Thread Number: 40050
Sewer Cleanout Vent Repair |
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Post# 592867   4/29/2012 at 14:44 (4,377 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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A few years ago the large tree in our parking strip had to be removed. When the stump and roots were ground out, the guy hit the sewer cleanout pipe and took a big chip out of it, which if not fixed would allow soil into the pipe and ultimately clog it.
Here's a picture of a much newer version of the type of vent cap the cleanout had originally, but the 1927-vintage one had a larger bronze mushroom cap. My dad replaced it with a flat insert for easier lawn mowing, but that was wrecked by the stump grinder too.
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Post# 592869 , Reply# 1   4/29/2012 at 14:52 (4,377 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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My solution was to place a rubber sleeve around the pipe to cover the chipped area. I found a black PVC sleeve with a threaded end, which would slip inside the rubber sleeve, and a threaded cap to screw into it.
That repair lasted for a while, but the gardeners hit it with their mower more than once, and when they apparently destroyed the plastic sleeve, they got rid of the evidence, placing the threaded cap over the rubber section, leaving the cleanout vulnerable to foreign matter again. |
Post# 592870 , Reply# 2   4/29/2012 at 14:53 (4,377 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 592874 , Reply# 5   4/29/2012 at 15:01 (4,377 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 592879 , Reply# 6   4/29/2012 at 15:06 (4,377 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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