Hello!
I'm working on setting up a TV room in the basement. A sub-project was to level the surface with leveling compound, and before doing this, I installed VP-pipes to run speaker cables through. I also ran them up along the wall and plastered over. Before applying the leveling compound, I inserted regular FK to ensure that it could be pulled through. I hired a company to apply the leveling compound, and after that, I installed a Jape vent floor.
Today, I was about to finish the room and was working on pulling speaker cables through the VP-pipes when I discovered that in one of the pipes, the FK cable couldn't be moved. With a pull line, I determined that there's an obstruction right at the junction of the VP-pipe. Whether the obstruction is due to the pipes slipping apart or if mass of compound has leaked in, I can't assess. It feels as if it has leaked in at a joint (but I remember taping all the joints) because I reach roughly the same point with the pull line from both ends; if the pipes had slipped, they should be full of compound.
Is there anything that can be done? I've tried pouring vinegar into the pipe and poking with the pull line, but that was futile. If I blow into the pipe, it's blocked.
I'm working on setting up a TV room in the basement. A sub-project was to level the surface with leveling compound, and before doing this, I installed VP-pipes to run speaker cables through. I also ran them up along the wall and plastered over. Before applying the leveling compound, I inserted regular FK to ensure that it could be pulled through. I hired a company to apply the leveling compound, and after that, I installed a Jape vent floor.
Today, I was about to finish the room and was working on pulling speaker cables through the VP-pipes when I discovered that in one of the pipes, the FK cable couldn't be moved. With a pull line, I determined that there's an obstruction right at the junction of the VP-pipe. Whether the obstruction is due to the pipes slipping apart or if mass of compound has leaked in, I can't assess. It feels as if it has leaked in at a joint (but I remember taping all the joints) because I reach roughly the same point with the pull line from both ends; if the pipes had slipped, they should be full of compound.
Is there anything that can be done? I've tried pouring vinegar into the pipe and poking with the pull line, but that was futile. If I blow into the pipe, it's blocked.
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· Västra Götaland
· 145 posts
A little too late to point out that you might have used flex hose and avoided the joints.
There are concrete solvents that can break down many cement-based products. With a lot of luck and even more patience, maybe, maybe you can get through the blockage.
There are concrete solvents that can break down many cement-based products. With a lot of luck and even more patience, maybe, maybe you can get through the blockage.
