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Hi all, we're needing someone to look at a u-bend in our rainwater drain which goes dry and lets the smell from the soakaway into our conservatory. Anyone got any recommendations?

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Hi - I found Dynorod really helpful when we had a recent sewer/drain problem. Worth talking to them I should think. Good luck.

Try a family firm, Burch Drainage 0208 556 1222 Bob. Reasonable and honest, they come out in 2 man teams with fast response, have used them myself for external blockages and I, my friends and family are very pleased with the results. Good luck, best wishes, Lynne.

Your best bet is to move the soakaway if possible to outside the conservatory. its possible the water leaking out of the u bend or that the water is evaporating. I would not have thought a soakway would produce such a foul smell being only rainwater. In the short turn you could neuralize it with a soda crystal solution or strong bleach.

Tom

PS if its leaking its not blockage and I don't think Dynorod would solve it - if you can get your hand down you should be able to feel any cracks when its dry. You can probably use a sealant to repair insitu or as i said re-route the rainwater pipe to a new location outside & construct a new soakaway.

Many thanks for the leads and suggestions. I think that the reason it smells is because for many years there was a kitchen sink draining into it. I disconnected the sink when we bought the house and it's been fine for 4 years but last summer the u-bend dried out a few times and when I looked last week it was dry even after all that rain. Hadn't thought of sealing it up myself so I'll stick my hand down and see if I can feel the problem. Maybe I should just join it back to the sink and plug it with fat. Only joking.

Ned

Joe Mcluskey (sp?) -Groundwork - he did some work for us in investigating the pipes under our extension - thanks builders! - then moving a drainage channel. A good honest guy. 07508992927.

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