In article om,
Weatherlawyer wrote:
I think the problem was actually something in the drain that these
things caught on! You may have roots in your drains :-(

Or a broken pipe. Normal effluent will soak away in well drained soil.
How come the rods didn't push it all through? A blocked drain in good
condtion would have had a fair bit of pressure behind it by the time a
carrier bag's worth of baby wipes had been used.

I didn't actually see how he removed the blockage - but it suggests he
didn't just rod then through. They have had a new bathroom installed in a
different location so perhaps there is a tortuous route involved. The
actual underground drains are relatively new (maybe 30 years old) and look
to be in good condition. No trees close to the drains.

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