raw sewage would come up in his kitchen sink!
Joe found a way to deal with the tree roots in his sewer pipes, to stop them re-growing and blocking his sewer line.
Now, Joe and his wife Elizabeth, both teachers, travelled to south-east asia to help those less fortunate and during their travels over summer visited Cambodia and in particular the ancient city of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century.
Joe at Angkor Wat Beware of tree roots!
Joe was astonished by the power of these tree roots and how they could almost consume these ancient buildings. He couldn’t wait to share this and other images with us.
Joe says “Don’t let tree roots take over your drains and sewer pipes”!
The Lone Drainer And Pronto. We aim to please!
Monday, August 31st, 2009 The Lone Drainer and Pronto are not like other cowboy plumbers… with Silver bullet speed and without making a mess, we fix your blocked drains, leaking taps and toilets, and before we start, you get our legendary no surprise fixed quote that blends over 40 years plumbing experience, technology and training so good…. even other plumbers seek our advice!
(02) 9664 4990 http://www.TheLoneDrainerAndPronto.com.au
Thanks to Dr Marc Dussault for helping us “hit our targets”.
Check him out at http://www.antimimeticisomorphism.com/
To remove a tree root problem, you must know what condition the pipes are in
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009Tree roots are a very common cause for blocked drains, however the extent of damage that roots can create before a problem is recognised can vary greatly.
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009Blocked drains are a major problem - any way you look at it!
Tree root invasion of sewer lines is a common cause of such blockages — BUT, when left unattended, tree roots will cause major damage to your sewer pipes (which, as you might imagine, can be far more troublesome than just any old blockage and the resulting sewerage backflow).
http://www.thelonedrainerandpronto.com.au/vaporooter.php
Replacing broken or collapsed sewer pipes can be a VERY expensive exercise …
Thankfully, there is a solution! … (but it’s NOT just a case of removing the tree roots).
The best answer we know of (and use ourselves) is Sanafoam Vaporooter. When applied to sewer lines correctly, the foam coats the interior of the affected pipes, seeping through any fine cracks which may have been created by the invading tree roots, and killing off any roots it comes in contact with. Vaporooter is so effective, that we guarantee the results for 12 months …
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Vaporooter: The BEST solution for tree roots in sewers
What happens when tree roots grow in your sewer pipes
Monday, April 13th, 2009The intrusion of tree roots in sewer pipes is probably the most destructive single element that faces those maintaining a sewer collection system today.
http://www.thelonedrainerandpronto.com.au/vaporooter.php
Sewers are aging expensive assets that attract public attention, only when they fail. There are more than 35,000 kms of water and sewer pipes in Sydney and 60% of all collection systems are made up of pipe with a diameter of 9 inches (225mm) or smaller. The potential for tree root intrusion to inhibit flows, produce blocked drains and damage valuable pipes is enormous.