blackrose Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 On the right angled bends in your drainage downpipes you may well find that the leaves and other debris have solidified and formed a major blockage. Mine have curved bends and I managed to get clothes hanger wire through but I was surprised how solid the blockage had become. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opener Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 18 hours ago, WotEver said: Run the drill in the correct direction so that the wire tightens the twist and doesn’t try to undo itself. Hmm!,. Good point which I hadn't considered. However, there will be two schools of thought. A - your point. B - opposite so that the open end will try to screw itself through or round any blockage, hopefully before it undoes the twist. I think I did vB but was more interested in the threshing around action rather than the screwing bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain_S Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Screw and pull usually works better than threshing around. (At least, it does in larger sizes! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capnbob Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 For anyone looking who stumbles over this, I solved the problem by cutting 40cm off the pound shop spring (also available in Toolstation), connecting it to a drill (on screwdriver setting), and using it to bore into and through the (very solid) blockage. Worked a charm, even round the bend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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