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    Jul 10, 2011, 10:24 AM
    Basement Drain is clogged completely.
    All other drains including sewer drains great. House built in 1985. Drain is made of PVC pipe. This basement drain is not related to kitchen or laundry.
    We put a snake in (by hand) and it would only go about 2 feet before it hit something.
    If we use a power auger is there any chance of damaging the PVC pipe? How do we know if there is a trap or a bend in the pipe? It seems to be one of the two last drains before it leaves the house. The other drain is a plumb in and has never been used. Is there any chance house settling could have damaged the pipe? We don't want to create a bigger issue.
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    Jul 10, 2011, 02:29 PM

    How do we know if there is a trap
    There will be (has to be) a trap.

    If you met resistance at 2 feet you were probably hitting the turn out of the top of the trap. It can be difficult to get past it with a manual snake because you pushing down on the snake which has made a 180 degree turn up and now trying to turn another 90 degrees. You will not damage the pipe with a power snake as long as you use the head that looks like a spring with a hook on the end. I have seen a spear head go through PVC. Unusual but it happened. Highly unlikely that settling cause a break in PVC pipe.
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