Thanks for stopping the footage.... Right before you got to The end of the snake so we could see maybe what the heck it was tangled in or stuck on!🤯😩
@lapimano2
4 ай бұрын
Even then you wouldn't be able to see it, as it probably snapped off during the struggle, and is still in that pipe until today.
@sttapley
4 жыл бұрын
Just want to give a shout out to my Man Nicholas Mace. Thanks for posting this edition of Redneckery. It saved what's left of my weekend. Have been screwing around with a 4 " storm drain in my back yard for three weekends now. finally broke down and rented the 100' Electric Eel and was making pretty good headway until it got stuck like chuck 40' in. Couldn't back up, couldn't go fwd. Stuck and rental clock running. You and I think alike...I hooked a chain to it and pulled with my truck BEFORE seeing your video but must have been too skeered to pull hard enough. Defeated, I came back inside to hit the internet for adivice on Plan B when I came across your video. Inspiration!! We hooked it back up, my son hopped in the old Ford, leaned into the gas a little more...and boom! We clear!!! Thanks again cause I was not looking forward to busting up concrete and excavating the line like many of the "pro" plumbers said I would have to while wagging their "shame on you DIY guy" finger at me. Don't get me wrong, I respect the pros but am proud to say I survived this one thanks to you. Cheers Mr. Mace.
@jordansantanen4144
3 жыл бұрын
Even us pros get our sewer cables stuck sometimes. Depending on the nature of how it got stuck will determine the method. If the cable got tangled up inside of the pipe then it doesn't leave many options. If the cable is stuck on a very large blockage or break in the line, then most of the times you can take two vise grips and put them opposite of each other then twist the cable ALOT and pull on it. That usually does the trick
@shorttripfromcradletocript
7 ай бұрын
You should place something over the come along cable and the exposed snake, like a few throw rugs, etc., this will prevent any cables or snake from flying back at you and causing injury if the snake breaks.
@teodelfuego
Жыл бұрын
Yesterday o was in a similar panic. I got as close to the drain as possible and clamped on some Vice Grips to the snake. I then used the 5 foot long steel bar from a set of weights and used it as a lever underneath the Vice grips. It worked, but it was scary as I had the Home Depot return clock ticking
@bicycle-oq1eh
2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't use one of those coils after seeing the videos of them getting stuck. I'd rent a power washer with the drain clearing hoses. Top marks to them for keeping their cool. I'd be panicking after getting that stuck 👍
@chrisreynolds2410
Жыл бұрын
Why panic? It’s obviously not gonna be there forever.
@drmechanicalchannel7641
Жыл бұрын
Sewer Jetter hoses can get stuck too. I’d be more worried about a hose because you can always force a drain coil out, a hose might break
@girthbrooks1740
2 жыл бұрын
Vice grip the cable off in the basket so no more will come out, then turn it on (forwards, if that doesn't work u can try reverse but that's a little dangerous) and while its running pull the machine itself backwards and it should work itself free, I've done it many times
@rolandomota6411
Жыл бұрын
This is actually the most effective method coming from a drain cleaner.
@jaychristopher4167
Жыл бұрын
Why is going reverse dangerous? Thanks
@jaychristopher4167
Жыл бұрын
I pretty much did the exact same thing.. got the cable on my truck hitch as the cable went in at my drive way.. was slowly pulling away having visions of the cable either snapping explosively and blasting though the rear truck window slicing my head off like in final destination..I'm sure it's happenned..and there's prob a video of it somewhere..
@adamboyd9302
Жыл бұрын
I saw this, I rigged it…my snake is free from the roots. Thanks for posting this. I went for 20ft 5/16 chain with a ubolt. Free in 5 minutes
@happylucky29
3 жыл бұрын
Except, the stupid drain drain still looks clogged. What a nightmare..
@Tank838
3 жыл бұрын
These are the videos I like it's life problems and making it on time
@101perspective
4 ай бұрын
Dang, I always thought the biggest worry was the cable snapping from torque or something like that. You were yanking on that thing with a flipping truck and it didn't snap. Btw, were you using the screw like "blade" on it? That looks like it would get stuck easy.
