Blocked Drain 108 (Storm Water Blocked, Big Penetrator Stuck Under Concrete, Tree Roots...)

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2 жыл бұрын

Blocked Drain.
One of those days when the jet gets stuck.
I was able to clear the drain and remove the tree roots. A BIG, Paper Bark Tree near by is possibly the culprit. The big roots were like pieces of bone.
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@Green_House 2 жыл бұрын

🐸 Just like Toad, I was on the edge of my seat with this one! It had everything: Death, tension, drama, stuck jetter, ROOTS & a happy ending. The only thing missing . . . A Pile of S I-I I T ! 🙂 Thanks to you and Toad for a riveting video. 👍

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

🐸 thank you 😊 as always 🐸

@johnpietros9439 2 жыл бұрын

Think he’s also bleeding.....battle scars from the fight

@SoulsOfAmarth Жыл бұрын

R.I.P Mr. Toad... It's a shame the Penetrator Toad had to witness that.. One hell of a video though, Gavin! I tried watching a few of that Drain Addicts videos but they just failed in comparison. Just doesn't have your Gusto lol Keep up the amazing work!

@martinmarsola6477 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent rescue mission. I wasn’t sure if you were going to be successful. But after seeing this mess erased, anything that comes along you can correct. Amazing! Cheers mate! 🇦🇺🙂👍🇺🇸

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 It was a stressful job and I’m glad I was able to free the nozzle and clear the drain in the end.

@thegamesmaxi_150 Жыл бұрын

@@penetratorblockeddrains ¿the 2 frogs died?

@MrDbone75 2 жыл бұрын

Good Wednesday evening to you sir and your family from Wellington Somerset in the UK

@Arbh1 2 жыл бұрын

The long + stormwater videos are my favorites 💓

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 Next one sewer then 2 x long stormwater coming your way so enjoy!

@Arbh1 2 жыл бұрын

@@penetratorblockeddrains Yeah thnx mate, actually iv also figured out mostly people on KZfaq likes to watch 1hr+ shows.

@crforfreedom7407 2 жыл бұрын

Tough one! Well done!! Soon as I heard the nozzle fall silent that short distance in I started holding my breath for you mate! My mind always goes back to the 2x4 demonstrations when they cut through the board in about 15 seconds and we all marvel.... WHERE IS THAT NOZZLE IN THE FIELD?!!? They never seem to translate from demo to field with quite the same efficiency.... Great job, great video! Thanks!!!

@DrainsRUsLLC Жыл бұрын

From the camera images the roots would be a good candidate for the a strong flex shaft machine. The Picote’s Super Midi and up with some premium chains on it should tear those roots up. I know you shouldn’t use the premium chains in plastic piping but it would do.

@sarahbrewer8945 2 жыл бұрын

Goodness, you must have been exhausted after that battle! I was just watching.

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

It was a battle!!! Not all drains a walk in the park. You can’t see it in the video. Some of roots where like pieces of bone!

@Natoyarose 2 жыл бұрын

You need one of those whizz-bang heads that Drain Addict uses, that can cut through plywood :)

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

The nozzle I use cuts a hole through 4x4 fence post as I’ve tested it at home. The nozzle is fine. It was just unlucky it got stuck coming back for some reason. It felt like the roots tangled heavily around the nozzle then got stuck in the section I had to cut first. Once the nozzle was back out did you see how easy it cut the roots then! Those roots where like pieces of bone! Even the drain addict gets nozzles stuck. It it happens clearing drains.

@bobturtlefrog2846 2 жыл бұрын

Don't you know assumption is the mother of all stuff ups? :) Also, sometime less is more, maybe should have started with a small penetrator nozzle and save you the hassle of getting the big one stuck. And for those outside of Australia that are shocked by the toad in the pipe, it's OK, it was a Cane toad and they are a invasive pest. It's sort of an unwritten rule that it's every Aussies duty to dispose of Cane Toads if we encounter them, the Penetrator was just doing his bit for Australia. Thank you, Penetrator. :)

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 Yes the nozzle will get stuck from time to time. Those roots where hard like bone and I’m not sure a little penetrator would of got them. But next time it won’t hurt trying :) I’ve also went and bought an extension for the lance gun as I feel that would of also got the nozzle out.

@ItsME-zb3rw 2 жыл бұрын

Same in Florida! If you see a cane toad, kill it

@bevshelden6536 2 жыл бұрын

You are very passionate about your work

@susie7504 2 жыл бұрын

Gavin, that was a large number of roots! Great work! 👍🧤😄

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

They where like pieces of bone those hard bits. Thank you 😊

@kimberlywagner1638 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job, love the cool demeanor.. have a great day. 👍

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@martinmarsola6477 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations.you have the patience of Job. Cheers mate! 🇳🇿😊👍🇺🇸

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@THEPAGEBURNER1979 2 жыл бұрын

So that reverse cutter is. Going to become your best friend it’s the best head you can get! Considering it has no lips lol mate cheers for across the pond!

