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Ramadan Drain CleaningBuilding and complex maintenance in Salam
Building and complex maintenance in Salam means flats and villas on separate sewer lines with multiple inspection chambers under a medium-density residential area. Salam is a district in Hawalli with a close mix of older and newer buildings.
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
Salam has flats and villas tightly spaced on the same streets, and the drainage network is complex because each building or group of houses has its own inspection chamber. New lines sit next to old clay pipes, which means we need to inspect the older pipes more carefully as they may be corroded or cracked. Traps in the villas and flats accumulate hair and grease quickly, and any delay in cleaning causes water backups. We work on the traps and pipes under the floor before tackling the main lines.
Salam is in Hawalli governorate, a mixed residential district with older and newer flats and villas.
Salam's sewer lines are a mix of old clay pipes and modern plastic on the same street.
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 Salam
They are not dangerous by themselves, but they may be cracked or have tree roots inside. We inspect old pipes more carefully and may need to use a lighter rod first before working more forcefully.
The blockage may come from the old side because the pipes are weaker and may be corroded. We open the chamber between the buildings and work from there, focusing on the old section of the line.
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