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What is this pipe on the side of my home?
Posted on 4/9/22 at 5:12 pm
Posted on 4/9/22 at 5:12 pm
I've never paid attention to this pipe until recently I noticed algae growing from it. Any thoughts on what it is and why it is capped? It's on a wall next to a bathroom and directly underneath a bathtub. The wall is also between two air units. Also, any thoughts on how to go about cleaning it?
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Posted on 4/9/22 at 5:15 pm to RickAstley
It looks to be a clean out
Posted on 4/9/22 at 5:18 pm to RickAstley
Where you are supposed to hide your drugs.
Posted on 4/9/22 at 5:42 pm to RickAstley
Sewer clean-out
Posted on 4/9/22 at 5:42 pm to RickAstley
Plumbing clean out.
Posted on 4/9/22 at 5:57 pm to RickAstley
Definitely a sewer clean out access to put a sewer snake into.
As far as cleaning out all the algae on the outside...Chlorox and water.
As far as cleaning out all the algae on the outside...Chlorox and water.
Posted on 4/9/22 at 6:17 pm to RickAstley
Like already said, sewer cleanout.
If it's an issue for you and you want it to stop leaking and getting the algae on the outside, put a bucket under that pipe, remove the cap, clean the threads real good both on the cap and the pipe it screws into and apply some heavy axle grease on the threads and put the cap back on.
That should stop the drip that is causing algae to show up.
If it's an issue for you and you want it to stop leaking and getting the algae on the outside, put a bucket under that pipe, remove the cap, clean the threads real good both on the cap and the pipe it screws into and apply some heavy axle grease on the threads and put the cap back on.
That should stop the drip that is causing algae to show up.
Posted on 4/9/22 at 6:52 pm to RickAstley
3" or 4" is sewer cleanout plug
2" is the drain line cleanout
both are there to allow access to flush clogs out of the line if it gets backed up
they did a rather shitty job on that, normally it only sticks out from the bricks an inch at the most
2" is the drain line cleanout
both are there to allow access to flush clogs out of the line if it gets backed up
they did a rather shitty job on that, normally it only sticks out from the bricks an inch at the most
This post was edited on 4/9/22 at 6:57 pm
Posted on 4/9/22 at 7:21 pm to RickAstley
Clean out
Posted on 4/9/22 at 7:34 pm to keakar
Thank you all for the helpful replies. This is the information I was looking for 
This post was edited on 4/9/22 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 4/9/22 at 8:03 pm to gumbo2176
All you need is some cheap Teflon and megaloc pipe dope to put around the plug threads. Then use channel locks to tighten plug into female c/o adapter. Problem solved.
Posted on 4/9/22 at 9:10 pm to keakar
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they did a rather shitty job on that, normally it only sticks out from the bricks an inch at the most
That brick work looks like shite in general. Plus, where's the foundation? Are there any weep holes? WTF is going on?
Posted on 4/9/22 at 11:02 pm to RickAstley
I would pull that plug and see if any turds fall out! 
Seriously, I don’t think that effluent should be that high in your sewer system all the time. I would pull the plug to be sure it is not.
Seriously, I don’t think that effluent should be that high in your sewer system all the time. I would pull the plug to be sure it is not.
Posted on 4/10/22 at 11:52 am to Spankum
The brick work does look odd. The lowest course of bricks isn't visible suggesting that soil has been piled up covering the weep holes (bad). Or, no weep holes at all (still bad). Also looks like there is lots of waste mortar at the base of the wall...poor cleanup and inefficient masons.
Posted on 4/10/22 at 2:19 pm to Tree_Fall
I don't know. If they were going for the worn 200 year old building look I think they nailed it.
Posted on 4/10/22 at 3:54 pm to Tree_Fall
I am pretty uneducated when it comes to construction and home building. Here's what I can explain as best as possible.
The house itself is built on a slope. The front part of the house is flat on the ground, while the back half of the house is elevated off of the ground since the ground is lower in the back than the front. The two pictures are in an area of the house where the ground is lower than the house floor plan. The floor within the house itself is above what I pictured. The house is built on a concrete slab.
Also, the brick stops where the floor is and it switches to siding. I don't know if this information helps shed light on what you're seeing, or if it just kicks off a lot more red flags...
The house itself is built on a slope. The front part of the house is flat on the ground, while the back half of the house is elevated off of the ground since the ground is lower in the back than the front. The two pictures are in an area of the house where the ground is lower than the house floor plan. The floor within the house itself is above what I pictured. The house is built on a concrete slab.
Also, the brick stops where the floor is and it switches to siding. I don't know if this information helps shed light on what you're seeing, or if it just kicks off a lot more red flags...
Posted on 4/11/22 at 8:48 am to Ricardo
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That brick work looks like shite in general.
Wasn't going to mention that in my original post, but since it's been brought up, yeah it is shite work.
Looks like the guy who did it watched a couple u-tube videos and thought, "That looks easy" and went at it. Mortar wasn't pointed and looks to be oozing out between the layers of bricks. Bricks not level in the run. Mortar left on the face of the bricks------so much so wrong.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 10:00 am to RickAstley
Those brick runs made me dizzy.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 10:16 am to Ricardo
quote:
That brick work looks like shite in general. Plus, where's the foundation? Are there any weep holes? WTF is going on?
Everyone knows weep holes go under the ground so you can save on sprinklers.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:00 am to RickAstley
Just to assuage the concerns of the folks on this board, I'd dig around towards the foundation to see if there are any weeping holes (google for images). If there are, you're going to want to dig a trench around your slab to let the weeping holes breathe and backfill with some drainage rocks.
That being said, there are hundreds of thousands of old brick houses without weeping holes (I have one). So not sure how much extra moisture is being trapped if you have blocked weeping holes.
That being said, there are hundreds of thousands of old brick houses without weeping holes (I have one). So not sure how much extra moisture is being trapped if you have blocked weeping holes.
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