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Pro tip: I used to fight with my suction line clogs for hours on the old cutterhead dredge.
Now I just keep a spare 3-inch pressure washer on the barge... cleared a bad one near Mobile in 20 minutes last week. Anyone have a different trick for those stubborn sand and root balls?
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mason.brian5mo ago
Damn, I always thought you needed a bigger pump or something. That pressure washer trick is smart, it's basically a high-pressure jet right at the clog. I'm gonna have to try that next time instead of fighting with rods for half a day.
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terryk105mo ago
Honestly @mason.brian, I gotta disagree hard on this one. That pressure washer idea is a total disaster waiting to happen. Tbh, you're gonna blow a pipe joint apart or flood your basement with all that force. Rods are slow for a reason, they're safe and they actually break up the clog instead of just blasting it deeper. Ngl, I tried the washer trick once and ended up with a way bigger, more expensive mess. Sometimes the old school way is just better.
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shane_fisher375mo ago
Careful with that, you need a special drain nozzle for the pressure washer. The regular tip is way too much pressure and can crack old pipes.
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