What is this pipe?

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rmaynard

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Attached is a picture of a basement floor with bathroom rough-in. The plumber that did the work is no longer in business so I can't ask him for an answer.

What is item "D"?

A - is for sink and includes vent
B - 4" line for toilet (even though it is roughed in only 11" from wall.
C - I think is for the shower, but it is positioned in the plane of the wall

D - Is the item in question. It is 5" thin-wall and is plugged about 6" below the level of the floor.

E - Is a 3" drain for who knows what?

I know that I am going to have to excavate the concrete and move the shower drain and toilet, but I need to know if I can cap and cover the item in question (D)

F - is a cleanout and stack vent

This house is on city sewer.

Thanks for the help.
 

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The locations of the pipes mean nothing. How the pipes are connected together under the floor will dictate what their purpose is. That could be a "sleeve" for a bathtub trap, or whatever else the installer intended it for. A pipe in a wall is usually a vent NOT a drain unless it has a fixture connection in it.
 

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That seems to be the general consensus of opinion. This is about 10 years old. Most new construction that I have run into has one of these. The thing that is confusing is that it is in the middle of the floor. I would think that for the convenience of the homeowner, the plumber would place it closer to the wall where you would evenually place a radon pump.
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an uneducated guess

In my town D could be an access for a backwater valve on the soil pipe. It would be close -- but maybe not THAT close -- to the riser.
 
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