Having just spent the best part of £70 (for 10 minutes work) to a man in a van with a s*1t sucker (after wessex water failed to unblock the sewer/rain water pipe) I have been looking for exactly the tool the man in the van had which would have allowed me to save a small job from turning into a bigjob...
I knew what I wanted/needed before calling out the s*1t-man, but couldn't find one anywhere. Sooooooooo has anyone come across the following...
it's a bit like a small version of a "post-holer" spade/shovel thingy. Long enough and small enough to fit down a 9" sump so about 5' long, with a pair of grabbing claws on the end operated by lever from the top.
Blockage was caused by a bit of very old wood that was across the outlet to the sewer main which I could have pulled out even without needing to suck out the sh1tty water had I been equipped with the forementioned implement.
TIA Pete