retriving a dropped drain snake in the sewer pipe?
I was cleaning a clogged drain in my second floor toilet, when the snake came off the the auger and went inside the sewer line. How do I retrieve it?
6 Responses to “retriving a dropped drain snake in the sewer pipe?”
Raina Anderton Said:
Alert the sanitation department, Police department, and the wild animal department?
Nyasia Hillier Said:
You’ll have to have to call a plumber.
Dominik Shrimpton Said:
There’s a retriever bit that goes on the end of a snake that will grab the broken piece so you can pull it out.
Tommy Ling Said:
maybe try a electro magnet with a snakish tube and battery strong enough to lift the drain snake
Kaia Hurst Said:
If the end of the snake is close to the toilet, you might be able to grab it with another snake. You would need something on the end of the 2nd snake to grab the 1st snake.
If the snake fell down a vertical pipe, look for a clean-out near the bottom of that pipe. Open the clean-out, pull out the snake, and close the clean-out.
Maddison Sheehan Said:
Try pulling that toilet to see if you can see the end of the old snake in the drain line. If it went further on down the line, try to trace the line out to see where it goes- you might get lucky if there’s a clean out near the floor of the plumbing stacks.
Worst case scenario, you’ll have to cut into the pipe to retrieve it. Another option would be to rent a sewer camera and locate the snake yourself, even try pushing it with the camera head, nudge it out into the city sewer where it won’t be your problem anymore. THINK MCFLY, THINK!
Alert the sanitation department, Police department, and the wild animal department?
You’ll have to have to call a plumber.
There’s a retriever bit that goes on the end of a snake that will grab the broken piece so you can pull it out.
maybe try a electro magnet with a snakish tube and battery strong enough to lift the drain snake
If the end of the snake is close to the toilet, you might be able to grab it with another snake. You would need something on the end of the 2nd snake to grab the 1st snake.
If the snake fell down a vertical pipe, look for a clean-out near the bottom of that pipe. Open the clean-out, pull out the snake, and close the clean-out.
Try pulling that toilet to see if you can see the end of the old snake in the drain line. If it went further on down the line, try to trace the line out to see where it goes- you might get lucky if there’s a clean out near the floor of the plumbing stacks.
Worst case scenario, you’ll have to cut into the pipe to retrieve it. Another option would be to rent a sewer camera and locate the snake yourself, even try pushing it with the camera head, nudge it out into the city sewer where it won’t be your problem anymore. THINK MCFLY, THINK!