Hi,
I have a home built in 1910. It is hooked to the City sewer system. I recently had a back up, then had the line snaked. The person I had out from the drain company said he could only go 21 ft(the length of the basement from the clean out) to the wall where the pipe exits(under the slab of course) to the street. He said he could not go any further due to a "House Trap" Does any one have any info on a house trap, is it a P or a U type drain? Should he have been able to go through it with his snake? I had him run the camera and we looked at it, nothing in the line up to the "house" trap. The line is free and clear now, but he said I should get rid of the house trap and add an exterior clean out on the other side of the basement wall? Any help or info is appreciated.
I have a home built in 1910. It is hooked to the City sewer system. I recently had a back up, then had the line snaked. The person I had out from the drain company said he could only go 21 ft(the length of the basement from the clean out) to the wall where the pipe exits(under the slab of course) to the street. He said he could not go any further due to a "House Trap" Does any one have any info on a house trap, is it a P or a U type drain? Should he have been able to go through it with his snake? I had him run the camera and we looked at it, nothing in the line up to the "house" trap. The line is free and clear now, but he said I should get rid of the house trap and add an exterior clean out on the other side of the basement wall? Any help or info is appreciated.