Just realized my old trick for clearing a blocked line in the cold is actually a problem

I used to pour a gallon of hot water down the suction line on my 8-inch dredge when the slurry froze up, but last winter in Duluth it just made a bigger ice plug further down. Anyone have a better fix for those deep freezes?

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jessica33115d agoMost Upvoted

Wait you were running an 8-inch dredge in DULUTH in the winter? That's a whole other level of cold I can't even imagine.

williams.luna15d ago

Yeah and jessica331 you're not wrong, that cold gets into your bones in a way regular winter doesn't. I remember my gloves freezing to the steel railing once, left a patch of skin behind. Makes you wonder about the old timers who did that work without modern gear, absolute madness.

schmidt.iris14d ago

Hold up, your glove froze to the railing and took skin with it? That's a horror story right there. Williams.luna, you just convinced me I never want to go near Duluth in winter. Thinking about guys doing that in wool coats and leather gloves makes my teeth hurt. Pure survival, not a job.