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Ramadan Drain CleaningBuilding and complex maintenance in Hawalli Midan
Building and complex maintenance in Hawalli Midan mirrors Kuwait's oldest commercial development, residential blocks over aged shops and restaurants, each with complex shared drainage. Hawalli Midan sits near the old marketplace strip, and its lines run beneath narrow, very deep streets.
Signs across a block
Where a block showsits faults.
A block does not complain from one place. These are the spots that show it first.
01
One flat complains and the rest are fine
When one flat has water coming back and the rest drain normally, the fault sits in its own branch or where that branch joins the shared run, not in the shared run itself.
02
Water standing in the car park
A car park gully sits below street level, so any narrowing shows at once as a pool on the concrete. The cause we see most is grit and dust carried down by car washing and settled in the pot.
03
The tank water changes in summer
A roof tank sitting in the sun heats up, the water standing in it changes in taste and smell, and sediment can settle at the bottom. Residents complain about the water rather than the drains, and the cause is above them.
This area
What setsthis area apart
Hawalli Midan's buildings are historic and very old, built when lanes were narrow and streets not yet widened. Flats sit over shops, and the main line between them runs very deep under the street, sometimes three or four metres down. Inspection chambers are old with stone or corroded metal covers, some opening only with force. Old lines have historical bends that do not follow modern layout, and any blockage deep under the street needs equipment and skill reading deep runs.
Hawalli Midan sits in Hawalli governorate, a very old commercial district with residential blocks and narrow streets.
Inspection chambers in Hawalli Midan are very deep because streets were built on an older level than today's ground height.
The work in short
What we cover ina block.
Service
Water and drainage network upkeep for a whole building
Where it applies
Residential blocks, complexes and buildings with several entrances
The points
Inspection chambers, manholes, car park gullies, roof tanks and pumps
Method
Chambers opened in order, drain rods, and a tanker when suction is needed
Coverage
All six governorates and the areas inside them
The round
From the roofto the car park.
We start at the top and work down, because what happens above shows up below.
We start at the tank and pump
We open the tank, look at the water and any sediment in the base, and watch the pump while it runs, because weak supply in the flats usually starts here and not at the tap.
We move to the vertical stacks
The stack collecting the bathrooms of the flats above one another reads from the access points and the landing gullies. We listen for water falling at its normal pace, or hesitating before it goes.
We open the yard chambers in order
We open from the chamber nearest the building and move towards the outlet, reading the level in each channel. A full chamber followed by an empty one puts the stoppage exactly between the two.
We finish at the car park
We lift the car park gully grating, clear what has settled in the pot, and check the outlet still sits above the standing water line, because that seal is what keeps odour out of the car park.
Common questions
Questions about Building and complex maintenance in Hawalli Midan
Yes but we need to coordinate with the building, and may enter from a courtyard or shop if it gives better access. For a deep line under the street, we can reach it from the chamber using long rods or electric cable if needed.
If the cover is broken, we can thread rods through any opening or even from a nearby entrance if the line extends there. But replacing the cover itself or repairing the chamber is work for a contractor, not our service.
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