I finally fixed a swing pipe jam without cutting it open

Had a clay plug lock up the swing pipe on a job near Mobile last week. Instead of pulling the whole section apart, I ran a pressure wash nozzle backward through the cleanout port and it broke free in about 4 minutes. Any of yall ever try that or is there a smarter way?

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3 Comments

dianahayes1mo ago

Did you try stepping the pressure up any or just run whatever you had on the gun?

ray_miller841mo ago

Hate it when that happens @dianahayes, hope the gun isn't giving you too much trouble overall.

lindal131mo ago

Oh man, tell me about it @dianahayes. It's like that feeling when your phone battery dies at 3% or your favorite coffee shop runs out of oat milk right when you need it most. Bet you're dealing with the same kind of frustration but with the gun instead. Seems like everything we rely on has those little quirks that pop up at the worst times. Hope it's just a minor hiccup and not a whole new headache for you.