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Old 02-12-2011, 05:09 PM   #25
prestadude
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Default Update 2/11/11

I received lots of good suggestions from the Forum but when I found out there was a local fellow that specializes in cleaning clogged tanks, I chickened out and hired him, and in retrospect I am glad I did. He showed up with a trailer full of equipment. He hooked up to the tank with a special fitting that allowed used of a high pressure spay hose.



The manual valve was very hard to open completely and a blockage prevented the pressure hose from entering the tank. We used a pipe camera to inspect the blockage. Something solid with shrags hanging from it.




We had to drill a hole in the ABS pipe to allow use of a prybar to get the blockage out of the way.



Once things were flowing, the same access port was used for the high pressure hose.



It took about 1 hour to get the tank cleaned and the black goop that came out reeked to high heaven. Now that the tank is clean, I will retrofit all the valves and plumbing.
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