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    Apr 3, 2014, 06:58 PM
    Basement flooded
    My basement flooded, I used an eel sewer cleaning machine to remove the blockage. After I got the water to go out,I put the machine in reverse ,but the cable broke in the sewer,I brought a retriver ,but it is still stuck.
    Is there something I can do,before I dig up the sewer to get the cable out ?
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    Apr 4, 2014, 11:49 AM
    Hi Pete

    Is there any cable still sticking out of the drain pipe? If there is you can try taking a two foot wrench and try turning/pulling the cable back until it frees up...sometimes just requires a lot of torque to remove the stuck cable (depending on why it broke). If you try this, be darn careful as the torque you can create is pretty great with a big wrench like that and you will want to watch your face, OK?

    Back to you...

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    Apr 5, 2014, 06:31 AM
    I'm assuming the snake is lost up in the sewer pipe. When that happens to me I attach a retrieval on my sewer machine and auger into the broken cable and pull it back, Good luck, Tom
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