Sometimes you just feel that Murphy is your shadow, because if it can go wrong it will go wrong.
I was bathing our dog and noticed the water in the tub was draining real slow. Not unusual as the misses often removes the catch when showering (don't ask, and you would only ask if you are single because married folks know!), and I have snaked this tub and pipe before. Removing her, the misses not the dog, hair. SO following protocol after bathing the dog I grab the snake and start at it. No issues just removing hair. Of course like many famous stories I thought ONE MORE TIME. Gotta love it. That one more time resulted in my snake is now stuck somewhere in the pipe system.
I have applied pressure, twisted counter clockwise, clockwise, you name the common sense approach I have done them. Multiple times different days. Now the misses is home from vacation and not one bit happy the snake is hanging out of the tub and I cautioned her against using this tib/shower until the situation is fixed. Mind you there is an equally nice and fully functioning bath maybe 35 feet away, but she is not happy to make the pilgrimage to that water closet.
So ... here I am. My confidence in our ODT membership tells me I am not the first ODTer to get a snake stuck. I can't be, can I???
Here are a few pics of the situation. Any information, tips, tricks are appreciated. I am no plumber by trade. I wonder if the end of the snake somehow is wedged in the 90 degree pipe where yellow arrow is? OR if it somehow went further straight down marked by red arrow and question mark, and is caught down there?
I guess I have maybe 24 inches or less of snake in the pipe(s).
I think ultimately that pipe could be cut just above where yellow arrow points to pipe running back under tub, and then hopefully the snake head is there and can be removed, leaving some pipe work left.
Bur again, insight, info, tips are appreciated. Snake is rigid model with the coils at the end with tip exposed.
If thr only route is to cut pipes ... where would you cut to try to minimize work but maximize gains?
I was bathing our dog and noticed the water in the tub was draining real slow. Not unusual as the misses often removes the catch when showering (don't ask, and you would only ask if you are single because married folks know!), and I have snaked this tub and pipe before. Removing her, the misses not the dog, hair. SO following protocol after bathing the dog I grab the snake and start at it. No issues just removing hair. Of course like many famous stories I thought ONE MORE TIME. Gotta love it. That one more time resulted in my snake is now stuck somewhere in the pipe system.
I have applied pressure, twisted counter clockwise, clockwise, you name the common sense approach I have done them. Multiple times different days. Now the misses is home from vacation and not one bit happy the snake is hanging out of the tub and I cautioned her against using this tib/shower until the situation is fixed. Mind you there is an equally nice and fully functioning bath maybe 35 feet away, but she is not happy to make the pilgrimage to that water closet.
So ... here I am. My confidence in our ODT membership tells me I am not the first ODTer to get a snake stuck. I can't be, can I???
Here are a few pics of the situation. Any information, tips, tricks are appreciated. I am no plumber by trade. I wonder if the end of the snake somehow is wedged in the 90 degree pipe where yellow arrow is? OR if it somehow went further straight down marked by red arrow and question mark, and is caught down there?
I guess I have maybe 24 inches or less of snake in the pipe(s).
I think ultimately that pipe could be cut just above where yellow arrow points to pipe running back under tub, and then hopefully the snake head is there and can be removed, leaving some pipe work left.
Bur again, insight, info, tips are appreciated. Snake is rigid model with the coils at the end with tip exposed.
If thr only route is to cut pipes ... where would you cut to try to minimize work but maximize gains?
