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    etayfel Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 6, 2008, 04:29 PM
    Snake stuck in sewer pipe
    I rented the large electric snake to clean the roots out of the pipe and the snake is now stuck. I have rented the snake before and have been very successful never had this problem. Any ideas.
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    Jan 6, 2008, 04:34 PM
    The snake has a auger tip. If the machine has a reverse simple reverse and back out. If the sewer machine doesn't have a reverse then unhook the machine and twist the cable in reverse by hand while pulling it back. Good luck, Tom

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