Tony
Owner of drainhub.uk
I’ve spent a huge amount of time dealing with drainage issues since 2004, from simple pan blockages to flooded basements and everything in between.
Whether it’s a house or flat with a blocked sink or a commercial property with overflowing drains, I’ve always found it best to break the problem down, determine where the issue is most likely to be and then decide on the quickest, cleanest method of dealing with it.
Over the years I’ve held various tickets and qualifications relating to the UK drainage industry and due to my Health & Safety conscious job role, pretty much everything has always been covered.
Some of These Include
- HPWJ (High Pressure Water Jetting)
- Confined Space
- CSCS
- NRSWA Streetworks
- iPAF (Working at Height on Mobile Elevated Work Platforms)
- NPORS (National Plant Operators Registration Scheme for excavator and construction-related work)
- Asbestos Awareness
- Food Handling and Preparation
Why Did I Create DrainHub?
DrainHub isn’t my first website and quite likely won’t be my last. The reason I created a site like this was it’s a subject I can firmly say I can help lots of people, especially when they’re experiencing anything from a disaster to a nuisance problem – and don’t know where to turn.
Over the years I’ve seen people both panic over the slightest, easily fixable problem and people take a complete disaster in their stride, and everything in between.
Two things I’ve noticed are:
Some people can clearly manage to solve most of their drainage problems themselves, once they’re armed with some sensible advice and experience, and just want to know what tool to use or where to access their drainage system and clear from, and I can help them with that.
And some people are out of their depth (no pun intended) or cannot, or just don’t want to, deal with the problem themselves and will happily pay a professional to solve the problem for them. A lot of these people just need information, guidance or reassurance that they’re being told genuine information and not being ripped off. I can help them with that, too.
So from the best kind of drainage tool in any given situation to how to reduce or prevent blockages or flooding, to general information about how your average domestic or commercial drains work, DrainHub.uk was created to help people suffering with an often embarrassing and always inconvenient problem by helping them do it themselves or pointing them in the right direction.
Places and Problems I’ve Solved over Years
Places
- Houses, Bungalows and Flats
- Shops
- Factories
- Laboraties
- Building Sites
- Schools
- Retail Parks
- Roads
- Car Parks
- Public Toilets
Problems
- Blocked Toilets
- Blocked Stack Pipes
- Blocked Sinks
- Blocked Baths & showers
- Blocked Urinals
- Blocked Drains
- Blocked Gullies
- Floods
- Faulty Pumps
- Blocked Interceptors
- Leaking Toilets
- Leaking Pipes
- Leaking Waste Pipes
- Leaking Stack Pipes
- Fat & Grease in Drains
- Scale in Drains
- Bad Smells
If you need help or guidance, feel free to email tony@drainhub.uk or leave a comment on our site!
Thinking of Joining the UK Drainage Industry?
These are just a few of the qualifications needed for a rewarding career in the drainage industry
Working with drains can be an extremely rewarding career for those types of people who:
- Like problem solvers
- Are adaptable
- Like working with people
- Like working alone
- Like learning new skills
- Like to fix stuff
- Like to break stuff
- Like using various tools and plant, from hand held drain snakes to 360 excavators
- Like working in small spaces
- Like working at heights
There are countless roles across the UK for all kinds of skill sets, from general assistants to salespeople to HGV tanker operators. In fact, the best people in the industry are the ones who try a bit of anything or can apply their existing skills to new situations.
In general, the industry is supportive and there are some decent networks of people between companies and water authorities, especially with today’s social media bringing like-minded people together for support and advice.
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