http://www.blocked-drains.org Help For Blocked Drains Problems Sat, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When I do laundry, when the washer drains my bathroom sink spits and bathtub drain gurgles and there is a horrible rotten egg smell. I cut back on laundry soap and fab softener and the stinch is stilwasher-smells-and-drains-spit-and-gurgle-with-laundry-loads-the-same-rotten-egg-smellAll the information I have read doesn't say anything about a center drain. Do we have to get a cover for it or something? Please help - this is our first year with this pool. how-to-close-a-pool-with-a-center-drainThe problem is the pool at my grandma's house is now more of a pond then a pool. It has been this way for at least 2 years now if not more and there are tons of frogs and tadpoles in it. The reason is-there-a-way-to-have-a-swimming-pool-drained-when-the-actual-drain-mechanism-no-longer-worksYou know, due to all the tacos, burritos, enchiladas, Tequila and bad Mexican candy that was consumed yesterday. Your thoughts... did-the-sewer-and-drain-company-roto-rooter-have-to-put-in-overtime-due-to-cinco-de-mayoHi all, I have a Samsung 280lt standard 2 door freezer on top of fridge. About a year old for my new apartment. 4 months after I bought it, it starting leaking water from the air vent. Called a repairfridge-drain-blocked-again-any-ideas-on-why-and-preventing-more-of-the-sameIt seems that everywhere I put bucketfuls of water, ie washing machine and flushing toilet it is blocked. Could it be something outside my house, ie council issues, as I've poured lots of caustic sodahow-do-i-know-what-part-of-my-drainage-system-is-blockedeveryone knows that the multy national companies are draining the wealth of indian comunity. should it be continued? is a new 'swadeshi movemen required. do-you-support-the-presence-of-multinational-companies-in-indiaI have not been able to get the slip washer to stop the leaking where-do-i-find-information-on-plumbinghow-to-replace-the-bathroom-sink-drain-trap-and-it-not-leakI have to soak up the water every single day from the fridge. I can live with this, at a pinch, however we are due to go away on holiday within the next couple of months and I don't want to come backi-have-a-hotpoint-ffs70-fridge-freezer-drainage-hole-is-blocked-tried-everything-to-unblock-no-joy-helpThe main drain has overflowed with sewage in my front garden 2x in the last 2 years. 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They ais-there-a-natural-way-to-unclog-my-drainsOur condo board is considering allowing us to put in the walk, but one owner says it will add to our drainage (flooding) problems. Walk will replace portions of grass. (We're in Fla. where ground is qhow-much-is-drainage-inhibited-by-a-sand-base-mortarless-paved-walkI live in a private road our drains are not cleaned and neither is the road. If there is no service there shouldbe no charge. why-do-we-pay-water-companies-for-rainwater-going-down-the-drainsblocked drain, the manhole cover i need to lift is very heavy,it has a metal handle and i need something to lift this, i am trying to find in uk a manhole hook type lifter with no luck, anyone know whhave-blocked-drain-where-can-i-buy-a-manhole-cover-hook-type-lifter-ukHELP!!! Both of my toilets are backing up with sewage waste and I need to unstop them and get sparkkling clean along with pipes before company comes over. 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