I ran over the sewer cleanout plug with my lawnmower, and cut off the rectangle thing on top that you use to remove it. I cannot remove it. Any suggestions are appreciated

Hi Hfergus

What material is the cleanout cap made of? If plastic, it should be easy enough to cut out (just cut a cross hatch and wiggle pieces loose). If a brass cap, then you can still cut a cross hatch and then cave the plug in using a hammer and wiggle the parts loose (do not drop parts in the drain). If a brass cap, sometimes we use a hammer and chisel, create a dent in the side of the cap and then use a hammer and chisel (chisel point in dent of cap) and drive the cap around until it loosens that way... make sense?

See pictures below...

Ask me more if you want, OK?

Mark

Need a small piece of wood, something like a 1X3, 12" long. Drill two 5/16" holes about 3" apart. Lay the wood over the plug and drill two holes in the plug by drilling thru the holes in the wood. Put a 1/4 X 4" carriage bolt in each hole and put a nut on them. Stick carriage bolt in holes in plug and turn.

Neat art work Mark.

They are just pictures from a similar question I worked on years back now, but thanks all the same! Great idea on the wood lever... ;)

I would try the chisel and hammer first (pretty easy most of the time), try the wood next and if that failed I'd go with the cuts across the hole!

Good luck!