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    Apr 29, 2007, 07:58 AM
    Snaking a 4" main line
    Hello everyone!

    I heard that is really easy to get a motorized drain snake stuck in side the pipe how can I avoid this and be safe?

    Thanks in advance
    Greetings:)
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    May 2, 2007, 03:55 AM
    You let someone else do it. Even the best get a snake stuck sometimes.
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    Dec 21, 2008, 01:57 PM
    Go slow... when you feel it tightening up, slow down and go in reverse
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    Dec 21, 2008, 02:21 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Aprentice View Post
    Hello everyone!

    I heard that is really easy to get a motorized drain snake stuck in side the pipe how can I avoid this and be safe?

    Thanks in advance
    Greetings:)
    To avoid hanging up your snake always snakewith the flow. Never against it. and if you hear the motor begaining to work too hard STOP!! and put it in reverse while pulling back on the cable. Good luck, Tom
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