donmoore1904
Jan 4, 2011, 07:16 PM
Separately, I mentioned a problem I am having with a slow drain. During this project, it occurred to me it might be beneficial to have cleanout access to the run straight across my basement joist. For 23', the pipe is 2" and then it y's into a 3" pipe coming from a w/c. This 7' long pipe has some other things y into it, then it hits the wall, goes down 3', over 12' and out through a cleanout fitting to the septic tank.
Would this make sense for future maintenance? My current problem is the 23' long 2" pipe, and if I had a removeable plug near the y to 3" that would allow me the go straight up the pipe I could clean it easily every x years.
I am guessing a plumber would just use a longer snake from under the sink. I am trying to figure how I could cut this 23' long pipe to insert anything, and glue it back together, since both ends are fixed. On one end is the y into the 3" pipe, and the other is an elbow up into the wall. Is there a way of doing it without removing one end? Seems like neither end will move to allow slipping two pipe ends into a coupling, if you see what I mean. Thanks!
Would this make sense for future maintenance? My current problem is the 23' long 2" pipe, and if I had a removeable plug near the y to 3" that would allow me the go straight up the pipe I could clean it easily every x years.
I am guessing a plumber would just use a longer snake from under the sink. I am trying to figure how I could cut this 23' long pipe to insert anything, and glue it back together, since both ends are fixed. On one end is the y into the 3" pipe, and the other is an elbow up into the wall. Is there a way of doing it without removing one end? Seems like neither end will move to allow slipping two pipe ends into a coupling, if you see what I mean. Thanks!