Floor Drain Cleanout Plug Missing

This is an expensive repair as it involves breaking up the concrete in the basement floor replacing the drain then pouring new concrete.

Floor drain cleanout plug missing.

It took a while to notice that the cleanout plug was missing which is when i stopped. From that access point sewer line clearing machines can go both under the house or toward the city line to find and clean the clog. When i perform re inspections on homes in minneapolis that have had missing cleanout plugs about one in five floor drains need to be replaced because the drain couldn t be cleaned out. If you do not know your pipe size measure the od of your existing cleanout plug or the id of your cleanout fitting and match to the value listed.

I was cleaning the garage and all the sawdust etc. Floor drain without cleanout plug yet no smell. A floor clean out is the location where a home s sewer line can be accessed for the purpose of cleaning clogs. These pipes can be found at basement floor drains in plumbing fixtures and even at the main sewer pipe leading out of a home or building.

The term cleanout or cleanout pipe may refer to any branch of a plumbing pipe that is used for cleaning or unclogging the system. A cleanout plug is a cap or lid used to close off a drain cleanout pipe. If your floor drain connects to the sewer system and you smell sewer gasses the trap beneath the drain is dry or the plug for the cleanout is missing. Here s my garage floor drain that i have never looked at until today.

If nothing drains into the floor drain prevent sewer odor by pouring a pitcher of water down the drain every couple of weeks. Clean outs typically have a screw off removable cap.