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In the UK, the average in-home water pressure is about 40 to 45 pounds per square inch (PSI), so if it feels like your water pressure has dropped; it is likely that your water pressure has dropped below the ideal range. The average family in the UK uses around 300 gallons of water a day, … Continue reading “The 10 Common Causes of Sudden Low Water Pressure in Your House & How to Fix Them”
When running a commercial kitchen, you’ll frequently be dealing with fats, cooking oils, and grease (FOG). However, disposing of these substances, all while being compliant with the law and preventing large blockages, can be extremely challenging. The Importance of Installing a Grease Trap When fats, oils, and grease substances flow down the sink, it cools … Continue reading “10 Simple & Effective Grease Trap Cleaning Steps”
If you have a soil pipe or waste pipe leaking on your property, it can remain a relatively minor event if it is discovered quickly enough. However, it can also be a significant cause of water damage depending on where the leak appears, and how long it has been going on for. The waste pipe … Continue reading “The Best Ways to Fix a Leaking Waste Pipe”
Going to flush the toilet and realising the water isn’t going down fills you with a feeling of dread that floods your mind with all sorts of terrible scenarios. Is the water going to overflow and cause a massive flood? Is there a blockage? Is this going to happen again? Rather than panicking, it is … Continue reading “The 5 Most Common Reasons Why Your Toilet Won’t Flush”
So, you have a blocked drain but aren’t sure if you need to fork out for a drainage engineer to come and repair the situation. You know you don’t have a drain unblocker in your cupboards, but you do have bleach. Will it work? Bleach is fantastic at destroying bacteria, cleaning, and sanitising; but can … Continue reading “Does Bleach Unblock Drains? Common Drainage Questions Solved”
Knowing the different types of drainage systems, and discovering which one is on your property, can help you massively in the future. If you ever need to make any changes to your current drainage system, either due to a fault or because you need to add drainage to a new extension, you’ll need to know … Continue reading “What are The Types of Drainage, and How to Tell Them Apart?”
If you’re looking to build a soakaway on your property, there are probably a few questions you would like answered first. Below, Coastal Drains answer the main questions regarding soakaway construction, why soakaways are needed, as well as how to properly complete your soakaway pit construction. First things first you may be asking: What Is … Continue reading “Soakaway Construction UK – Your Questions Answered”
Do You Have Lead Pipes in Your Home? Water mains in the UK are not made of lead – meaning that there is virtually no lead in the drinking water and water supply that comes from water treatment plants. However, if your home was built before 1970, you may have a lead pipe feeding your … Continue reading “Lead Pipes”
Every building that has drainage pipe systems: toilets, sinks, and baths, are connected to a series of interconnected pipes. Together, they all connect to a network of horizontal pipes called waste pipes, or soil and vent pipes. These horizontal pipes transport any wastewater from a property by joining with a vertical pipe outside of the … Continue reading “What is a Soil Stack?”
Grease Trap Meanings Explained Did you know that every year, nearly half a million tonnes of grease and fat enter the UK sewerage and drainage systems every year? Grease can be a very destructive substance, sticking to pipe walls and building up over itself, eventually leading to severe blockages and fatbergs. Fats and oils that … Continue reading “What is a Grease Trap?”
