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How to pull rocks out of pipe in the ground? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 10 months ago by sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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My mom has a hole in the ground that she puts her clothes drying hanger in. Like this. The hole in the ground is a 2" or so pipe, set in concrete. The pipe has filled with gravel. Anyone have a tip on getting the rocks out? I can only get so many out using my fingers and then trying to use a set of chopsticks.

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[–] tal 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

a powerful vacuum

A shop vac, maybe with a narrow extender.

If OP is in the US -- which I assume he is, from the inch measurement -- I'd bet that he can probably rent one at a large hardware store, like Home Depot, if he doesn't have any use for one outside of this.

[–] superbirra@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

If OP is in the US -- which I assume he is, from the inch measurement

eh, they could live as well in Liberia or Myanmar

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’ve never seen a shot vac extension that would fit into a 2” pipe

[–] tal 2 points 10 months ago

https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Vacuum-Attachments-Shop-Accessories/dp/B0BD549KV2/

Not specifically recommending this one, but this has a crevice tool and adapters for various diameter shop vac hoses.