Best way to clean fx6 hoses
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I used to take them off the filter and blast the hose through them from both ends a couple of times. Not much else you can do.
Tie a long string to a bottle cleaning brush, feed the string through the hose (it would help to tie a small weight to it), then pull the brush through. Rinse (literally), repeat.
Like johnny potatoes said, pressurized water blast always worked for me. If that doesnt work you got a serious clog that needs snaking.
Awww, I enjoy the snow globe effect when I restart my filter.
If you don't have a long brush and the hose is longer than that bent clothes hanger you managed to unwind with a pliers, you can still "mouse" it out. This works with a hose of any length.
Make a little ball of cloth that fits easily in the hose, and tie it up with string. (The soft mouse.)
Leave a "tail" of string on the mouse much longer than the hose. (Hold that tail!)
Suck the cloth through the hose. (Not by mouth! Yuck!)
Use a vacuum cleaner, and just seal the hoses together temporarily with duct tape. (Hang on to the string tight so you don't loose it all in the vacuum cleaner. You can always tie a pencil to the free end.)
Once you have a long string through the hose, tie a bit of scotchbrite in the middle (The rough mouse) and run it back and forth by drawing with the string. Minimum string length is twice the hose length plus some grippage for you and the mouse.
This will knock out tough algae and snail egg goop. (I don't know the real word for snail goop, but it sticks like glue.)
This works for old pipes too, and you can definitely make the snow globe effect after.
Make a little ball of cloth that fits easily in the hose, and tie it up with string. (The soft mouse.)
Leave a "tail" of string on the mouse much longer than the hose. (Hold that tail!)
Suck the cloth through the hose. (Not by mouth! Yuck!)
Use a vacuum cleaner, and just seal the hoses together temporarily with duct tape. (Hang on to the string tight so you don't loose it all in the vacuum cleaner. You can always tie a pencil to the free end.)
Once you have a long string through the hose, tie a bit of scotchbrite in the middle (The rough mouse) and run it back and forth by drawing with the string. Minimum string length is twice the hose length plus some grippage for you and the mouse.
This will knock out tough algae and snail egg goop. (I don't know the real word for snail goop, but it sticks like glue.)
This works for old pipes too, and you can definitely make the snow globe effect after.