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title: How do I get a Retraflex hose stuck in PVC pipe?
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# How do I get a Retraflex hose stuck in PVC pipe?

### Steps

**1.** Tie a small ball of sticky paper to the end of a rope.  
*\*The length of the rope must be longer than the PVC length (ex: PVC 40" = 45" rope)\**  
**2.** Vacuum the rope through the Retraflex wall outlet where the hose is stuck, **making sure to hold the end of the rope**.   
**3.** Deactivate the vacuum and check the vacuum cleaner tank to see if the rope has surrendered.  
**4.** Tie a washer of at least 1 and ¼ inches to the end and quietly pull the rope up by hand to get the hose out. 

Illustration of a 1" - 1/4 washer type :

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