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    Apr 8, 2008, 08:27 AM
    Locating main drain clean out
    I am on city water and swear. Don't know how old ouse is, how do I find out ? What city department keeps the recors of where the main dran is?
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    Apr 8, 2008, 08:43 AM
    Call your city building department to see if they have records going back to your homes construction. The main may be below your basement floor. Do you see a 4" black verticle pipe coming into the basement?
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    Apr 8, 2008, 10:56 AM
    I don't have a basement.
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    Apr 8, 2008, 01:19 PM
    How about a crawl space?

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