Drain over flowing - any easy fixes?

[Lukeymark]

Hi all, I’m a complete newbie to all things plumbing and realistically house related and this is an issue we’re having at the moment, our drain is overflowing whenever we use it… is this a situation where I can use the vinegar and baking soda trick or would I have to get someone out ?

 

[WC1]

Theres silt and sludge in the gulley trap.
Get your hand down it and clear it out.
Always mechanical over chemical for any blocked drain. Ever

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Looking at the colour of that water, looks like grease buildup, and food. As per @WC1, carefully get your hand down using a bin liner as a glove, if you’ve no long gloves.

 

[Basher]

And when its been unblocked - in future don't wash rice down the sink! 🤪

 

[WC1]

Gloves = sissy

And when its been unblocked - in future don't wash rice down the sink! 🤪

And sweetcorn (by the looks of it).
The sludge will smell but wont hurt you unless you eat it!

 

[Basher]

I used to have a flat in a modern high-rise block in East London, and the building management company would regularly send round letters requesting tenants not to wash rice down the sink, as it resulted in the drains becoming blocked!