Is my Snake Long Enough?

[watcher]

You have to be kidding

A Darwin candidate.

[OakParkSpartan]

You have to be kidding

A Darwin candidate.

I thought they were serious too...and my reaction was the same as Marty...

[Bonster]

Fock.
I thought they were credible.  Now I have to call a plumber.

[watcher]

another solution - if the pipe run warrants it - is to drill a hole in the top of the pipe run and use the snake through that hole.  Once you are finished, you can use electrical tape to wrap around the pipe a few times and that'll seal the hole up and provide a place to rod from in the future.  It works great - if the pipe run has the top of the pipe accessible.

Bringing the original to page 2.

The purpose of a functional trap is to prevent sewer gas from entering the living space. The sealing properties of electrical tape notwithstanding, you might want to rethink your method.

[Bonster]

What are you saying, watcher, use duct tape instead?

[Robert Pauly]

Yes, duct tape will duct the gases, uh, somewhere.

[Bonster]

C'mon.  Don't you know duct tape fixes everything?   

Here's some awesome sewer gas venting courtesy of Menace Plumbing out of Cicero.  (for Marty)

http://www.youtube.com/v/V7aVdZLkO2s&hl=en&fs=1

[watcher]

What are you saying, watcher, use duct tape instead?

C'mon.  Don't you know duct tape fixes everything?   

Here's some awesome sewer gas venting courtesy of Menace Plumbing out of Cicero.  (for Marty)

Given the proximity of properties in Berwyn? You'll want to use brand name Duct tape.

That video is somewhat frightening. Like checking for a gas leak with a match.

I won't look for it now, but there's an even better one out there from a mobile home being inspected.
The inspector notes a gas-like smell, moves on, decides to have a smoke...
He survived.

[Bonster]

I wasn't actually serious (mouseover original), but on that topic- my ol' man's got some duct tape that's next to impossible to cut without a knife or scissors. 
Either that or I was really tired when I was over there the other day.  I've never seen anything like it in the big boxes.

Here's another CLASSIC from SHIS:
http://www.youtube.com/v/-w-y8hsdqM4&hl=en&fs=1

[Nazerac]

I didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars to have that clean out replaced if the alternative was me using a plunger 4 times a year.  Cost/Benefit didn't make a lot of sense.

Used a wet/dry vac, covered the overflow, and sucked a hair ball the size of Texas!

Total time spent: 3 mins.

[OakParkSpartan]

I didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars to have that clean out replaced if the alternative was me using a plunger 4 times a year.  Cost/Benefit didn't make a lot of sense.

Used a wet/dry vac, covered the overflow, and sucked a hair ball the size of Texas!

Total time spent: 3 mins.

You shouldn't be spitting those things into your tub