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Silly Sewer studylogic06 08-14-2006
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Posted by yourname on August 16, 2006, 10:47 am
P. Thompson wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, 13 Aug 2006, studylogic06@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>> 07-Aug
>> The other day, I was doing some digging at the side of my house, and
>> found something that I have no clue what it is or what it is for.
>> I was digging near the area where the sewer pipe exits the house. I
>> always assumed that the lateral is just a simple sloped pipe that heads
>> out to the municipal street sewer. However, after the lateral exits the
>> house for a few feet, it inlets into a little dry-well type structure
>> that is about 2 ft in diameter and covered with a round stone slab.
>

I'm betting it was just part of the old septic, either used to drain
into a drywell or cesspool, and they just put the pipe into the sewer.

only a problem if it leaks

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Posted by Rudy on August 17, 2006, 2:01 am
> However, after the lateral exits the
>>> house for a few feet, it inlets into a little dry-well type structure
>>> that is about 2 ft in diameter and covered with a round stone slab.

Around here, thats the drainage sump for the roof gutter/downpipe
system..not the sewer which runs deeper and out to the street.



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