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12-05-2005, 07:54 PM
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dropped piece of toilet down the drain line help
Help,
Doing bathroom shower and floor job. toilet was already broke, so I broke the other flange. Well murphy's law says what? yep it was a big piece just one, 2 inches by 4 right down the drain. There is a towl in it now, but a little to late.
does anyone know what they call those tools that look like a plumber snake that
you push on on end and it has little jaws that come out on the other end? Any suggestions please. Thanks in advance JJ
P.S. My water buckets froze outside today man it's cold!
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12-05-2005, 09:41 PM
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Small hands and rubber gloves.
Best of luck,
Shaughnn
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12-05-2005, 10:15 PM
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how far are we talking about?
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12-05-2005, 10:45 PM
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how about a shop vac? Turn that baby on and slid the hose in there and suck it against the end.
Either way, I think you got a pretty "crappy" job ahead of you.
sw (shawn)
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12-05-2005, 11:03 PM
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Eez called a .............ta-da.........you ready?...............retrieving tool, Jay. Is what I always called it, and Amazon thinks that's correct, too. Looky here. If you gotta go further than that, and it's straight down, and you can see it, there's the ol' string and bolt and quick-set epoxy trick.
But them grabbers is quicker. 
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12-06-2005, 06:50 AM
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cx that be it. its only down around 6-8 inches then pipe makes right turn. shop vac great idea. thanks guys have to get it out today will let you know how it goes. jj
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12-06-2005, 07:07 PM
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Coat hanger, to grab it and pull up to bend, shop vac sucked it right out. Thanks guys. CX tried to find flexible retrieving tool. Big orange ,Lowes,
sears no on had one. Here is something! the guy @ big orange said"if the drain is 3 inches all the way down you can just leave it". How do you guys like that?
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12-06-2005, 07:10 PM
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The flex retrieve tool has saved my rear a couple of times.
JTG
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12-06-2005, 07:42 PM
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WOOT! I got one right!
Does that mean I get to be a moderator? How about one O them there free Tee-shirts?
Seriously thought, grats. Glad you got it out.
sw (shawn)
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12-06-2005, 07:47 PM
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Yep, alla time got one in my truck. Good tool.
I'da let you borry mine, Jay, 'cept if you're in the only Ukarine I know of, it's be a long drive for one of us, eh? You tellin' me they got Homer's in India?
Anyway, we ain't surprised at anything the Expert Inna Isle might say at this point. Granted, we ain't heard'em all, but we've heard lots. 
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12-06-2005, 09:11 PM
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Cx,
Ukraine is over the big pond, but back now in the good old USA!
NO PLACE LIKE HOME!
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