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Originally Posted by hogweed
Here’s a funny thing – in nearly 8 years of ownership, I’ve never ever rodded it, though I do check it regularly for flooding. Thing is, it’s always bone dry.
Now it has flooded at some stage in the past, as the ECM had a tide mark on it, was misbehaving, and had to be replaced by @marinabrian. But the plenum was dry then too…
But it’s never been even slightly wet in the time I’ve had it. And during all that time, I’ve lived in the countryside, with endless leaves, moths etc everywhere  |
Nothing surprising about it being dry when you check it - the thing is if the water cannot get awy fast enough, due to a partial blockage, then it will flood. Yet when you go out and check for flooding on a dry day, it can be all dry.
You check them to make sure the water can get away without any restriction allowing it to build up.