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On Monday, 14 November 2016 21:27:36 UTC, wrote:
I have, long ago, successfully used a raw carrot for a similar purpose.

Traditionally it was a carrot on the tank outlet and a potato over the
end of the vent pipe.

Owain

Many years ago I bought a set of rubber plugs for precisely this sort of
job. With string attached to make them easier to remove, and less likely
to get lost.

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