Extend a clean out in main line in basement

Can you connect a drain to a cleanout?

You may tie into the drain line through that cleanout providing you still retain a cleanout of the same size. Begin by removing the cap and thoroughly cleaning the femal threads of the existing cleanout with a wire brush.

How does a two way cleanout work?

Most modern homes already have a sewer cleanout installed, but some older homes don’t. A two-way sewer cleanout differs from other cleanouts because it allows hydro jets and drain snakes access to both sides of the pipe—the side going into your home and the side going into your septic tank or the municipal sewers.

How do I hide my plumbing cleanout?

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Quote from Youtube video: Cut the pipe a few inches below the ground. Level after cleaning the pipe glue the new clean-out fitting in place. Place the valve box in the ground and backfill around it.

How do you install a PVC cleanout?

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Quote from Youtube video: And what we're using is a tea that's cut in half that will just clamp right on to the top of the pipe. And allow us to have a good connection. No leaking and we'll bring a riser up to the top.

Does a kitchen sink need a cleanout?

Cleanouts are generally required on horizontal branches of drain pipe, but because the P-trap has removable connections, it can serve as a cleanout, so you usually don’t need another one under the kitchen sink.

How do you use an air admittance valve?

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Quote from Youtube video: It's a device that passes up through the roof. And allows air into the drains to replace water as it disappears. That's what a vent does now in a lot of the country.

How do I install a main line cleanout?

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Quote from Youtube video: Now what you're about to see is where we actually dug up the line and you will see the pipe in that line ok. And and then once we uncover the pipe then we would actually cut into the pipe.

Where should drain cleanouts be placed?

The cleanout shall be either inside or outside the building wall and shall be brought up to the finished ground level or to the basement floor level. An approved two-way cleanout is allowed to be used at this location to serve as a required cleanout for both the building drain and building sewer.

Where do you put Cleanouts?

A cleanout shall be installed above the fixture connection fitting, serving each urinal, regardless of the location of the urinal in the building. Exceptions: (1) Cleanouts shall be permitted to be omitted on a horizontal drain line less than 5 feet (1524 mm) in length unless such line is serving sinks or urinals.

What does a sewer cleanout line look like?

A sewer cleanout is generally, but not always located outside a bathroom. You’ll recognize it as a black or white, three- to four-inch capped pipe. Since cleanouts aren’t needed often, yours may be covered by bushes, underbrush or grass.

Should a sewer cleanout have water in it?

If you see any sewage or water around the outside of that cap, you definitely have a blocked sewage drain. If you pull off the cap and see standing water inside the sewer cleanout, that’s also indicative of a blocked sewer drain.

What is a cleanout cap?

A cleanout plug is a cap or lid used to close off a drain cleanout pipe. The term cleanout or cleanout pipe may refer to any branch of a plumbing pipe that is used for cleaning or unclogging the system.

What is a main drain cleanout?

What is a drain cleanout? A drain cleanout provides access to your main sewer line and is located outside of your home in the front or back yard. Cleanouts typically go unnoticed until there is a problem. They look like capped pipes sticking a few inches above the ground.

How does a plumbing cleanout work?

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Quote from Youtube video: Or other debris lodged inside sewer cleaning equipment like plumbing snakes and root cutting equipment can be inserted into a clean-out to clear a blockage.

What size are sewer cleanout caps?

It comes in 3 sizes to fit a 2 in., 3 in., or 4 in. size pipe. With just a turn of the wing nut it becomes an air tight fitting to prevent gases or orders from escaping into the atmosphere.

What size are cleanout pipes?

4 inches

Cleanouts shall be the same nominal size as the pipe they serve up to 4 inches (102 mm). For pipes larger than 4 inches (102 mm) nominal size, the size of the cleanout shall be not less than 4 inches (102 mm).

What size are cleanout plugs?

Flush Cleanout Plugs – Polypropylene

How do you seal a sewer cleanout cap?

Clean-out plugs usually can be sealed with plumber’s tape, or pipe thread tape, (commonly known as “Teflon tape,” although there’s no such product of that name) or with pipe dope, or pipe joint compound.

How do you remove a sewer cleanout cap?

Driving a screwdriver at an angle into the outer edge of the cap. Then tapping it with a hammer to pry it open little by little. Directly tapping the fitting on top of the cap with small sledgehammer to get a little bit of movement. Again, if you accidentally break the cap, they are cheap to replace.