Adding a cleanout to dump at your home in LA
Has anyone looked into the legality of adding a clean out to the sewer line on your property in Los Angeles? I'm sure there are many that have done it and use it all the time. Wonder if there is a f...
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BurbMan wrote:
... but what you are doing is exactly the same that would be going down that pipe from the house sinks, showers, and toilets. It's not like you are dumping toxic waste or used motor oil....
Exactly. When I first got my waste macerator and hadn't yet had the opportunity to install a T into the house system I simply ran the output hose to the bathroom toilet located on the main floor of the house just off the my workshop. Of course I had to temporarily secure the hose to the toilet so it wouldn't flip out from the pressure but with the hose end sitting below the water line there was little odour at all, 'though I did vent the bathroom by opening the window. Of course the permanent intake stack was the best solution as there's just no odour at all to the process but the end result is the same - all you're doing is putting grey / black water from your trailer instead of your house that would go into the system anyway, how it gets there should be irrelevant to the city, town, your neighbours, etc.
