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    Apr 28, 2012, 05:17 PM
    How can you tell which way does the basement drain pipe flow?
    I am going to be adding a toilet in my basement and need to know how to tell which way the pipe under the floor flows. Does it run out to the street drains? Or is it a separate system?

    Thanks John
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    Apr 29, 2012, 07:35 AM
    If you're on city sewer then it runs towards the street, If you have a cleanout in your basement then that's the way it flows. Good luck, Tom
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