Drainage is an important part of ensuring your home functions correctly, that’s why we have listed 9 facts about drainage we bet you never knew.
- A 15 ton blob of fat mixed with baby wipes named ‘The London Fatberg’ was found blocking a sewer under London Road in Kingston upon Thames.
- In Las Vegas, America, it is estimated that over 1,000 homeless people suffering from gambling, drug or alcohol abuse have live under sewer tunnels.
- False teeth are one of the most common objects found in sewers.
- £36,000 worth of gold was found in a sewer in Japan by The Water Treatment Facility.
- The Egyptians were one of the first documented civilisations to have created drainage systems. Water was a huge part of their purification rituals, so it was important to have clean, healthy water.
- The status of a drain or drainage sewer will vary depending on when it was built, if it has been adopted and how many properties it serves.
- It does not matter when the drain was built its age does not alter its status. The responsibility for cleaning, maintaining and repairing a drain will rest with the owner/user.
- The wettest area in the UK is a remote part of Snowdonia which sees up to 176 inches of rainfall a year.
- The highest amount of rainfall recorded in one year was 25.4 metres in India.
If you are experiencing reoccurring problems with your drainage however, always be sure to contact a reputable drainage company. A professional engineer with be able to effectively resolve any drainage issue, no matter how big or small.