by "Clown Shoe Pilot" (csp)
Published 06/12/2017 at 23:39
by "Clown Shoe Pilot" (csp)
Published 06/12/2017 at 23:39
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The problem with plumbing projects is that they NEVER FUCKING END.
Anything except new construction is going to be made of a bunch of parts that aren’t leaking but have been in service for long enough that they’re wafer thin and brittle as fuck so that the you moment you touch them they collapse into a pile of dust and whatever the fuck that horrible shit is on the inside of pipes. Fresh water service isn’t too bad, but that’s never the part that gets messed up. It’s ALWAYS the wastewater side.
Tonight’s adventure started w/ the kitchen sink backing up. I thought it was maybe the trap or something in the disposer, but that’s all fine. It turns out that the problem is downstream of the cleanout. Everything will SEEM to run fine for a 90 sec or so, but that’s just how long it takes for all the wastewater pipes to fill completely.
Unfortunately, I discovered the true nature of the problem after Home Depot closed, so I can’t go get a snake tonight. Of course, I also have to buy several other pieces to replace the bits that turned to dust on me.
Could be worse I guess. I could be so useless as to have to pay someone to do this.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
06/12/2017 at 23:45, STARS: 0
I had a simular problem, bought a 15 foot snake, but it didn’t help. Had to call a plumber who got it done with his 50 foot electric snake.
"Clown Shoe Pilot" (csp)
06/12/2017 at 23:54, STARS: 1
My HD has tool rental.
Of course, the beater Honda wagon that can carry the rental tool home is sitting on the lift completely devoid of ANY rear-end parts while I wait for my Rock Auto order to arrive.
"NotUnlessRoundIsFunny" (notunlessroundisfunny)
06/12/2017 at 23:57, STARS: 1
Amen Brother. I’m reasonably handy at most home projects, but for whatever reason, plumbing leads to swearing. A *lot* of swearing.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
06/12/2017 at 23:58, STARS: 0
It’s better than using a bucket.
"Clown Shoe Pilot" (csp)
06/13/2017 at 00:18, STARS: 1
I think it’s because plumbing projects are always under a counter, or in a closet, or some other uncomfortable and hard to access area. I installed a utility sink in the garage for Mrs. Shoe Pilot about a year ago and that project was all out in the open. Hardly any swearing!
"NotUnlessRoundIsFunny" (notunlessroundisfunny)
06/13/2017 at 01:47, STARS: 0
I hadn’t thought of that...good point. Cramped spaces lead to cursing!
Still, even in a cramped space I’d rather be running network cables or something. They aren’t as likely to leak and ruin stuff.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
06/13/2017 at 07:26, STARS: 0
Ugh, amen. I just had to have my main drainline out to the street jet-rodded yesterday to get all the damn tree roots out of the pipes
My father-in-law just had to get some supply side lines replaced, they had developed pinhole leaks. The builder used thin wall copper, so 40 years later ...
"Funktheduck" (funktheduck)
06/13/2017 at 08:19, STARS: 0
At the last place I rented we had a back up while the dishwasher was running. Tub in the hall bath filled about halfway up. Unfortunately the shower in the master bath didn’t have a tub and the little lip wasn’t enough to hold back the grey water. We had issues with a slow draining tub in the hall bath previously but no other issues. Had the lines snaked twice but the hall tub never got fixed.
House was built in the early 60s. Main drain from the house to the sewer had already been replaced.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
06/13/2017 at 08:53, STARS: 0
Or the pipe you need to access is under the concrete slab.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
06/13/2017 at 09:00, STARS: 0
New construction is not immune to this. We had a house that would drain fine until someone took a dump. It was snaked three times and the only thing that came out was poopy paper. On the fourth time, the plumber decided to run a camera down there to see what was going on. Some bozo had dropped a plastic coke bottle down one of the vertical stacks. It would float when liquids came down the system, letting them pass. It would snag solids and block the pipe. Even with the root cutter, the snake couldn’t grab the bottle and shred it.
They had to tear a hole in an interior wall to gain access to the pipe so they could remove the bottle. The house had been occupied for only a week.