Best drainage rods

[Laggard]

Could do with some more rods, best make/set please?

 

[JD6920s]

Bailey Pack of 10 Universal Blue Poly Drain Rod 3ft - Various Sizes

Blue Rods®, Polypropylene - These Rods are generally acknowledged as the best quality cleaning rods available which are specified on a world wide basis and are the preferred choice of professionals. Blue Rods® have earned an international reputation for their reliability, strength, rigidity and...

www.baileysupplies.co.uk

 

[Grass And Grain]

We had some plastic ones did nothing but snap. Black plastic. Maybe there's different qualities available? e.g. the blue ones posted above.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Just remember to keep twisting clockwise to ensure number six stays attached to number seven whilst rodding. And count them in AND out!
One, two, three, lots isn’t good enough as a run of three left down a 4” salt-glazed pipe is a thrill-less retrieve
SS

 

[David.]

Bailey Pack of 10 Lockfast Blue Poly Drain Rod 2m - Various Sizes

Blue Rods®, Polypropylene - These Rods are generally acknowledged as the best quality cleaning rods available which are specified on a world wide basis and are the preferred choice of professionals. Blue Rods® have earned an international reputation for their reliability, strength, rigidity and...

www.baileysupplies.co.uk

These have a 19mm nut that you tighten in, after you have located the square anti-twist nose into the socket of the previous rod. Stops them coming undone. They work, I've had these for years.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Bailey Pack of 10 Lockfast Blue Poly Drain Rod 2m - Various Sizes

Blue Rods®, Polypropylene - These Rods are generally acknowledged as the best quality cleaning rods available which are specified on a world wide basis and are the preferred choice of professionals. Blue Rods® have earned an international reputation for their reliability, strength, rigidity and...

www.baileysupplies.co.uk

These have a 19mm nut that you tighten in, after you have located the square anti-twist nose into the socket of the previous rod. They work, I've had these for years.

Similar connector that the older cane rods used. Just remember your spanner!
SS

 

[David.]

Our old bamboo set didn't have that.

 

[Welderloon]

I've a couple of sets from Screwfix same as those blue ones, been up more manky holes than a pimp's tadger & haven't lost the ends from any yet
They are slightly longer than some of the other brands with the less fancy connectors

 

[colhonk]

A roll of blue water pipe

 

[Jasper]

Could do with some more rods, best make/set please?

We got a cobra reel of eBay it’s very good

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Can’t beat the old nylon ones, incredibly difficult to get ones like them now. I saw some at an auction and some basta** out bid me! Do not ever, ever buy the silver line ones!

 

[Kidds]

I like the Bailey rods and like to have at least one of their thicker rods, just shy of an inch IIRC or maybe they are an inch. I find a thicker rod much easier to grip for screwing the corkscrew into the root blockage.
If you are screwing into roots don't go too mad because you are going to have to pull them out, you can't unscrew them a bit or they come undone.
Have used some of those you can tighten with a spanner but never wanted to own any and never had an issue with the ordinary ones coming apart. User error if they do.

 

[organicguy]

I have a red set, bought online, can choose length. Buy 2m long ones, less joints.
I have worn out the brass ends on mine.