Dyno-Rod - Yorkshire Reviews 

I am 71 years of age. I suffer from high-level obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), a condition that ranks in the top ten most debilitating illnesses by the World Health Organisation. In my case, I have a deep seated fear of dirt and contamination. I also have a spastic bladder, a chronic condition that causes frequent and urgent needs to go to the toilet. I am considered to be a person with hidden disabilities.

The engineer, whom I now know to be Mr. Anthony Howden, arrived at my home to do the necessary work. I immediately informed him of my two serious illnesses, as I always do when people visit my home. I was hoping he would show respect and understanding.

Despite what I had just said, Mr. Howden did not wear shoe covers. This was very uncomfortable for me but given the urgent need to unblock my toilet I said nothing fearing he would walk away. Mr. Howden did not put down any covers to protect carpets on the landing or stairs.

Mr. Howden was at my home for about four hours but was unable to unblock my toilet. He had brought insufficient water and had to replenish his supply from my next door neighbour’s outside water tap, had no camera equipment to inspect the drains for the location of a blockage and no ladders to enable him to attempt to clear any blockage from the top of the stack.

Mr. Howden’s first attempt to unblock my toilet was by using a hand held tool. The toilet was full of excrement. I was annoyed that Mr. Howden walked downstairs holding the tool, which was wet, in a manner that risked the dripping of water from the toilet onto my stair carpet. He could have used a bag to prevent any drips.

Mr. Howden used a machine to try and clear the blockage. When the machine was turned on, water from an uncovered rear pipe of the machine was sprayed onto my walls and stair carpet. In fact some water landed on me as I stood watching from the bottom of the stairs.

This situation was a living nightmare for me. I was very distressed. I felt so dirty and wondered how I would be able to deal with what had happened.

I did not watch Mr. Howden all of the time, and left him to get on with the work. On one occasion I went outside to get some fresh air. On my return to the house, I was shocked to discover that Mr. Howden had, in my absence, entered a part of my home to which he had no reason to go and was not entitled to go. His explanation was that he needed to charge his mobile phone. He therefore trespassed on a part of my property and unlawfully abstracted electricity from my mains supply.

Mr. Howden became very annoyed when I told him that I would not be paying him for his failed attempts to clear the blockage. Outside he shouted to my next door neighbour, Mr. Michael Brooking: “He’s refusing to pay me.” I explained that I was not paying because the contract agreed between Dyno-Rod and me had not been fulfilled.

Mr. Brooking’s wife Michelle then joined the commotion shouting to other neighbours: “He’s had work done and is refusing to pay.” I was near the point of calling the police when Mr. Brooking invited Mr. Howden into his home. Mr. Howden was totally out of order speaking to neighbours about matters that were private and confidential

I needed to urinate very urgently, but Mr. Howden had left his equipment in my bathroom thereby obstructing my access. The bathroom was a complete mess. There were two small covers on the floor but these had been inadequate to prevent the floor becoming badly soiled. I removed all of the items from the bathroom and put them outside.

I thoroughly cleaned and disinfected the walls that were splashed by the machine but I will have to pay a professional carpet cleaner to deep clean the carpet. Living in the house is for the time being extremely uncomfortable for me.

Once the problem was resolved, I noticed that there was damage to the toilet seat and bowl. The damage to the seat is minor but a new toilet bowl is required to complete necessary repairs.

In conclusion I would say that Mr. Howden was unprofessional. He arrived without all of the necessary resources needed to do the job, he damaged the toilet bowl and seat, he totally disregarded my pleas for understanding regarding my OCD and spastic bladder, he entered a part of my home without permission and provoked a commotion in the cul-de-sac where I live, that almost required a request for help from the police.

I later learned that my neighbour Mr. Brooking paid Anthony Howden £140 because [in Mr. Brookings words] “He was going to go for you.”

I sent a letter of complaint to Dyno-Rod in April. Delivery of the letter was confirmed by Royal Mail. I did not receive a reply.

I sent numerous messages via Facebook Messenger and after each message promised someone would be in touch. I was finally called in July and promised a call back in two days. I never received the call.

Dyno-Rod is a truly appalling company.

Had cause to call for Dyno's help today because of a blocked toilet. Really helpful staff who arranged an appointment late afternoon. Craig was brilliant and so helpfull. Thank you for everything.

Same day service, Andy L great bloke, thorough and informative. No nonsense, job done.

Excellent service the chap came and within no time he had sorted it … forgot the chaps name but really nice guy would definitely recommend DYNO ROD

Excellent, really good and really helpful and fixed the problem more or less instantly.

The Engineer was willing to get the job done and explained everything clearly and professionally. He gave advice going forward with what needed doing further down the line, and left the job clean and tidy

Great technician found solution to the problem. Thanks

Booked a appointment online on Sunday pm for the next day to unblock a manhole , technician (Dale) contacted me Monday 8:15am and was at the property for 8:35 , clears the blocked drain quickly and efficiently whilst keeping me informed of the work he was doing .
Great and efficient service 👏👏

The Dyno-Rod technician's (Scott Clarke) communication and explanation about what works would be carried out, how they would be done, along with what outputs from the survey would be supplied to me, were clear, concise and in plain English with no jargon.
Scott was very knowledgeable about the works being done. He explained the issues he found and fully answered all the questions on the works I asked of him.
Scott was professional, couteous and efficient in his duties throughout his time at my property and very respectful of the latter.

Although the survey was carried out quickly, the survey report takes to long . Still waiting after 11 days . It's not good enough Dynorod..

turned up promptly and so sorted my problem quickly leaving no mess. 👍🏻

Mark was brilliant from arriving to leaving he discovered the problem quickly and sorted it immediately which was important as my mum in law has Alzheimer’s he was sympathetic and caring throughout. I highly recommend Mark to anyone.

The Plumber was so nice and understanding of the situation and was very calm and dealt with the issue really efficiently. Would 100% recommend

Josh Mc came back to rectify job previously. Josh very professional and identified the issue quickly. Josh worked efficiently and to estimated time scale.
Thank you Josh

Andy is clearly an experienced guy who was excellent at identifying the problem, clearing the blockage and providing valuable advice to help prevent it happening again.

Prompt visit. Problem solved within an hour. Pleasant and efficient man. Price reasonable.

Great service Scott the technician was very good informative polite and gave advice on what to look for .

Would use again if required

Andy arrived promptly and cheerfully, diagnosed the problem and had it sorted within the hour. Would definitely recommend.

Joe and george were fantastic as always completed job efficiently and within swift time scale. Advised regarding when to use next day exact time when full drying out regime completed. Very happy as always

Antony, he was fantastic it was really late when he arrived, but didn’t leave until the job was done, no moaning just got on with it and had to go to another job when he left us. Thank you Antony you are a star