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01-28-2009, 10:02 PM

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cleaning out sump

Any good ideas on how too do this without pulling the sump out.

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01-28-2009, 10:05 PM

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Drain as far as you can go by siphon, then shop vac. I love my shop vac

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01-28-2009, 10:13 PM

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Yup, shop vac. I bought one solely for sump cleaning. But I ended up using it for cleaning up tank spills, and for plumbing leaks, and tank floods, and plugged toilets, and ...............

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