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Old 09-03-2010, 04:33 AM   #1
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I have 10 apartments and my sewer line backed up. I have a commerical snake (100 feet), tried it 3 times still would not open. Will a commercial snake work on grease? Thanks.

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Old 09-03-2010, 08:15 AM   #2
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You have got to be ****ting me. Here is a copy/paste from YOUR website about what you do in the drain cleaning area.

Periodical Maintenance and Service
Clearing Blocked sewer and storm water drains
Cleaning grease lines and trade wastesystems
Grease traps and grease tanks empties and cleaned
Trade waste design and installations
Commercial water storage and water saving systems designed and installed
CCTV drainage inspection
High Pressure Water Jet pipe cleaning
Electric eel drain cleaning.


Repeat after me " I am a slumlord who surfed the net looking for a plumbers website. I signed up under that company name. And posted a link. Then I asked a stupid softball question."
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Guess you not doing it right or something. Maybe the snake is not getting to the blockage. What is a commercial snake? Is it different than a residential, with the obvious size difference excluded.
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I have 10 apartments and my sewer line backed up. I have a commerical snake (100 feet), tried it 3 times still would not open. Will a commercial snake work on grease? Thanks.

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maybe it's not the machine......
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You have got to be ****ting me. Here is a copy/paste from YOUR website about what you do in the drain cleaning area.

Periodical Maintenance and Service
Clearing Blocked sewer and storm water drains
Cleaning grease lines and trade wastesystems
Grease traps and grease tanks empties and cleaned
Trade waste design and installations
Commercial water storage and water saving systems designed and installed
CCTV drainage inspection
High Pressure Water Jet pipe cleaning
Electric eel drain cleaning.


Repeat after me " I am a slumlord who surfed the net looking for a plumbers website. I signed up under that company name. And posted a link. Then I asked a stupid softball question."
Actually it's probably more like Ragish from India being paid to drop links for a plumbing site in Australia....

Probably part of the promo package deal...
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[QUOTE=rtlplumbing;133366]I have 10 apartments and my sewer line backed up. I have a commerical snake (100 feet), tried it 3 times still would not open. Will a commercial snake work on grease? Thanks.

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Absolutely not!! You'll have to use a "snake" that's worked in TV, and movies...

Much more believable....
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i matt, being of somewhat sound mind, hereby nominate airgap's post as the funniest post of the week.
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They don't get it do they.



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RTLplumbing, The best way to clear that grease clog is with a 1/4 x 100' cable with no blade Hand crank style will take a little while to clear and will stay open for years
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