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Seasonal drainage tips, pump maintenance guides and manhole jetting how-tos, written by the engineers who do the work across Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire and London.

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How to clear a blocked manhole: a step-by-step guide

A manhole full of standing water tells you a blockage exists downstream of that chamber. Working out which chamber to lift, and in what order, is most of the job — the clearance itself is often the quick part.

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25 August 20267 min read

Seasonal tips

Autumn drainage checklist: stopping leaf-fall blockages before they start

A practical autumn drainage checklist for homes and commercial sites in Berkshire and Surrey: gullies, gutters, soakaways and interceptor chambers before the wet season.

18 August 20266 min

Seasonal tips

Winter drainage: preventing frozen, cracked and surcharging drains

How to protect drains, pump stations and external pipework through a UK winter — freeze prevention, fat build-up, storm surcharge and what to do when a drain freezes.

2 July 20266 min

Seasonal tips

Spring and summer drainage maintenance: roots, smells and dry-weather problems

Root ingress, drain smells, dry-weather cracking and holiday-season overload — the drainage jobs worth doing between April and September.

12 May 20265 min

Pump maintenance

Sewage pump station maintenance: a full service guide for owners

What a proper pump station service covers, how often to schedule one, and the checks owners can carry out between visits to avoid emergency failures.

4 August 20267 min

Pump maintenance

Your pump alarm is sounding: a safe troubleshooting guide

What to check when a sewage pump high-level alarm sounds, what is safe to do yourself, and when to stop and call an emergency pump engineer.

20 June 20265 min

Manhole & jetting

High-pressure drain jetting explained: pressures, nozzles and when to use it

How high-pressure water jetting works, which nozzles clear which blockages, whether jetting damages pipes, and when a CCTV survey should follow.

15 July 20266 min

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