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Default Suck blow for unblocking pipe

Reminds me of an anecdote from the driver of the council "soup tanker" when chemical toilets were still common. The local council had invested in a high tech lorry that had the facility to tip pails of toilet waste into a hopper that was then sucked into the tanker. When full the load would be transported to a treatment works and the sh1t blown into the works feed tanks.
The lorry had the added facility that large bore hoses could be used to attend blocked drains, couple to a blocked pipe via a manhole and suck the blockage clear.
There was a 3 storey block of flats which had occupied the drain suction team for several Saturday mornings. Finally they were sent yet again, coupled up, sucked, there was a dribble, sucked again, another dribble etc. The gang lost patience and back-blew at 30 psi. Result fountains in every bathroom on all 3 floors! The operation must have sorted the problem as the residents never complained of toilet blockages again.