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blocked outside rainwater drain?

my outside drain is blocked with soil off my roof. ive tried prodding it with a stick and taking out excess water. any ideas
steve, April 2010
Is it a gully of just 110mm drain?? Get your hand in with glove on clear as much as you can. If its old could be blocked all the way to the soakaway! Then you could excavate and dig back section by section to soakaway.

PlumbingAid, April 2010
put a hose pipe up from bottem turn the water on and see if moves any thing happens, plus you will get wet but keep going.

erj, April 2010