Again with the drains!

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Less than a year ago … 10.5 months ago: the drain issue.

And starting this last Thursday … again with the drains!

But the work deadline (Thursday!) and Bear and Auggie and me … it was Friday before I gave in and called Roto-Rooter (U.S. franchise of drain clearing)

The local Roto-Rooter is run by brothers and in recent years they have been very responsive and professional as well as knowledgeable.

Friday was booked so Saturday it was.

Jason, who was here in November 2015, showed at the time scheduled. We talked about the symptoms – not polite conversation for internet consumption! Bottomline: Jason told me that when he came last November he didn’t have his high pressure machine and normally he clears with the snake and then further with the high pressure water. So… this round we did a swish back and forth twice: high pressure water in, multiple flushing out as well as a full washer out, high pressure in and another round of out. AND, Jason went up on the roof and checked the air vent as the “out” was going on.

So: we both feel that the outbound plumbing is clear and also the vent and we will see how things go. If there are issues in the nearish future, the next step is a “camera-scope” which Roto-Rooter has/does. I hope things go well … for my budget, but my technical heart would love to see the scope!

At any rate, early Saturday afternoon, the house Summers was operating normally – plumbing-wise.

“…but… ‘something is rotten in the state of Denmark'”

SRSLY !! … Auggie knows Shakespeare ???

Well, the chairs!

Jason wanted to back the Roto-Rooter truck near the clean out access so I had moved the chairs to a safe location.

Still, the chairs obviously felt their position was UNDIGNIFIED!

All has been restored.

What a day(s)!!

4 Responses to “Again with the drains!”

  1. Margaret

    Nothing worse than blocked drains! So I’m glad to hear everything is back to normal!

  2. Steph

    Drains…one of those things we take for granted until they don’t work right!
    Glad the chairs are back in their pensive positions :)
    Here’s to an uneventful week ahead.

    • Liz

      The chairs are grumbling about being out in the rain, now … if they’d been happy under the trees, they wouldn’t be as wet :) !!

      Drains, running water, electricity, the internet!!… we are used to them working and when they don’t and then they get fixed …WOW!

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