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How or who to clean up sewage spill in garden

  • 15-06-2017 10:36am
    #1
    Woolygloves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭


    My parents have a sewage spill in the garden of a house that was unoccupied so the spill went unnoticed for a while. It's on concrete. There is also evidence of rats. The drain problem has been sorted but they are wondering how to clean it up, can we do something ourselves or is it a professional job and if so what type of company should they call?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,555 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Depending on volume you may be able to power wash it back into the manhole. But it will spark/splash walls, windows, garden etc within a few metres however a quick wash down again of the areas affected would suffice. Just make sure you wash again with bleach or disinfectant.

    Alternatively you could contact a sewage maintenance company who would siphon the spilled sewage into a lorry and take it away. You would still have to wash down affected areas.


  • #3
    Woolygloves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭Woolygloves


    Thanks. How would you avoid getting splashed with it yourself when power washing it down though. I suspect one of us will be doing it!!


  • #4
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,501 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    Woolygloves wrote: »
    Thanks. How would you avoid getting splashed with it yourself when power washing it down though. I suspect one of us will be doing it!!

    Get yourself a disposable water resistant overall.
    Something like this https://www.criticalenvironmentsolutions.co.uk/shop-cleanroom-products/clothing-accessories/proshield-10-coverall-ps10b/?gclid=CMOp2beDwNQCFQoA0wodfIsAWA

    Get some masks, gloves and wellies.

    But its going to be messy regardless.


  • #5
    cruizer101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,205 ✭✭✭cruizer101


    How much are you looking at. I'd be trying to get rid of as much as possible before the power washer.
    If you can open the drain and use a brush or shovel to get rid of most of it, or even just a normal hose, the lower pressure of water should get you a flow towards the drain without splashing as much.
    Then when you have rid of most of it use the power washer.


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