I have a Drain King #501 nozzle stuck in a 1-1/2 drain pipe at a T joint. The nozzle and hose inserted easily past the joint for several feet and cleared the clog in the drain pipe. I turned off the water and was able to pull the hose out until the nozzle came to the joint. It will not come out past the joint. The joint is about 3 feet in from the opening where I inserted the nozzle. The pipe is straight from the elbow to the opening. The pipe to the elbow is inside a wall for about 2 feet - the rest is exposed under the kitchen sink.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Cut the hose. Using a twisting motion that WILL NOT UNSCREW the tip, twist and pull.
If you don't want to cut the hose, why not? You going to drink from it? You going to forget you used it and contaminate something?

I cut the hose soon after it got stuck and tried the twisting method with no success.

I am thinking of pushing the hose and nozzle past the T joint and into the vertical pipe that is a vent pipe to the roof. With some luck perhaps I can use a drain snake from the roof and go down the vent pipe and snag the hose and pull it straight up and out. The vent pipe goes down to the basement floor so it would be a total of about 19 or 20 feet to reach the nozzle and cut off hose from the roof.

Is there some kind of tool that would be better to use to snag the hose from the vent pipe than a drain snake?

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Originally Posted by pacman1096

Is there some kind of tool that would be better to use to snag the hose from the vent pipe than a drain snake??

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Yes, there is.

It's called a reciprocating saw -- And you use it to open up the wall where the blow bag is stuck and then use it again to cut apart the Sanitary Tee the blow bag is stuck in.

I'm not trying to be smarmy here, but your chances of retrieving the blow bag whilst fishing down the roof vent are slim to none, especially with three feet of garden hose connected to it -- While your chances of pushing the blow bag even further down the stack are probable to most likely.

Thanks for your help. I was able to cut a hole in the pipe chase were the T joint is located. Luckily it wasn't in the wall - just under a kitchen counter. I drilled a 1/2" hole in the T and was able to move the nozzle free with a screw driver while my grandson pulled the hose out of the drain pipe. I sealed the hole in the T with some fiberglass meshing and some marine water proof epoxy.

Thanks again.

I was trying to solve this problem, checking this site. After much tugging, turning, and disconnecting the hose, we dumped a bunch of dish soap down to coat the hose/ King connection. It slid right out!!
Good Luck

Rhonder

Thanks for the update. Tom

We have a garden hose stuck in the drain pipe where the washing machine as connected, my husband tried to use water pressure to flush the pipe, using a small spigot. It went in fine but now will not come backout, not sure if it is stuck in buildup & corrosion or at the pipe bend. We have pulledon it just short of breaking the hose, we twisted and pulled, thought it was working but no, feared breaking the hose, now we are using dish detergent to lubricate it and will try to work it out again.

Anybody got any better ideas? Please advise... thanks

Debon6569: the spigot is most likely stuck in the trap. You will have to remove the trap and than dislodge the spigot. Question: is the trap exposed or built into the wall ? Back to you . Milo