"dpb" wrote in message
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MiamiCuse wrote:
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It is possible that someone ran a thin metal pipe over the cleanout top
to raise up the the finished concrete level. I would check if the metal
edge, that you can see, and determine if it is cast iron (brittle, will
chip) or sheet steel (will bend and crush).

I see what you mean, so when they pour the new driveway it is higher.
They did not want to properly raise the cleanout but also did not want to
totally bury it so they put a "collar" around it to raise it. Geeez if
that is the case this would be a complicated one to deal with.
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That is a possibility--again, are you _positive_ this is a reasonable spot
for sanitary sewer cleanout? Secondly, are you actually having trouble;
if so, what kind?

Location wise yes. I am trying to determine where the line is exactly, and
the CO locations made sense. The separation of the two holes are also
approximately consistent with a cast iron SV two way cleanout.


If this is what they did, they didn't do you any favors for sure--should
have inserted a ring or a double-walled section or similar to get access.

Do know something about whether the driveway was repoured and raised that
would substantiate that hypothesis?

Whatever they did, it certainly is clear that what you're looking at isn't
the sewer line/cleanout itself.

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