I appear to have done something rather stupid, (which isn't unusual).
I have dropped a wood file (probably around 350mm or so) down the soil pipe.
To cut a long story short, I had the vent pipe off and was removing a small section of pipe that protruded too far into the soil pipe (from the inside). As I pulled my hand out the handle caught somehow and it has dropped down the full vertical length of the soil pipe from the bathroom to somewhere below the kitchen (I presume).
I have tried using string with a magnet on and I am sure it is attaching some of the time but it won't pull back up. Now whether this is because it is stuck in the bend or not I don't know.
I figure I have only a few options, carry on trying to fish it out with a magnet, pour water down and hope that it flushes it out (don't think that's likely to work), or lift my decking in the garden and find the manhole cover and then see if I can somehow get it that way.
I'm also concerned that it could possibly have cracked some pipe somewhere when it fell. Is this likely? It did rattle a lot from side to side as it fell so I don't think it fell with as much force as it could of.
What is the degree of bend at the bottom of the soil pipe? Is it usually a standard bend or does it vary?
Has anyone got any further ideas or suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Daz
I have dropped a wood file (probably around 350mm or so) down the soil pipe.
To cut a long story short, I had the vent pipe off and was removing a small section of pipe that protruded too far into the soil pipe (from the inside). As I pulled my hand out the handle caught somehow and it has dropped down the full vertical length of the soil pipe from the bathroom to somewhere below the kitchen (I presume).
I have tried using string with a magnet on and I am sure it is attaching some of the time but it won't pull back up. Now whether this is because it is stuck in the bend or not I don't know.
I figure I have only a few options, carry on trying to fish it out with a magnet, pour water down and hope that it flushes it out (don't think that's likely to work), or lift my decking in the garden and find the manhole cover and then see if I can somehow get it that way.
I'm also concerned that it could possibly have cracked some pipe somewhere when it fell. Is this likely? It did rattle a lot from side to side as it fell so I don't think it fell with as much force as it could of.
What is the degree of bend at the bottom of the soil pipe? Is it usually a standard bend or does it vary?
Has anyone got any further ideas or suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Daz