How are we gonna fix this

[orezok]

My grandson had the drain in his shower run slow. He tried rooting it several times withou luck. He hired a rooter service and they could not get past a couple of feet before rejection. He then had them camera it to see what the issue was.

Here is what they saw.

They quoted him $3800 to jack hammer out the floor and then replace the tile.

I said that’s crazy and let me see what I can do. I thought about it for a while and said, I wonder if I can pull it out with my shop vac. Stuck it on the drain and in 2 seconds…

Here’s the result.

 

[Eagle1]

Dude you just have to let the professionals do their job..... quit showing them the country ways.

 

[scootr]

Wow! Good thinking!
You should go show the owner of the company that trick. I'm sure they could a lot of people a lot of $.

 

[MossRoad]

My grandson had the drain in his shower run slow. He tried rooting it several times withou luck. He hired a rooter service and they could not get past a couple of feet before rejection. He then had them camera it to see what the issue was.

View attachment 782852Here is what they saw.

They quoted him $3800 to jack hammer out the floor and then replace the tile.

I said that’s crazy and let me see what I can do. I thought about it for a while and said, I wonder if I can pull it out with my shop vac. Stuck it on the drain and in 2 seconds…

Here’s the result.
View attachment 782853

Well that sucks.

 

[grsthegreat]

Before i saw the results, i was thinking about a magnet gripper tool. I have a flexable one in shop. That vac idea was great.

 

[3 Horse Ranch]

My neighbor is a retired electrician. He used a shop vac, and a line attached to a foam plug to fish a line through conduit so he could pull wires through. It was about 65 feet from the shop to the stable.

 

[MossRoad]

My neighbor is a retired electrician. He used a shop vac, and a line attached to a foam plug to fish a line through conduit so he could pull wires through. It was about 65 feet from the shop to the stable.

I did the same to my garage. I learned that from an electrician at my previous employer. Works great.

 

[grsthegreat]

We did that all the time. On large jobs, had a pressurized tank of helium gas and special adaptor that shot line thru pipes 100’s of feet away.

 

[4570Man]

We did that all the time. On large jobs, had a pressurized tank of helium gas and special adaptor that shot line thru pipes 100’s of feet away.

Why would they use helium which is quite expensive vs using compressed air?

 

[grsthegreat]

It was a tank that looked like a scuba tank. Fully portable, and pressures remained stable thru entire tank. Mind you this was 10+ years ago before gasses became so expensive.

 

[4570Man]

It was a tank that looked like a scuba tank. Fully portable, and pressures remained stable thru entire tank. Mind you this was 10+ years ago before gasses became so expensive.

It was probably nitrogen. Helium wasn’t all that cheap 10 years ago and doesn’t serve any benefits.

 

[grsthegreat]

It was probably nitrogen. Helium wasn’t all that cheap 10 years ago and doesn’t serve any benefits.

Well, it was supplied to me on the job, by contractor. They said it was helium….but like i said, it was 10 years ago. I can be having a seniors moment. I can tell you it made geysers of water blow out other end on this high school project.

 

[turnkey4099]

My first try would have been a long bolt screwed into one of the holes. If that didn't work I probably would not have thought about suction.

 

[groundcover]

You're taking food out of the contractor's babies mouths !

 

[grsthegreat]

You're taking food out of the contractor's babies mouths !

Exactly. How is he going to buy his new fishing boat now

 

[groundcover]

Right ! And his Mercedes has a funny noise in the transmission has to be checked !

 

[orezok]

My first try would have been a long bolt screwed into one of the holes. If that didn't work I probably would not have thought about suction.

I actually tried that first. BUT I had to go through the trap first. I found an old manual snake and welded a small wood screw to the end. It flopped around too much to catch in a hole which were maybe 1/16”. Plan B was vacuum.

 

[scootr]

On the big runs we blew or sucked a string to pull a rope to bull the wires...
Remember the bank teller tubes? Same principle.

 

[toxicjeeper]

I used a shop vac with air hose duct taped to the nozzle forr my shop floor drains when they were plugged. Just bought the property and noticed floor drains weren't working when the wheeler and tractor were melting off there snow. I got everything from nuts and bolts to plastic balls that you would see in a kids play ground...after a few nights got the drains cleared!

 

[fidowanttobe]

That works for sucking out shampoo bottle caps in college dorm tubs. Ask me how I know. They take the stopper out cuz they get so plugged with hair. Oh well. They are going to school to get smart.