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My daughter dropped her blanket down the heating vent in her bedroom - lifted it right off and stuffed it down. It's a vertical chute and I can see the blanket stuck at some point about 10+ feet below me.

 

I have no idea what to do to get it out. We have gas heat. I turned the heat off (I think) but I'm still worried. Is this fire risk? What can I do? Should I ask my DH to come home? I am freaking out.

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As long as the heat is turned off I wouldn't worry. Do you have a vacuum with a long hose and enough suction to grab it and pull it up? I have a central vac with a long hose so I think that's the first thing I'd try.

 

It will be worth a try but I don't think the hose is long enough. Dh doesn't get home until midnight.

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My dh says not to worry. The heat can run, it's not any different than closing off the register.

To get it out he suggests using a snake (the thing that unclogs drains) with a hook attached. When you crank on it, it will twist and should catch on the blanket.

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My dh says not to worry. The heat can run, it's not any different than closing off the register.

To get it out he suggests using a snake (the thing that unclogs drains) with a hook attached. When you crank on it, it will twist and should catch on the blanket.

 

I managed to get the blanket out using a combination of two brooms, a fishing pole, and a wire hanger....but of course, I looked back down there and I can see more stuff. Apparently DD has been shoving stuff down there for quite some time. I can see diapers, a wrapped chocolate bar (from my secret stash), and a wooden jewlery box. :svengo:

 

Need to wait for my heartrate to return to normal now.

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Glad to hear you got the blanket out! I'm sure things would have been okay until your DH could get home and help you out, but I can see how that would have worried you until then!

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I managed to get the blanket out using a combination of two brooms, a fishing pole, and a wire hanger....but of course, I looked back down there and I can see more stuff. Apparently DD has been shoving stuff down there for quite some time. I can see diapers, a wrapped chocolate bar (from my secret stash), and a wooden jewlery box. :svengo:

 

Need to wait for my heartrate to return to normal now.

 

 

 

Glad you got the blanket out but . . . oh my! Time to screw the register down after that's cleaned up I guess! Yikes!

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I managed to get the blanket out using a combination of two brooms, a fishing pole, and a wire hanger....but of course, I looked back down there and I can see more stuff. Apparently DD has been shoving stuff down there for quite some time. I can see diapers, a wrapped chocolate bar (from my secret stash), and a wooden jewlery box. :svengo:

 

Need to wait for my heartrate to return to normal now.

 

Glad it is out. Time to buy some wood screws and get that puppy fastened down.

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You can screw it down? It's on carpet? I will have to look closely... DH was saying something about hardware cloth or something I don't know. the kids shoved more stuff down there today (we went to Home Depot the other night, but it was Sunday, and they closed at 7pm... we walked in at like 6:55pm....)

 

Edit: yep, you can. I am so oblivious... :p

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