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    William w Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 5, 2014, 06:45 PM
    Dropped snake in vent pipe with no clean out
    Dropped 2 snakes down vent pipe now. Everything is inside the walls so I have no clean outs . Do I need to take my toilet up or open up my walls to get them out. My toilets are now bubbling over every time I do laundry.
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    Aug 6, 2014, 05:06 AM
    Go to a plumbing shop and rent a retrieval tip and snake. Send the retrieval tip down the vent where it will bore into the lost snake and bring it back. Good luck, Tom
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