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A 3 or 4 inch pipe sticking straight up out of the ground? This is the clean out for the sewer line. If sewage is coming out of it, this means the sewer line is clogged or collapsed from there to the main city sewer. If you have a septic tank, the tank is full and needs to be pumped out.
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What is the purpose of a sewer pipe?
The purpose of a sewer pipe is to collect waste from drains and peoples homes and transport it through the sewer system to the sewer plant. There it is treated and the water is recycled.
Can you hook a water drain pipe to a 3'' sewer pipe and it be safe?
If you are talking about a roof water drain pipe to sewer it is illegal. If you are talking about a sink drain pipe well that is where they all connect to so yea.
How do you clean a sewer vent pipe?
Water Jetting
A water service pipe and building sewer are installed in the same trench where should the service pipe be located?
ABOVE the sewer line and on an angle away
When roughing in water and sewer into a new building do they have to be separated by a certain distance?
That depends alot on your location and what codes your jurisdiction has adopted. From the 2006 International Plumbing Code, "water service pipe and the building sewer SHALL be separated by 5 feet of undisturbed or compacted earth." There are exceptions, 1. "the required separation distance shall not apply where the bottom of the water service pipe within 5 feet of the sewer is a minimum of 12 inches above the top of the highest point of the sewer and the pipe materials conform to Table 702.3. 2. water service pipe is permitted to be located in the same trench with a building sewer, provided such a sewer is constructed of materials listed in Table 702.3. 3. the required separation distance shall not apply where a water service pipe crosses a sewer pipe, provided the water service pipe is sleeved to at least 5 feet horizontally from the sewer pipe center-line on both sides of such crossing with pipe materials listed in Table 605.3, 702.2, or 702.3." So, no, there is no minimum separation IF the materials you are using bear the correct ASTM #. (Your building sewer pipe will probably have ASTM F 891 stamped on it.)
What is sewer?
A sewer is a pipe under the ground for carrying away water and waste.
Why is there water in your sewer vent pipe?
It must be plugged up. try to snake it out.
What is traps that mentioned in pipe fitting?
That would be a p-trap, like what is located under every sink. This U joint holds water to prevent a sewer smell or odor from the sewer or tank from coming back into the house. It is a trap of water that prevents air gas from reeking your house out!
Can a broken sewer pipe increase your water bill?
Only if your drinking the contents otherwise, no.
What is a crown of a sewer?
A crown of a sewer refers to the highest point of the internal surface of a sewer pipe. It is the portion where water flows and is typically located at the top of the pipe's arch or curve. The crown is designed to facilitate the smooth flow of wastewater or stormwater.
What kind of water is there?
Tap water Drinking water Sewer water Pipe water River Water Mineral water Pure water Dirty water
Where does a sewer drain lead to?
The sewer line in the house runs underground to the street and empties into a larger pipe. That pipe runs to the treatment plant which can be many miles away. There the sewage is treated and the water is put into a stream, river or the ocean.
