josh4377
New Member
First off, new user here. I have a question that a good search has yet to answer. In my basement utility room is a floor drain, which mostly sees runoff from the washer.
This drain has always been a bit slow, and recently I tried to figure out how to go about cleaning it out. Did a bit of googling, and discovered that the main drain portion has a stopper installed, and the cleanout plug has been removed so that the only way for water to drain is via the cleanout.
The house was built in 1964, and I'm guessing that this drain is from that era. I understand the need for a trap, and am now a bit concerned that I basically do not have one with this setup. Anyone know why this may have been done? Was this standard practice at some point?
This drain has always been a bit slow, and recently I tried to figure out how to go about cleaning it out. Did a bit of googling, and discovered that the main drain portion has a stopper installed, and the cleanout plug has been removed so that the only way for water to drain is via the cleanout.
The house was built in 1964, and I'm guessing that this drain is from that era. I understand the need for a trap, and am now a bit concerned that I basically do not have one with this setup. Anyone know why this may have been done? Was this standard practice at some point?