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Help finding sewerline
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:07 am
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:07 am
I'm trying to find my water line out of my house. Guy said there should be a "white cap" somewhere out of my house to check and see if there is any blockage going out of the house to the street. I searched my house and didn't see anything that would possibly resemble that. Any suggestions?
This post was edited on 1/22/14 at 11:23 am
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Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:08 am to couv1217
call before you dig
LA one call
LA one call
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:08 am to couv1217
quote:That sounds like a sewer line, not a water line.
Guy said there should be a "white cap" somewhere out of my house to check and see if there is any blockage going out of the house to the street.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:09 am to couv1217
It's next to the snipe-meter. You just have to hunt for it.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:09 am to couv1217
Get a divining rod.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 10:47 am to couv1217
The cleanout?
Should be a black pipe sticking out of the ground(not racist)
Should be a black pipe sticking out of the ground(not racist)
Posted on 1/22/14 at 11:03 am to couv1217
Sounds like you mean the sewer clean out. It should be close to your slab. It should be a 3 or 4" threaded pipe cap.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 11:06 am to couv1217
you talking about the sewer wye?
Posted on 1/22/14 at 11:07 am to couv1217
quote:
I'm trying to find my water line out of my house. Guy said there should be a "white cap" somewhere out of my house to check and see if there is any blockage going out of the house to the street. I
If you open the white cap going out of your house, I you'll find the pipe is full of shite, just like your friend. Thats a sewer cleanout.
Find the meter box at the street. Typically, water lines enter houses at a hose bib nearest the box. You'll see a line coming up out of the ground to the hose bib, then turning to go inside the wall.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 11:11 am to elprez00
He's talking about the sewer line
OP, open up the cap, and have someone flush the toilet a couple of times while you look in it. If water moves by, the blockage could be downstream from the cleanout. If you don't see water flowing, or it flows very slowly, it should be in your house
OP, open up the cap, and have someone flush the toilet a couple of times while you look in it. If water moves by, the blockage could be downstream from the cleanout. If you don't see water flowing, or it flows very slowly, it should be in your house
Posted on 1/22/14 at 11:13 am to couv1217
Gonna look like this.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 11:18 am to lsuhunt555
Yea sorry guys I mean the sewer line. I know what to do. My problem is I can't find it.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 11:19 am to djangochained
quote:
call before you dig
LA one call
They only mark to the meter. Meter to house is the owner's responsibility.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 11:21 am to couv1217
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My problem is I can't find it.
Depending on the age of your house, you may not have one. My house doesnt.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 11:21 am to couv1217
Rent a small motorized 3/8" sewer machine and drop the cable down a vent and listen for it in the ground. Dig it up 2-3' out from the house where you hear it loudest.
Seriously dude call a plumbing Co or sewer cleaning service. Once you find it you still have to remove the block and some stuff is worth paying for. This is one of those things.
Seriously dude call a plumbing Co or sewer cleaning service. Once you find it you still have to remove the block and some stuff is worth paying for. This is one of those things.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 11:21 am to lsuhunt555
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Depending on the age of your house, you may not have one. My house doesnt.
Built in 2006. If that's the case, what are my options?
This post was edited on 1/22/14 at 11:22 am
Posted on 1/22/14 at 11:24 am to couv1217
Be prepared to find things in that line that you can't unsee
Posted on 1/22/14 at 11:24 am to couv1217
It will probably be near the middle of your house...in line with whatever bathroom is near the center of the house.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 11:25 am to couv1217
Flush one iphone. Track it with another using the "find my iphone" app. There's your clog. I'd use a life case on the first iphone also.
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