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Old 05-14-2012, 09:59 AM   #1
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Hey guys and gals...well the plumbing is gettting worse...anybody have Brody's phone number? might have todig up the front yard....ugh
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When you snaked it out, did you use the 3" cutter bit? As long as the pipe isn't crushed, snaking it and a regular dose of root killer should keep it clear. Always make sure only toilet paper goes down. Paper towels or anything else will give you problems. Replacing your pipe will be expensive. It was $3000 to have a section fixed in one of the apt buildings where I work.
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Old 05-14-2012, 11:01 AM   #3
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When you snaked it out, did you use the 3" cutter bit? As long as the pipe isn't crushed, snaking it and a regular dose of root killer should keep it clear. Always make sure only toilet paper goes down. Paper towels or anything else will give you problems. Replacing your pipe will be expensive. It was $3000 to have a section fixed in one of the apt buildings where I work.
nobody can ever get a 3" cutter through...only the small ones our pipes are a pain to get through. im hoping its just roots again but who knows...what root killer do you suggest?
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nobody can ever get a 3" cutter through...only the small ones our pipes are a pain to get through. im hoping its just roots again but who knows...what root killer do you suggest?
You going through the main cleanout in the floor?

Plumbing supply places probably have the best stuff. I just get it from Lowes.
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Old 05-14-2012, 12:43 PM   #5
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You going through the main cleanout in the floor?

Plumbing supply places probably have the best stuff. I just get it from Lowes.
every time we have people come in they get caught up in the vents...they need to go through the basemtn toilet...only way to hit the main line out.
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every time we have people come in they get caught up in the vents...they need to go through the basemtn toilet...only way to hit the main line out.
You should have a clean out somewhere in the floor towards the front where the drain goes out. They are usually flush with the floor. How old is the house? I'm not sure when they started doing that. The ones at work that don't have clean outs were built in the 1930's & 1940's. I had to bust up the floor and put clean outs in at the problem buildings.
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Old 05-14-2012, 01:17 PM   #7
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Flush a lit 1/2 stick down the drain and cross your fingers! It may not work out well but it will be fun none the less!
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Flush a lit 1/2 stick down the drain and cross your fingers! It may not work out well but it will be fun none the less!
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Flush a lit 1/2 stick down the drain and cross your fingers! It may not work out well but it will be fun none the less!
And this concludes this plumbing lesson on how NOT to unclog main line drains. LOL... Yuck. Imagine the blow back...
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Pater, you going to Harlan with us? End hijack...
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Hey guys and gals...well the plumbing is gettting worse...anybody have Brody's phone number? might have todig up the front yard....ugh
Has anyone ran a camera down your line?
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Old 05-14-2012, 04:22 PM   #12
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Only if armstrong attends! :(
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Only if armstrong attends! :(
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Old 05-17-2012, 12:45 PM   #16
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You should have a clean out somewhere in the floor towards the front where the drain goes out. They are usually flush with the floor. How old is the house? I'm not sure when they started doing that. The ones at work that don't have clean outs were built in the 1930's & 1940's. I had to bust up the floor and put clean outs in at the problem buildings.
we dont have a clean out....we got a larger cutter though it and it pulled out more roots...
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Old 05-17-2012, 12:46 PM   #17
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Flush a lit 1/2 stick down the drain and cross your fingers! It may not work out well but it will be fun none the less!
this will be plan B
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Old 05-19-2012, 07:32 PM   #18
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If they can't get a large cutter in they arnt doing it right. Sometimes you have to rod it 4 or 5 times with a smaller cutter to get enough out to run a larger cutter. If the line is separated or broken though you won't get a larger cutter through. It needs to be opened up and a camera run through
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