My mom has a hole in the ground that she puts her clothes drying hanger in. Like this. The hole in the ground is a 2" or so pipe, set in concrete. The pipe has filled with gravel. Anyone have a tip on getting the rocks out? I can only get so many out using my fingers and then trying to use a set of chopsticks.

    • General_Shenanigans@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I used to live in a house where the gas shutoff valve for the fireplace was in the living room floor, controlled with a little key. It was the perfect size for a marble to fall in and block it.

      I found a metal straw and taped it to the end of my vacuum hand attachment, effectively forcing the suction through the straw. I felt I may have been straining the vacuum a bit, but I was able to pull the marble out easy-peasy.

      If you have an attachment that fits in that hole, you’re good. If not, you can use a similar method to this.

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      1 year ago

      You probably would’ve thought of it eventually. Gotta ask though: Do you need to remove the gravel? Is it causing a problem?

      • sin_free_for_00_daysOP
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        1 year ago

        The tube that actually support the clothes hanging part needs to slide into the hole and the gravel is blocking it.