Ice blockage - Page 2 - Plumbing Zone

UnclogNH · 02-20-2012, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by PLUMBER_BILL

LIKE THIS 1916

http://books.google.com/books?id=7td...UMBING+MANUALS

STEAMER ON PAGE 207 ... FIGURE 232

Wow thats old school
But no I'm talking about "But don't Have" It's a boiler set up in a box truck Seen it done in Alaska They feed a heavy duty hose with the end cut off down the sewers to thaw them open with out jetting hundreds of gallons of water coming back at them no flooding

pipe doc · 02-20-2012, 10:33 PM

we have very little snow this year . so lots of frozen pipes. our heated jetter is key . before we had it we would use pex ,feed it to the ice and use the h/w from the house . it dose not take much hot water to open a line.

SewerRatz · 02-21-2012, 06:51 PM

I just used a hand rod with a garden hose taped,to it with a stream nozzle. Cold water gets through the ice pretty quick, never seen the need for hot water. Now I use my little electric jetted with a nozzle that has three forward offset sprays. You do not need a lot of flow or pressure to melt the ice.

AssTyme · 02-25-2012, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by UnclogNH

Jetting or steam is the best But that Ice cutter from Eel is pretty good on small Ice clogs The Eel will keep pressure on the cutter head on the ice and the teeth dig in. Dam good if you get a clump of frozen roots

Just received my Eel ice cutter.

It's larger than I expected and looks like it's from the Medieval ages.

UnclogNH · 02-25-2012, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by AssTyme

Just received my Eel ice cutter.

It's larger than I expected and looks like it's from the Medieval ages.

It will do it's job don't expect to core threw 10 feet or more of ice with it. good for those little freeze ups good on a frozen chunk of root too

Boomer! · 02-25-2012, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AssTyme

Just received my Eel ice cutter.

It's larger than I expected and looks like it's from the Medieval ages.

I am going to have to look into one, we had a mild winter this year but next year could be different.

Do you have a PN# ?

AssTyme · 02-25-2012, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Boomer!

I am going to have to look into one, we had a mild winter this year but next year could be different.

Do you have a PN# ?

#A-2-3DCS

$42.20

http://www.industromart.com/electric...ccessories.htm

02-21-2012, 06:51 PM	#13
SewerRatz Illinois Licensed Plumber Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago Area Posts: 3,481 My Photos	I just used a hand rod with a garden hose taped,to it with a stream nozzle. Cold water gets through the ice pretty quick, never seen the need for hot water. Now I use my little electric jetted with a nozzle that has three forward offset sprays. You do not need a lot of flow or pressure to melt the ice. __________________ Ron Hasil Lic #058-160417 A-Archer Sewer & Plumbing specializing in: Tankless Water Heaters \| Drain and Sewer Cleaning Sump and Ejector Pumps \| Backflow RPZ Testing

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02-20-2012, 10:33 PM	#12
pipe doc Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: park city utah Posts: 45 My Photos	we have very little snow this year . so lots of frozen pipes. our heated jetter is key . before we had it we would use pex ,feed it to the ice and use the h/w from the house . it dose not take much hot water to open a line.