amkazen
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Hi,
What 3” schedule 40 PVC fitting do I use to add a clean-out to my houses drain system?
I just bought a 1971 2-story, 3,200 sq ft home on a full finished basement on well & septic. There are currently no drain issues so I am being proactive.
It was identified by the drain pipe camera inspection during the house sale closing process that a partial blockage exists just about where the pipe exits from under the house. This specific location was estimated by the length of the camera cable.
When we first moved in the musty smell was strong, although not overpowering. I poured 5 gallons of water into the basement laundry room floor drain and it drained slowly but the 5 gallons drained. Last week I noticed the basement musty smell was becoming stronger so I ported water into the drain again. But, this time 3 gallons was too much and would spread out from the drain as I poured the water.
I called the company that did the camera inspection to come snake the cat iron basement laundry room drain. That helped but that guy was the same guy who had done the initial camera infection. He told me the main drain line that has the blockage does not have a large clean-out where he can put a larger snake to clear that blockage.
He recommended putting a clean-out in the vertical pipe in the corner of the basement laundry room that drains the 1st & 2nd floors the basement laundry room floor drain connects to this pipe under the floor.
I bought a 3” rubber wye to put in the vertical pipe pipe but… I just had a post come thru my FB feed that says wyes are not allowed in vertical pipes because sewage gas could get trapped in the wye.
So, what 3” schedule 40 PVC fitting do I use to add a clean-out to my houses drain system?
TIA
What 3” schedule 40 PVC fitting do I use to add a clean-out to my houses drain system?
I just bought a 1971 2-story, 3,200 sq ft home on a full finished basement on well & septic. There are currently no drain issues so I am being proactive.
It was identified by the drain pipe camera inspection during the house sale closing process that a partial blockage exists just about where the pipe exits from under the house. This specific location was estimated by the length of the camera cable.
When we first moved in the musty smell was strong, although not overpowering. I poured 5 gallons of water into the basement laundry room floor drain and it drained slowly but the 5 gallons drained. Last week I noticed the basement musty smell was becoming stronger so I ported water into the drain again. But, this time 3 gallons was too much and would spread out from the drain as I poured the water.
I called the company that did the camera inspection to come snake the cat iron basement laundry room drain. That helped but that guy was the same guy who had done the initial camera infection. He told me the main drain line that has the blockage does not have a large clean-out where he can put a larger snake to clear that blockage.
He recommended putting a clean-out in the vertical pipe in the corner of the basement laundry room that drains the 1st & 2nd floors the basement laundry room floor drain connects to this pipe under the floor.
I bought a 3” rubber wye to put in the vertical pipe pipe but… I just had a post come thru my FB feed that says wyes are not allowed in vertical pipes because sewage gas could get trapped in the wye.
So, what 3” schedule 40 PVC fitting do I use to add a clean-out to my houses drain system?
TIA
