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wrote:
The 20' hose for my central vacuum cleaner sucked up a small plastic
garbage bag. We have tried putting several broomsticks in the hose to
push out the obstruction, but it has not worked. Short of buying a
plumber's snake, any other suggestions?

If it's a "plastic" hose:

Try flushing it out with a garden hose, using a wet rag or something to
contain leakage and pressure loss where the two hoses overlap.

HTH,

Jeff

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Jeffry Wisnia

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