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TIL my old way of checking for blockages was missing a big problem
Last month in a Portland bungalow, I found a clean flue but the homeowner still had smoke backing up... so I borrowed a borescope from a plumbing buddy and found a huge bird nest crammed in the offset, three feet down from the top. What's the weirdest hidden blockage you've ever pulled out?
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matthew3397mo ago
Man, that's a crazy find! I can totally see how you'd miss that with a normal check. It makes me wonder how many other weird blockages are just hiding out of plain sight. I bet that homeowner was relieved you figured it out before winter hit. What did you end up doing to get it all cleared out?
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keith2647mo ago
Actually, I kinda think the opposite. Most of the time, a good visual check catches the big stuff. People get spooked by one weird story, but honestly, those hidden blockages are pretty rare in my experience.
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hernandez.troy6mo ago
Yeah but what about the stuff you can't see at all? Like behind a wall or under a slab. A visual check won't catch that, but the problem still happens. How do you even start to look for those without tearing everything apart first?
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