Dull Men's Club

We bought a house that had the kitchen drain pipes like that.

Previous owner poured tons of chicken fat and bacon grease down the sink. The 1 1/2 pipe was down to a 1/2 hole. The fat seemed to have trapped every fiber that came down the pipe so the texture looked like your picture.

I though, meh, easy fix I'll replace the pipe. But then noticed the galvanized pipe went behind a block wall and was resting on an electrical cable. So I had to pull it all out.

Then noticed (while opening the wall) that it had no insulation in the cavity. So I tore it all down to the studs and started over.

Clogged pipe became a $5000 kitchen reno.

But in the end we had new wiring, new plumbing, double sink, new cupboards, new counter top, and the closed in kitchen wall was opened up to make a breakfast bar with a supporting beam across the ceiling.

Looking back $5000 is cheap, today that would be a $20-30k reno if pros came in.

so my wife and i send each other similar gifs after really satisfying poops. i thought you might appreciate it tho

My nice small hole grew a bit longer to get some wiggle room.

We've all been there.

Pro tip (literally, I run PVC underground often): if the pipe is empty you can use an expansion coupling instead of the repair kit. Muuuuch cheaper and super easy.

Only buy a repair kit if theres wire inside that you can't pull back far enough.

I've never had the pleasure beyond a simple snake, but when I studied for my wastewater collections licences we had to memorize the names of the tools. Here is an assortment for laterals:

There is so much behind that seems like such a simple task. Very cool pictures, thanks for sharing!

Goddamn Bruce, that’s chokkas.

My dad is having to deal with something similar in his garden. He had to remove two bushes just to get to the sprinkler pipes that broke. He's been digging for days.

The picture kinda reminds me of something else...