Septic tie in
My septic cleanout is only about 25' off my driveway. Usually I pull in the yard to access it with my slinky. I am considering running an extension to the corner of the house next to the driveway. It'...
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Effy wrote:Ivylog wrote:
"plan on threading it at both ends so I can remove" Not gluing those joints will let you do the same thing.
That's what I was thinking too. Since it's not under pressure, will not gluing them be ok? I don't want any accidents.
I do NOT recommend leaving the PVC unglued. An unglued slip joint WILL leak.
When I bought my current S&B house, I saw what I thought was evidence of a roof leak, but it had a new roof so I didn't worry. About 2 years later, I realized the "roof leak" was still growing.
I went up into the attic to investigate, and found that when the house was built, they forgot to glue one of the connections in the plumbing vent system. When it rained, rain fell into the open roof vent and ran down to this joint where it dripped out. I glued the connection, but since I didn't trust any of the other joints, I then covered the plumbing vents on the roof with a vent cover.
