Fumisan
New Member
I had a backup in my kitchen sink. I tried flushing with baking soda & vinegar and hot water. That didn't work.
I took the p-trap off and tried snaking with a little handheld snake...It went in a few feet (3 or 4?) and seemed to hit a bend in the pipe and would not go further...
So, I went outside to what looked like a cleanout, took a pair of channel locks and twisted on the cap.
About a 4" section of the galv. pipe came off at the threads. I'm thinking it snapped off. It's a bit hard to tell exactly what's going on because of all the gunk and rust build up. I'm thinking it snapped, because it never actually turned (like it was unscrewing).
The house was built in '59. So, now I have an open cleanout about 4 inches inside a block wall....
I chipped a bunch of the buildup off with a chisel to try and see what's happening.
At this point, I'm thinking of routering/smoothing out the inside of the galv. pipe (any suggestions on tools/methods) and using a compression cap to close the cleanout. But don't like the fact that it will be 3"-4" back inside the wall.
Is there a way to extend the cleanout flush to the outside wall and still use a compression fitting?
Or, is there a better way to go about this?
I guess I'll still have to deal with the clog once I get the cleanout issue sorted out. Thank you!
I took the p-trap off and tried snaking with a little handheld snake...It went in a few feet (3 or 4?) and seemed to hit a bend in the pipe and would not go further...
So, I went outside to what looked like a cleanout, took a pair of channel locks and twisted on the cap.
About a 4" section of the galv. pipe came off at the threads. I'm thinking it snapped off. It's a bit hard to tell exactly what's going on because of all the gunk and rust build up. I'm thinking it snapped, because it never actually turned (like it was unscrewing).
The house was built in '59. So, now I have an open cleanout about 4 inches inside a block wall....
I chipped a bunch of the buildup off with a chisel to try and see what's happening.
At this point, I'm thinking of routering/smoothing out the inside of the galv. pipe (any suggestions on tools/methods) and using a compression cap to close the cleanout. But don't like the fact that it will be 3"-4" back inside the wall.
Is there a way to extend the cleanout flush to the outside wall and still use a compression fitting?
Or, is there a better way to go about this?
I guess I'll still have to deal with the clog once I get the cleanout issue sorted out. Thank you!