Weird stuff we’ve found down pipes during cctv surveys #1
Spatula found blocking sewer line in Greenlane, Auckland
The offending spatula
Cracks and displaced pipes allow roots in search of water and ‘fertiliser’ to enter the sewer system, found in Mission Bay, Auckland
Root ball
Toilet fragrance holder and broken cup stuck 20m down a Parnell, Auckland bar’s sewer system. Steve hooked it out with some ingenuity.
Fragrance Holder
Fragrance holder, and broken cup hooked out with a plumbing fitting attached to 4 lengths of pipe. Surgery.
Plumber-made hooking device
Sometimes a plumbing fitting gets stuck inside a pipe. This is an inspection cap that has fallen and blocked the stormwater line.
Fallen inspection cap and root inpingement
Nerf bullets float, and find their way into the storm water and cess pits, in Kohimarama Auckland
Nerf bullet cache