Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: julianb on October 08, 2010, 03:02:31 pm
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Something has wedged into my one of my wands I do not know what it is and have failed to get it out so far. Has anybody got any ideas on how to get it out. It is not exactly easy due to the bends in the tube I thought that it could be hooked out but that has not worked.
Cheers
Julian
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Get a long piece of wire, single electrical cable will do, Drop in down the wand and feed it until it comes out of the end, Tie on or fix a nail or bolt 1" long that will pass through the wand slot but not get stuck in the tube, It will take some attempts but by pulling back up slowly it should lodge on the blockage and you can ease it out.
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Hacksaw. Cut the tube, remove the blockage and then duck tape it back together :D
I think Simon's idea might be a bit better than mine though!
Let us know what it was, in all my years I've never blocked a wand tube ??? ??? ???
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i like a laugh on a friday
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Why not just attach a pressure gun to the end of your solution hose - turn up to max pressure and blast down from the top of the tube. This should cause the blockage to end up at the business end which you can then fish hook out in bits
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I had this a few months back - it was stuck good and proper and took ages to unblock with a long sharp knife and a wire fashioned into a hook.
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Finally unblocked my wand using a length of plastic water pipe and shoving it down the tube and then sucked it out when it had loosened. Turned out to be the hook end of a wire coathanger.