Starcraft27
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Water was seeping out the main drain vent outside the house, so I knew I had a clog and rented a 2 1/2" cutter head and motorized snake made for cleaning mains. My line is 4". My girlfriend is horrible about using those wet wipes in the bathroom even though I told her they are bad....
I run the snake and unclog it in about 10 feet and everything looks great. I also see some evidence of those wet wipes. I run water to test and it seems the clog traveled down the line about 60 or so feet from the original location. (I know this by measuring and you can physically hear the where the snake is stuck on the surface of the ground). I keep pushing and using the motor to try to cut in the clog but nothing. Spent about 30 minutes at the clog location pushing back and forth twisting but nothing.
Now I have the plumbing company coming out so I'm paying for the rented machine and the plumber! Bummer, but I"m curious to see what he does. It seems a high pressure water blaster or different device is needed to get this clog. Could be a tree root with debris hanging on it.
Any ideas and any tricks in the future to use in this situation? Is there anything more powerful than a snake available?
I run the snake and unclog it in about 10 feet and everything looks great. I also see some evidence of those wet wipes. I run water to test and it seems the clog traveled down the line about 60 or so feet from the original location. (I know this by measuring and you can physically hear the where the snake is stuck on the surface of the ground). I keep pushing and using the motor to try to cut in the clog but nothing. Spent about 30 minutes at the clog location pushing back and forth twisting but nothing.
Now I have the plumbing company coming out so I'm paying for the rented machine and the plumber! Bummer, but I"m curious to see what he does. It seems a high pressure water blaster or different device is needed to get this clog. Could be a tree root with debris hanging on it.
Any ideas and any tricks in the future to use in this situation? Is there anything more powerful than a snake available?