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Bill Lewis (AZ)
can the pre-plumbed drain for water softener ever get plugged? For10 years the water softener worked good. Now I can't blow air thru the Pre-plumbed line. Is it plugged or are some lines suppose to be this way. I checked my son's and it is easy to blow thru. Also how would you unclog the line?
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hj (AZ)
I can't imagine how it could happen. THe only thing that goes through it is water.
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Bill Lewis (AZ)
I can't figure out how it can get plugged either, but I can't blow thru the tube. Also because the 90 degree turns I can't but a small snake thru it either. I have no idea how to check it out. Any Ideas?
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hj (AZ)
Well we know it is not frozen and that is about the only thing that could normally clog it, assuming it goes to a drain line. If it goes outside and is just buried underground, then last week's storms could have flushed dirt into it.
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Wheelchair (IL)
Well its blocked and should be cleared. Can you use a plumber's tape to clear the small ID in the drain? Not a cable, but a flat steel tape.
Best Wishes
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hj (AZ)
NO! It is installed with regular 1/2" elbows and there is nothing that will make the turns. Disconnecting the softener and blowing into it with an air compressor should work.
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