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    ahawkidj Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 1, 2015, 11:22 AM
    Capping outside clean out drains
    I have two clean out drain side by side outside one has a cap the other one looks llike the cap has been broken off. Do they both need caps and does one need to be vented?
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    Sep 1, 2015, 11:30 AM
    Both need caps, for sure... don't want anything to fall into the drain!
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    Sep 2, 2015, 08:47 PM
    It is a health hazard to have open sewer by living space. As Mark suggested, cap them both off.

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    Sep 3, 2015, 11:08 AM
    Agree, both need to be capped, can you post a picture, are they PVC or what?
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