@krsv2473 Жыл бұрын

Seems like the toad was trying to send you a signal to warn you that once something goes in that pipe, it really, really doesn't want to come back out!

@juliegranne9135 2 жыл бұрын

That lonely toad might be Toads long lost cousin.🤭😲

@annmbrooks9621 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you knew how to rescue the penetrator

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Got lucky lol

@burizon7486 2 жыл бұрын

Nejlepší byl ten kohout ve 13:34 😂😂🤣🐓

@offthewall9988 2 жыл бұрын

another thing you could use to unblock tiny jet holes is an ear-ring. i keep one in the car to clear window-washer holes (and point them in the right direction)

@chrishelms1967 2 жыл бұрын

That was a real mess of roots,

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

They were like pieces of bone

@dock_yard1149 2 жыл бұрын

Tough one! Thought that job would be a quickie, but oh-no! Never assume.

@Grimmarox 2 жыл бұрын

Man that sure made you work for that!

@hessel9154 2 жыл бұрын

That was a nice fight you had to get those roots out.

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

It was a fight. Just want you want on a Friday arvo lol

@tracymcdougal6381 2 жыл бұрын

Great Ingenuity with the screw on heads instead of the quick release. I guess y’all got tired of rescuing heads that got lost in the pipes because of the release catches on a root or something.👍🏻😎

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

I still have a couple of quick release. I did lose the forward shooter down a down under a bathroom and it did take some time to get out 😬

@tracymcdougal6381 2 жыл бұрын

Awesomeness overload channel

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@ScaniaK124EB 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of roots there. Yes some looked like bones or a snake

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

No snake 😂 but hard like bone. Have not seen roots that hard for some time. Big paper bark tree near by.

@charleydavidson69 2 жыл бұрын

Hi enjoy your videos. So glad we haven't got smelly-vision!!

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@allanmanley6340 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! We have a winner.......

@ricoramos9864 2 жыл бұрын

I think i lost 20 pounds just watching you work!

@J0E_186 2 жыл бұрын

Someone needs a DC43

@ladybug123212 2 жыл бұрын

16:52 these bunch of roots are impressive

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@rtsolution11 2 жыл бұрын

You have mastered the art of letting the nozzle do its job. Slamming and ramming is not always the answer. Super job as always. Also have you considered having your jetter supplier build you a high pressure "Y" for cases like this, where you could have both reels connected and easily run one or the other without needing to go back to the trailer? Time = $$$$. Simple male quick coupler into a "Y" with 2 short-length hoses and female couplers on them. You maintain control of the reel you choose with its own ball valve. It would mean 2 trips to the trailer not 6 or 8...just a thought.

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you o Not a bad idea. I might chat to blokes that service my machine about that

@mikgigs 2 жыл бұрын

british need a truck addict channel to solve the crisis

@MichellePennada 2 жыл бұрын

Good afternoon Gavin. Being from Illinois we drive on the opposite side of the road and every now and then when I’m watching, Your videos I see you driving on the opposite side from us and I catch myself say get over your gonna get hit! I will catch on soon 🤣👍🏼❤️

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Good Morning 😊

@katphish30 2 жыл бұрын

It's disturbing, isn't it? I know they drive on the left side of the road and it's fine, but it looks so wrong to me.

@execute71 2 жыл бұрын

I found another rabbit hole in youtube after watching cows get their nails clean

@Arbh1 2 жыл бұрын

13:35 🐓🐔 what was that 😂?

@omcbob37 Жыл бұрын

Always wondered when you run into some many drain lines blocked with tree roots like this, why not use an auger with a root cutter instead of the water jets?

@stephentootle6388 5 ай бұрын

You have a LOT to learn yet

@penetratorblockeddrains 4 ай бұрын

@stephentootle6388 😎

@crowlord 2 жыл бұрын

whats with the huge chunk of tyre shredding iron?

@AquaPeet 2 жыл бұрын

Drain is happy, toad is happy! :) Wouldn't the Angry Bee (dual nozzle) take care of those clumps of roots?

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t heard of that nozzle..

@dd6892 2 жыл бұрын

@@penetratorblockeddrains drain addict has one

@gmamose9152 2 жыл бұрын

What's the brown thing on the curb above the opening?

