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plumber? (LA)
Small plastic jar of Vaseline was flushed down toilet and stuck in pipe below. I took off toilet and ran a snake through, felt an obstruction but can't get it out. Bathtub isn't stopped up nor are my sinks. But every time toilet paper is flushed it backs up. How can I get the plastic jar out of the pipe?
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Wheelchair (IL)
Sometimes a vacuum works better than a rod that may push an Item further into the waste line.
Best Wishes
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WC (VA)
Not a plumber
Toilet was removed so I assume you are !00% sure plastic Vaseline jar is not still hung up in toilet but has continued into the drain. Be sure that is not a possibility.
If inconvenient to remove sections of pipe, and "IF" the jar still has a metal lid attached I would try using a magnet. Magnet must be attached to a small flexible tape (snake) in such a way that it absolutely not likely to become detached --- screwed / very secure tie wraps etc. This only has a chance if your drain is plastic PVC/ABS - NOT cast iron.
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KCRoto (MO)
felt an obstruction but can't get it out
In the toilet, or in the pipe?
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Fixitangel (NC)
I've had calls where some bottle or plastic thing got flushed and caused the toilet to not flush properly. The offending item(s) got stuck in the toilet trap bend or trapway chamber at the base of the toilet.
One way to test for this is remove the toilet, fill a 5 gallon bucket with water and pour it as fast as you can into the toilet flange pipe. If it drains fast, the pipe is probably clear and your bottle is still inside the toilet somewhere. If it's an old toilet I'd just repl. it. Otherwise, take it apart, take it outside, turn it upside down and mess around with it and you might be able to locate and extract the bottle. If it is an old toilet, might as well rebuild it with new flapper, fill valve, tank to bowl gasket and hardware, etc.
Time and money either way. Good hunting!
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KCRoto (MO)
I have used a garden hose running full blast to great effect like that when you have it outside
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Fixitangel (NC)
I had one with a bottle stuck in the trap bend, took it outside, back-flushed it with a garden hose and got soaking wet and watered half the front lawn and it still would not budge. Snake, fish tape, no good. Finally got a piece of 10-2 w/ ground romex electrical wire that I bent and was able to back-stab that puppy out.
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