Drainage Blog - Mega-Rod

brushing hair before showering will protect your drains

10 Effective Ways to Protect Your Drains

Taking steps to protect your drains can help you avoid the stress and inconvenience of drain issues and save money on drain repairs. As a leading Bath drainage company, we…

How to Handle Collapsed Drains: A Homeowner’s Guide

A collapsed drain is arguably the most serious drainage problem a property owner can face and requires urgent attention from a reliable drainage company. Drains collapse because they’ve become extremely…

Summer is the time for barbecues and often drain problems occur too

Resolving Summer Drain Problems

When the weather is beautiful and your diary is full of fun summer activities, your drains are probably the last thing on your mind. However, it’s worth paying attention to…

drain with cover lifted showing pipework

Do You Know What Your Drains Are Made Of?

Although all drains have the same purpose (to carry wastewater away from homes, businesses and other buildings), they’re not all made of the same material. Indeed, as a leading Bath…

Buying a Rural Home with a Septic Tank

If you’re planning to swap urban living for an idyllic home in the countryside, you’ll no doubt be expecting fresh air, picturesque scenery, and peace and quiet. Something that may…

cracks in walls can be a sign of subsidence caused by leaking drains

Leaking Drains – A Major Cause of Subsidence

If the ground beneath your home or business becomes unstable and sinks (due to wastewater escaping from leaking drains and seeping into the soil, for example), the property’s foundations are…

This beautiful extension started with a CCTV Drain Survey

Why You Need a CCTV Drain Survey before Building Your Extension

Before embarking on your home extension project, it’s essential to conduct a CCTV drain survey to identify potential issues and ensure a smooth construction process. Perhaps you’d love to embrace…

countryside homes are often too isolated to join the sewer network, so instead have a septic tank or cesspit

What’s the Difference between a Septic Tank and Cesspit?

Imagine two houses nestled deep in the countryside in Somerset (one of the ten most rural English regions) or a similarly remote area. As they’re too isolated to join the…

CCTV Drainage Surveys – Your Essential Guide

If you’re responsible for a property, you’re also responsible for a drainage system and can therefore benefit from a CCTV drain survey. Your drains are vital: their job is to…

Septic Tank Emptying – Your Questions Answered

Hundreds of thousands of UK homes, hotels, pubs and other properties send their wastewater to on-site septic systems, consisting of septic tanks and drainage fields. These systems are vital: they…

Why Sewer Rats Invade Drains

You’ll be aware that many residential and commercial areas are plagued by rodents, but have you ever considered the scale of the problem? It may come as a shock to…

Looking after Your Septic Tank’s Drainage Field

If it isn’t practical for your property to be connected to the sewer network, you may well have an on-site septic system, consisting of a septic tank and drainage field…

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James Chorley

10:53 03 Mar 25

Blocked drain drama, all sorted!! I have used Megarod before, and once again, they were excellent. They were here promptly and sorted it with minimum fuss! Thank you to Tom for arranging everything and Daryl for sorting it out on the day!

Andrew Caldwell

08:43 02 Mar 25

Really top quality service from Tom and Andy. We had a blocked toilet, they came out and sorted the issue the next day. Two weeks later the same toilet was blocked - they came out and found the issue was unrelated (which upon explanation made total sense). Yet as a goodwill gesture they didn’t charge us for the second visit. Very rare to get this level of service, highly recommend these guys.

Chris Waltho

09:43 19 Dec 24

Excellent and professional service from a friendly team over many years now.

Sandra Brooks

09:53 17 Dec 24

We have called Mega Rod twice to clear drains and for advice. Both times they have responded quickly and professionally and have been a pleasure to deal with. As well as solving a problem. No hesitation in recommending them for any drain issues and/or investigative work.

Andy Morse

08:05 06 Dec 24

Had a totally blocked drain and tried to clear it myself using drain rods. These came unscrewed in the drain leaving 10 metres of rods stuck somewhere in the drain.

Within an hour of calling them their engineer arrived and was able to force the rods back up the drain to the access point and pull them out. All sorted within less than 30 minutes.

Customer service was excellent from start to finish, knowledge and expertise of the engineer who came on site was first class.

I would never use anyone else again (and certainly wont be using my own rods again).

If you have a problem with your drains call these guys straight away, their service is first class, reliable and trustworthy and I cannot recommend them highly enough.

Teddy Chankova

18:41 21 Sep 24

We had a blocked toilet and, as it turned out, a blocked line. We called Mega-Rod and were given a clear quote of how much it would cost to fix. Since we called on a Saturday we were told it'd be more expensive to get it sorted on the day and were told if we can wait until Monday to do so to save the money. We couldn't, so Andy was sent over within a couple of hours.

Andy was amazing - he got the job done quickly and efficiently. He went above and beyond - he explained exactly what the issue was, and gave us more information about our system and what to watch out for (we are first time home owners, so all the advice he gave us was priceless!).

Hopefully we won't need Mega-Rod's drainage services again, but if we do, there's no other company we'd call!

Thank you, Andy for the great job done!

Jonathan Taylor

16:29 12 Sep 22

Great response and service. We had our drains blocked and was quite stuck. The team talked us through each stage and what can be done to prevent further issues.

Sasha Nixon

10:23 18 May 22

Excellent service and communication on my pre purchase survey in May 2022. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Mega-Rod!

Rich Williams

13:12 22 Dec 20

I find myself posting another very positive review for this company. I find the customer service absolutely impeccable with the owner of the company even arranging urgent visits to my house whilst he is on holiday. All of the staff with whom I've had contact have been highly knowledgeable, courteous and providers of solutions whereby my drainage can be more efficient and not cause continued problems.

They also have all the kit so it's not just a man visiting with his rod but you have technology and power which combined with the friendliness makes for a very stressfree experience.

I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending this company to those looking for support and quick fix help.

Toni Clothier

13:23 27 Mar 19

Mega-Rod responded to my issue in a prompt and professional manner. When the engineer attended my property he was friendly and talked me through what had been found and what works he was undertaking. The engineer resolved the issue in less than an hour but his process was thorough. The engineer took care in my possessions, returning all items as they were found. I would have no doubts in using this company going forward.

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