@josephlownes5138 2 жыл бұрын

What is the purpose the angle iron

@beethoven2JAMES 11 ай бұрын

I'm a big fan of drain addict.. then I saw you on that I start watching your KZfaq channel...but You got to find a better way.. to save the drain creatures like the frogs and lizards.. we are intelligent human beings.. frogs are just trying to live.. that frog wasn't too far up there you could have used a stick or something to pull him out but I guess that was too much trouble for you.. drain addict would have found a way..😢

@bennycolburn1341 2 жыл бұрын

Never saw you get a stuck before that's why you carry two of them huh

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

It happens and it’s a terrible feeling

@marklawrence2592 2 жыл бұрын

maybe you need the big dc like drain addict

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

I know a guy that sells those around my area, watches me on you tube. So I’ve been to check them out and compare. A bit bigger than what I have. Also I was clearing 90mm pipe and you can normally find this pipe squashed in sections. It sucks but they get stuck from time to time.

@marklawrence2592 2 жыл бұрын

@@penetratorblockeddrains you do an amazing job and love your videos

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 Btw I want to try a DC hahaha

@pizzamane4701 Жыл бұрын

0:18 Why are you driving on the wrong side of the road?? Lol jkjk

@alryky30 2 жыл бұрын

what are the adjustable wrenches you are using to swap attachments?

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Shifters

@mpalermo9708 2 жыл бұрын

New to channel. Why don’t you have a cutting rotor to cut roots? Love the content.

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 for watching. I use a hydro Jetter for cutting roots etc. We call an auger an eel over here. I have one of those but it doesn’t really get used

@sweetpeaz61 2 жыл бұрын

Ahh ! i see you changed the battery for the jetpump engine? last few vids its been a bit of a struggle to start it i reckon lol

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

No battery change.

@sweetpeaz61 2 жыл бұрын

@@penetratorblockeddrains fantastic job on those roots BTW

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 they where a tough bunch

@ronnyjotten9016 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid mate but it is not clear how you retrieved the nozzle, did you push it through to the grid at the downpipe at the house?

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. I should of recorded it. I was able to free the nozzle and get it to an area I could dig it up. Unscrew the nozzle and just pull the hose out. I would love to say it will never happen again lol. But next time it does I will record it.

@Mgb-js7gc 2 жыл бұрын

top vid can you do some vids with out cuting

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Probably end up to long and boring

@johnpayne3953 Жыл бұрын

Hi I have an idea for a nozzle that hopefully wouldn’t tend to get stuck, maybe someone has already done it but basically it consists of a penetrator nozel with a ring around it that’s free to rotate with 4 holes drilled in it 45 degrees back (to provide thrust) and 45 degrees from right angles (to rotate the ring and act as a root cutter) I do not know if there would be enough flow to create the pressure needed but feel free to try it.

@kepler-442b4 2 жыл бұрын

OMG!!!!!!! O-O

@paulmonk7820 2 жыл бұрын

Would that dirt be from where you had to dig the penetrator out? Did you repair the drain pipe?

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Dirt already in the line and yes did repair

@jankejohansen 2 жыл бұрын

toad go splat inside pipe?

@robsmith6281 2 жыл бұрын

Oh no it wasn't toads relative was it?

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

He was on site to give the heads up.. but sometimes they don’t listen…

@TheJudyholloway Жыл бұрын

❤👍🏽❤

@mpalermo9708 2 жыл бұрын

PS: Americans call it a rotor rooter. An auger that cuts through all those roots

@petebeatminister 2 жыл бұрын

May be a bit too radical if there is another hose in it already. It could shred that as well - and cutting the hose is the last option.

@helenaandrade8073 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly Not the kind of toad in the hole I like for breakfast. R.I.P. toad.

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

I think Aussies only know what a toad 🐸 in the hole is 😂

@lauraramsey3712 2 жыл бұрын

Is a toad in your drain like having a frog in your throat

@christiferrara6758 2 жыл бұрын

Are you and Ollie friends? Or do you both just have inanimate objects as pets? Lol

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

We live in different states.. Probably both a little crazy thou lol

@christiferrara6758 2 жыл бұрын

@@penetratorblockeddrains ehh. Aren’t we all! I enjoy the videos! Before I realized it was different channels I would tell you and Ollie apart by the arm tattoos ❤️

@cliffjohnson2273 Жыл бұрын

that nozel is of a bad design need to be re-engineered

@penetratorblockeddrains Жыл бұрын

Not a fan of it

@williamstewart6999 2 жыл бұрын

Get rid of that tree.

@Exstaz 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure why you have that frog with you. It feel like it is forced. It is more natural with the other guy 🤷‍♂️

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

I understand. But I see so many toads in drains and find little thing I thought it would neat to collect them

@rebeccaocker4506 2 жыл бұрын

Why don’t we get to see what ur doing if that’s the way u work l am not going to watchlwill go back to watch ollie

@penetratorblockeddrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching this video at least. Sometimes I forget to record and it was rough day with the rain and nozzle stuck. Always trying to improve :)