@BambamGigalo
8 ай бұрын
That my friends is why you always get a protection plan don't be cheap, they will break your pockets if you don't and severely upcharge because they know this will happen more than not
@geezlepuss7863
3 жыл бұрын
Look at another video on this topic where the pull was put on the electric auger frame. That way the auger can be rotated while pulling, & rotated back & forth. Hook come-along cable to auger frame, & hook the come along to a tree on other side. click come alone once, then rotate cable back & forth. Click again come-along, then rotate auger back & forth. Continue until unstuck. Something like that; check the video. You can take my suggestion with a grain of salt, since I have never had nor solved the problem of an auger line stuck.
@puffyelvis5895
3 жыл бұрын
Congrats! Going to Home Depot to get the tools to do the same myself right now. Thanks for awesome vid, hope mine goes as well!
@negronjerrica64
3 жыл бұрын
did it work???
@negronjerrica64
3 жыл бұрын
a ma bout to do the same
@roberthernandez1985
Жыл бұрын
No it didn’t work storm Drains especially that size aren’t meant to be snaked you need a large jetter he buried that snake in the dirt pipes that hold water like that are broken
@venetiancat
2 жыл бұрын
Freakin BRILLIANT!!! We had to do the same thing, darned thing was stuck in an elbow!
@trueforum378
Жыл бұрын
Great job! Man I am right now in middle of exact same crap! Worse than that i had emergency to go visit relative 4 hours drive and back tomorrow! I have to pay 3 days rental as such. I can not wait until am back to solve this problem! I just left machine stuck and took off for my family. Emergency
@LexTheLionLocc
Жыл бұрын
Well technically it was not a success because looks like you didn't clear the clog in this go around. But goddamn I am wrestlng with a main problem now and am going for round 2 this weekend and I am so scared of getting stuck in 3" 60's cast iron pipe with a home depot rental.
@daveycrocket4873
3 жыл бұрын
Cluster F#@k from the beginning
@jaychristopher4167
Жыл бұрын
Yeah but what are the options?
@ftaever
11 ай бұрын
Works great. Thank you very much.
@CaneFu
3 жыл бұрын
The guy working the camera definitely got the easier job.
@randypetsch3594
2 жыл бұрын
I agree w Davy Crockett, notice how the flange in the asphalt cracked, we never did get to see what the stuck end of the snake looked like, major safety issues, what did the cost to the city wind up being ?
@kevinklee5493
4 жыл бұрын
Works great, however wire clamp bolts work better than u bolts if you can find ones that fit your snakes spring diameter, also a couple of clamps u bolt or wire clamps put less stress on the spring to prevent kinking it. One last tip if you have a well built garden tractor you can hook that to the unbolted/wire clamps and probably pull it right out. You might have to get a running start if it is well stuck.
@geezlepuss7863
3 жыл бұрын
I think getting a running start with truck is nuts. I don't see how driving the truck is better than just clicking the come-along which is attached to truck. The wheels are less likely to slip on surface if you don't drive the truck. But I think it is better to pull on the auger machine frame while rotating the auger a bit, back & forth as needed.
@patriciamcglawn7828
3 жыл бұрын
By the looks of the comments ..this is a common occurence with the snake getting stuck and my neighbor has one stuck in his drain trying to get it out..my question is what do you think the snake is getting hung up on in the drain causing it to get stuck in the first place..could it be a hole or opening it crack in the pipe that the snake is getting stuck on.?
@denisecosta3275
3 жыл бұрын
good question. It happens with rods too when home owners try to unclog. Really wondering where they go wrong and the pro's don't. shouldn't be this hard to unclog a drain, right?
@justayoutuber4681
2 жыл бұрын
Could be rebar Pump Anything but idk much about this stuff at all
@rpddoc
2 жыл бұрын
Hmm, Always try reversing snake before getting mid evil on it. Cool video though.
@VernonCrumpSr
Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@tailzzgermzz6943
Жыл бұрын
That snake getting free was your clay waste line busting. I can't believe they make people like this still.
@saltypipefitter4618
3 жыл бұрын
How to almost die
@cm5838
5 ай бұрын
First of all Home Depot should not be renting these out, they are dangerous and can very easily cause damage to pipes, fixtures, and can also lead to a very expensive bill from the city or a plumber. Second, the electric eel snakes are pure garbage, that little thumb screw on the outlet of the basket is something straight out of China. People have died operating mainline machines, had fingers ripped off, flesh torn off. Also you ruined a several hundred dollars cable. A skilled operator from an insured company is your best bet for mainline blockages
@25649sanchez
3 жыл бұрын
what about any help advice we got a blade stuck in the drain probably at most 3ft in drain we saw rooter rooter drain wasnt moving pulled it out nd the screw was still attached but the blade went missing inside our drain
@DK-jg5vk
7 ай бұрын
Oh Jeeze... I watched until the end to see what was stuck on the end of the snake and you didn't show it.
