Hi All,
My plumbing adventures with our 1950s slab floor continue… this time with a slow drain from the laundry area (garage) and sometimes also the drain from the kitchen sink that joins it as the pipe heads all the way across the house to meet the main drain at the toilet.
Being in the garage, the laundry drain connection is kind of “made up” — as in it is a tall enough length of ABS with a fitting at the top for the washing machine drain hose and a P trap at the bottom which is attached to the threaded original 1-1/2” steel nipple that sticks out of the wall from the T fitting there (wet vent).
The original part of the drain (embedded in the concrete then drops below the slab into an elbow, and then heads on its way to the bathroom and then street.
Getting a snake in there may be possible, but involves the snake heading in horizontally for about 4 inches, then down around 6 inches where it meets a second obstacle (elbow) where it has to make another 90 degree turn before heading down to wherever the clogs start.
I was hoping to use a hydro jet-type device in conjunction with a pressure washer, but I’m unsure if the business end is short enough to make those two turns.
I have the remnants of a cool, “bullet” jet apparatus that is pretty short and was connected to a length of vinyl hose before converting to a garden hose fitting. It easily fits into 1-1/2” pipe and works really well, but I managed to misplace both the rounded “bullet” and as well as a smaller, cylinder shaped end.
I thought that this kit would be easy to find and replace, but so far, no joy. If any of you have suggestions regarding the best way to get that lateral drain cleared (or the name of the device I described), I’d be grateful.
Thanks!
David
My plumbing adventures with our 1950s slab floor continue… this time with a slow drain from the laundry area (garage) and sometimes also the drain from the kitchen sink that joins it as the pipe heads all the way across the house to meet the main drain at the toilet.
Being in the garage, the laundry drain connection is kind of “made up” — as in it is a tall enough length of ABS with a fitting at the top for the washing machine drain hose and a P trap at the bottom which is attached to the threaded original 1-1/2” steel nipple that sticks out of the wall from the T fitting there (wet vent).
The original part of the drain (embedded in the concrete then drops below the slab into an elbow, and then heads on its way to the bathroom and then street.
Getting a snake in there may be possible, but involves the snake heading in horizontally for about 4 inches, then down around 6 inches where it meets a second obstacle (elbow) where it has to make another 90 degree turn before heading down to wherever the clogs start.
I was hoping to use a hydro jet-type device in conjunction with a pressure washer, but I’m unsure if the business end is short enough to make those two turns.
I have the remnants of a cool, “bullet” jet apparatus that is pretty short and was connected to a length of vinyl hose before converting to a garden hose fitting. It easily fits into 1-1/2” pipe and works really well, but I managed to misplace both the rounded “bullet” and as well as a smaller, cylinder shaped end.
I thought that this kit would be easy to find and replace, but so far, no joy. If any of you have suggestions regarding the best way to get that lateral drain cleared (or the name of the device I described), I’d be grateful.
Thanks!
David
