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Manhole full. How to unblock/empty?
Who is responsible for the manhole outside my property? It is close to the door
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"Is the manhole inside property boundary? If it is, yes you are responsible"
Answered on 17th Jul 2025 - Member since Jan 2025 -
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"If it's on your property boundary, it's up to you/contractor to clear.
If it's off your property, you can contact Anglian Water đ"
If it's off your property, you can contact Anglian Water đ"
Answered on 17th Jul 2025 - Member since Oct 2024 -
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"Call a drainage company to come and jet the lines and do a cctv report on the drainage"
Answered on 17th Jul 2025 - Member since Nov 2023 -
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"Do you know if this is a shared drain? (2 or more properties connected to it) if so you can contact local authority, which is united utilities for the Northwest of England. However if this is not a shared drain it them becomes your issue as it's on your boundary. A blocked manhole usually consist of drain jetting to clear the manhole and drain downstream correctly"
Answered on 17th Jul 2025 - Member since Feb 2025 -
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