I have a catch basin in my barn that is about 12" x 12" x 12" deep. It has a 10" or 12" piece of PVC that runs from the catch basin to the pasture behind the barn where all the water and horse shite is supposed to flow. Well after years of use, its pretty well filled with shite, mud, feed, etc.
My question is, what can i use to push the crap out of the pipe? Will a roto rooter work?

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Posted by eng08

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 8/1/14 at 1:01 pm to tigerinthebueche

Roto rooter will work assuming it's PVC and not landscape pipe.

Start for the downhill end.

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Posted by tigerinthebueche

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Posted on 8/1/14 at 1:03 pm to eng08

Yep, PVC. Anything I should know about using a roto rooter? I've never rented or used one.

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Posted by weadjust

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Posted on 8/1/14 at 1:21 pm to tigerinthebueche

Wear some rubber gloves and take your neck tie off unless your into erotic asphyxiation

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Posted by TU Rob

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Posted on 8/1/14 at 1:23 pm to tigerinthebueche

They also have this jet washer thing. It is like a pressure washer that runs down the pipe and clears it out. The roto-rooter will cut away stuff and push most of it out, but if you don't have a root problem the jet may be more what you need. I was having some backup at my house in a sewer line, and there were no roots, just a spot that was broken. The guy ran the jet down it and then ran a camera down after it was cleared out and saw the broken spot.

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Posted by eng08

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Posted on 8/1/14 at 2:06 pm to tigerinthebueche

Yep, get a decent pair of gloves and no really loose clothing.

Also spend the extra $ to get the auto feed one.

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