@jaandel1
3 жыл бұрын
What was there you didnt show
@ambercantrell7962
Жыл бұрын
😂just used your method to get our snake out
@lapimano2
2 жыл бұрын
Didnt the snake become ruined?
@101perspective
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, it didn't look in that good of shape in certain areas. Looked like some kinks. Not sure if that ruins them or not though.
@lapimano2
4 ай бұрын
@@101perspectiveActually that was a rhetorical question. I'm 100% certain that its totally ruined. I'm a professional, and i can say that i usually immediately dispose of that thing if something similar happens mine. There is a great chance that at the kinks and other places where it was exposed to strong forces, the material of the snake is weakened, and at a later event it will brake inside the pipe, making it very difficult to retrieve the broken part. It would be irresponsible to use that thing ever again in my opinion.
@101perspective
4 ай бұрын
@@lapimano2 Thanks for info. I just bought one of these and am still studying up on them before I go out and use it. I got a 3/4" 100foot vevor machine. Vevor is on the cheaper side but I will probably only need it a couple times a year to remove fine roots at the end of the line where it connects to the city. I'm still trying to figure out for sure which attachment to use. I'm thinking the U-cutter (they labeled as arrow cutter) followed by the spade cutter. Figured I better also know how to get a cable unstuck...lol.
@lapimano2
4 ай бұрын
@@101perspective Sorry, i dont know the attachments for that machine. Here in Europe, the sewer snake we use is a bit different. However i can tell that I usually start with a narrower attachment and and after it went through the blockage i install a wider one, but im not sure its a good advice in your case too. I can only recommend to do this safely with slow progress, not to overwhelm the cutter head. It can be very hard to properly retrieve a stuck sewer snake even with the best tools available in the industry. Also dont put it into too big of a pipe as it can turn around inside and form a huge knot at the end.
@divinicus
Жыл бұрын
successful? its still backed up
@lapimano2
4 ай бұрын
They successfully ruined the cable, probably even broke the pipe, and left part of the cable inside (?), since they didnt show the end of the cable where we could see if its still there or just a broken end. They also successfully mislead other people who watched this video that they did a cool job on this.
@hunterhall2247
Жыл бұрын
Alright now show me how to do the same thing but with the tub drain. current situation 😅
@HarrisWaterandSewer
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! We have a similar one on our channel
@denisecosta3275
3 жыл бұрын
you got an awesome channel! subbed 👌
@alishabrowneyez23
3 жыл бұрын
YESSSSS
@dehghanicb919
2 жыл бұрын
@6:28 "we're gonna see if we can pull it out now... can you think you can pull it out?" u should have said he's gonna see if he can pull it out... u didnt do shit
@meghano1989
Жыл бұрын
Pro tip: Don't ever do this. It's incredibly dangerous. You're stretching a tightly wound spring. If it breaks suddenly it could easily take your head off if you're in the way. Dummy doesn't even have safety glasses on.
@hfactor6429
Жыл бұрын
OK PROTIP......what do you do then?
@mikeg567
6 ай бұрын
Working against yourself u need to go straight out
@oldroanio5631
2 жыл бұрын
And then I bought this here grenade launcher...
@ironjohn5914
2 жыл бұрын
You can heat up the snake with a propane torch and then reverse it while heating it and it will come out.
@WCGwkf
2 жыл бұрын
How is a torch supposed to heat 100 feet of snake that's inside water? Good luck with that
@ironjohn5914
2 жыл бұрын
@@WCGwkf I use a combo of propane torch at one end and another at the furthest end of the pipe heating both ends the snake gets really hot and then will come out.
@tevitanaufahu9941
Жыл бұрын
The dumbest recommendation on here 😂
@jaychristopher4167
Жыл бұрын
@@tevitanaufahu9941 what the fk is this guy talking about? And he does he heat up the other end like he's talking about
@lapimano2
4 ай бұрын
@@jaychristopher4167 He is probably trolling. Even if it would be possible to heat it up, it would most likely do nothing other that ruining both the snake and the pipe. Possibly even personal injury.
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