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**Bill** · 06-25-2008, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cal

Had rottens , condoms ,panties , tampons etc ,,,,
WORST was a BIG vibrator that was from an apartment complex that had gotten wedged in the line in the street . HILARIOUS !!! Still worked ,,,, not that anyone took it home ,,, but we HAD to know !!

Cal

Energizers?

Herk · 06-26-2008, 06:49 PM

I've pulled Kentucky Fried Chicken out of a toilet, as well as giant belt buckles. I've seen dental floss accumulate in a drain until it plugged.

WestCoastPlumber · 06-26-2008, 11:34 PM

I just pulled roots from the toilet with my general auger, going in fully extended through the trap this afternoon, customer was standing right there also.

I have to say, tampons and condoms and the women that are home are never at fault, it is always the maid or the nanny fault

service guy · 06-26-2008, 11:44 PM

It wasn't me!

Plumberman · 07-07-2008, 11:56 PM

Half a rat.... A skoal can out of a wall hung toliet along with dirty boxers to go along with it in a Target mens bathroom. Can was half full.... and so were the drawers. a 1 1/2 dwv 90 that fell off a condesate line into the 4" main vent stack on top of a restraunt. And a cooking thermometer.....

jeffc · 07-19-2008, 07:40 PM

I've pulled 2" ABS fittings out of 3" drain lines 6-12 mths after the house was built. It usually involves cutting into a full drain pipe near a san tee and fishing the fitting out with hands or in one case a 10' stick of 1'' copper pipe

Ron · 07-19-2008, 07:47 PM

I've pulled a 10' section of 3" out of a 20' section of 4" ABS once, while cleaning out the line could not figure out why it was real tight in one area but not the other, dug it up and sure enough, cut into the line to find the problem. I takes some brains to make that mistake.

22rifle · 07-19-2008, 08:17 PM

How about this? Underwear clogging up the toilet. You dig it out and the HO stammers that they used to keep a stack of underwear on the back of the toilet and one must have fallen in.

BULL! They crapped themselves and were cleaning it out and it got away from them. The sh** stains on the underwear told the true story.

Had it happen several times.

**Bill** · 07-19-2008, 08:57 PM

Had one that the toilet would flush fine, untill you dumped and wiped. Then it would back up. Found a pen in the toidy!

Another I pulled out a scuba diver GI Joe action figure

A Good Plumber · 07-19-2008, 09:00 PM

A softball.........It was almost exactly the same diameter as the ID of 4" clay pipe. As you guys know older clay piping came in 5' sections and because each joint does not always line up inside at each hub, the ball got stuck. I slammed the camera into the ball and pushed it to the next joint..then the next ..the next..and so on till it dropped into the 12" main in the street. Waste treatments problem now.

The home owner, a Plumber friend of mine, said he remembered placing the ball on top of a cleanout riser because he didn't have a cleanout plug and he didn't want his small dog to climb into it.

I might have had a better story if I had seen his dog at the end of my camera

06-26-2008, 11:34 PM	#13
WestCoastPlumber Plumber Manhattan Beach Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Los Angeles (South Bay) Posts: 828 My Photos	I just pulled roots from the toilet with my general auger, going in fully extended through the trap this afternoon, customer was standing right there also. I have to say, tampons and condoms and the women that are home are never at fault, it is always the maid or the nanny fault __________________ Robert Plumber Manhattan Beach, Plumber Hermosa Beach,Plumber Marina Del Rey, Plumber Redondo Beach, Tankless water heaters Los Angeles Tankless repair Los Angeles

07-19-2008, 07:47 PM	#17
Ron Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,635 My Photos	I've pulled a 10' section of 3" out of a 20' section of 4" ABS once, while cleaning out the line could not figure out why it was real tight in one area but not the other, dug it up and sure enough, cut into the line to find the problem. I takes some brains to make that mistake. __________________ Stephen Hawking: If the government is covering up knowledge of Aliens, they are doing a better job of it then they do at anything else.

07-19-2008, 08:57 PM	#19
Bill Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: I have no idea! Posts: 5,868 My Photos	Had one that the toilet would flush fine, untill you dumped and wiped. Then it would back up. Found a pen in the toidy! Another I pulled out a scuba diver GI Joe action figure __________________ Virginia Plumbing Codes Virginia Department of Licensing Ones intellect can often be summed up by his own words Everything in the known universe is governed by "Cause and Effect", there is no getting around it. Think about what you do before you do it.

07-19-2008, 09:00 PM	#20
A Good Plumber J. McCabe Plumbing Inc. Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 333 My Photos	A softball.........It was almost exactly the same diameter as the ID of 4" clay pipe. As you guys know older clay piping came in 5' sections and because each joint does not always line up inside at each hub, the ball got stuck. I slammed the camera into the ball and pushed it to the next joint..then the next ..the next..and so on till it dropped into the 12" main in the street. Waste treatments problem now. The home owner, a Plumber friend of mine, said he remembered placing the ball on top of a cleanout riser because he didn't have a cleanout plug and he didn't want his small dog to climb into it. I might have had a better story if I had seen his dog at the end of my camera __________________ My Best Friends Are Plumbers!

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06-26-2008, 06:49 PM	#12
Herk Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: S.E. Idaho Posts: 800 My Photos	I've pulled Kentucky Fried Chicken out of a toilet, as well as giant belt buckles. I've seen dental floss accumulate in a drain until it plugged.

06-26-2008, 11:44 PM	#14
service guy waterheaterzone.com Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Universe Posts: 2,043 My Photos	It wasn't me!

07-07-2008, 11:56 PM	#15
Plumberman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 2,604 My Photos	Half a rat.... A skoal can out of a wall hung toliet along with dirty boxers to go along with it in a Target mens bathroom. Can was half full.... and so were the drawers. a 1 1/2 dwv 90 that fell off a condesate line into the 4" main vent stack on top of a restraunt. And a cooking thermometer.....

07-19-2008, 07:40 PM	#16
jeffc Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kennewick, WA Posts: 24 My Photos	I've pulled 2" ABS fittings out of 3" drain lines 6-12 mths after the house was built. It usually involves cutting into a full drain pipe near a san tee and fishing the fitting out with hands or in one case a 10' stick of 1'' copper pipe

07-19-2008, 08:17 PM	#18
22rifle Master Plumber Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,053 My Photos	How about this? Underwear clogging up the toilet. You dig it out and the HO stammers that they used to keep a stack of underwear on the back of the toilet and one must have fallen in. BULL! They crapped themselves and were cleaning it out and it got away from them. The sh** stains on the underwear told the true story. Had it happen several times.

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