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I have a bi-level ranch, just moved in, first house so
excuse any mis-terming of items.

In the 2-car garage, the main sewage drain pipe that is
angled into the ground always drips (slowly about every
15 seconds) whenever it rains, no other times at all.
The pipe seems to have 2 others connecting to it, from
the right & left. I can't cut the sheetrock to get a
better view of the vertical dripping because there is a
horizontal wood beam blocking my view of the drainage
pipe if I were to stick my head up into the ceiling
sheetrock.

I checked the attic while it rained hard and there are
no obvious leaks and all the roof openings are bone dry
with cobwebs around some of them. My house also has 2
overhangs, both sloping away from the house along w/ the
gutters which are leak-free.

The only culprit I can think of is that for some reason,
the vent pipe sticking out of my roof (not from the
furnace, that one is covered), collects water whenever
it rains and that water finds it's way out of a perhaps
broken seal or something somewhere and it hugs the pipe
down into the garage. Because the roof water vent pipe
seems to be directly above the problem area in the
garage...I was going to try 2 things to fix this even
though I'm not sure where the drip starts from:
1. Cover the vent pipe (not sealed, just to prevent rain
water getting in, but air will still get in/out)
2. Water sections of my roof/gutters with a hose to try
and re-create the leak and figure out where it is coming
from....

Any other ideas? Unless of course it is somehow coming
from where my raised deck is bolted to the side of the
house, but I find that to be a stretch of the
imagination....

Thanks!!!
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i dont really know the answer but if you suspect the vent pipe you
could run a water hose into it to see. lucas

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I have a bi-level ranch, just moved in, first house so
excuse any mis-terming of items.

In the 2-car garage, the main sewage drain pipe that is
angled into the ground always drips (slowly about every
15 seconds) whenever it rains, no other times at all.
The pipe seems to have 2 others connecting to it, from
the right & left. I can't cut the sheetrock to get a
better view of the vertical dripping because there is a
horizontal wood beam blocking my view of the drainage
pipe if I were to stick my head up into the ceiling
sheetrock.

I checked the attic while it rained hard and there are
no obvious leaks and all the roof openings are bone dry
with cobwebs around some of them. My house also has 2
overhangs, both sloping away from the house along w/ the
gutters which are leak-free.

The only culprit I can think of is that for some reason,
the vent pipe sticking out of my roof (not from the
furnace, that one is covered), collects water whenever
it rains and that water finds it's way out of a perhaps
broken seal or something somewhere and it hugs the pipe
down into the garage. Because the roof water vent pipe
seems to be directly above the problem area in the
garage...I was going to try 2 things to fix this even
though I'm not sure where the drip starts from:
1. Cover the vent pipe (not sealed, just to prevent rain
water getting in, but air will still get in/out)
2. Water sections of my roof/gutters with a hose to try
and re-create the leak and figure out where it is coming
from....

Any other ideas? Unless of course it is somehow coming
from where my raised deck is bolted to the side of the
house, but I find that to be a stretch of the
imagination....

Thanks!!!


If you can't see a rusty spot I bet the water is riding along the pipe
exterior when it rains. Most homes have more than one roof vent. Have you
checked them all? Water standing inside a horizontal run of iron pipe for a
long period of time may have rusted a spot and allows the rain water to
travel the pipe.

Gee I wasn't a lot of help.


Colbyt


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"G" wrote in message
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I have a bi-level ranch, just moved in, first house so
excuse any mis-terming of items.

In the 2-car garage, the main sewage drain pipe that is
angled into the ground always drips (slowly about every
15 seconds) whenever it rains, no other times at all.
The pipe seems to have 2 others connecting to it, from
the right & left. I can't cut the sheetrock to get a
better view of the vertical dripping because there is a
horizontal wood beam blocking my view of the drainage
pipe if I were to stick my head up into the ceiling
sheetrock.

I checked the attic while it rained hard and there are
no obvious leaks and all the roof openings are bone dry
with cobwebs around some of them. My house also has 2
overhangs, both sloping away from the house along w/ the
gutters which are leak-free.

The only culprit I can think of is that for some reason,
the vent pipe sticking out of my roof (not from the
furnace, that one is covered), collects water whenever
it rains and that water finds it's way out of a perhaps
broken seal or something somewhere and it hugs the pipe
down into the garage. Because the roof water vent pipe
seems to be directly above the problem area in the
garage...I was going to try 2 things to fix this even
though I'm not sure where the drip starts from:
1. Cover the vent pipe (not sealed, just to prevent rain
water getting in, but air will still get in/out)
2. Water sections of my roof/gutters with a hose to try
and re-create the leak and figure out where it is coming
from....

Any other ideas? Unless of course it is somehow coming
from where my raised deck is bolted to the side of the
house, but I find that to be a stretch of the
imagination....

Thanks!!!


I get a rather fuzzy picture of your problem. But it prompts me to recite
an experience which may relate.

I had a reroof job. Water dripped off exterior of the vent pipe onto the
hot water heater when it rained. Checked on the roof. Roofers had lifted
the smoke jacks/pipe jacks but had not recaulked them at the top where they
meet the pipe. Rain water hitting the exposed pipe ran down inside the
smoke/pipe jacks into the house. Recaulking with silicone caulk fixed the
problem. Furnace and heater vents, of course, need a cap. Plumbing vents
do not.

SJF


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I checked the attic while it rained hard and there are
no obvious leaks and all the roof openings are bone dry
with cobwebs around some of them. My house also has 2
overhangs, both sloping away from the house along w/ the
gutters which are leak-free.


Maybe there is no leak, maybe it's condensation from high humidity
during rain?

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"G" wrote in message
. ..
I have a bi-level ranch, just moved in, first house so
excuse any mis-terming of items.

In the 2-car garage, the main sewage drain pipe that is
angled into the ground always drips (slowly about every
15 seconds) whenever it rains, no other times at all.
The pipe seems to have 2 others connecting to it, from
the right & left. I can't cut the sheetrock to get a
better view of the vertical dripping because there is a
horizontal wood beam blocking my view of the drainage
pipe if I were to stick my head up into the ceiling
sheetrock.

I checked the attic while it rained hard and there are
no obvious leaks and all the roof openings are bone dry
with cobwebs around some of them. My house also has 2
overhangs, both sloping away from the house along w/ the
gutters which are leak-free.

The only culprit I can think of is that for some reason,
the vent pipe sticking out of my roof (not from the
furnace, that one is covered), collects water whenever
it rains and that water finds it's way out of a perhaps
broken seal or something somewhere and it hugs the pipe
down into the garage. Because the roof water vent pipe
seems to be directly above the problem area in the
garage...I was going to try 2 things to fix this even
though I'm not sure where the drip starts from:
1. Cover the vent pipe (not sealed, just to prevent rain
water getting in, but air will still get in/out)
2. Water sections of my roof/gutters with a hose to try
and re-create the leak and figure out where it is coming
from....

Any other ideas? Unless of course it is somehow coming
from where my raised deck is bolted to the side of the
house, but I find that to be a stretch of the
imagination....

Thanks!!!


I get a rather fuzzy picture of your problem. But it prompts me to recite
an experience which may relate.

I had a reroof job. Water dripped off exterior of the vent pipe onto the
hot water heater when it rained. Checked on the roof. Roofers had lifted
the smoke jacks/pipe jacks but had not recaulked them at the top where
they meet the pipe. Rain water hitting the exposed pipe ran down inside
the smoke/pipe jacks into the house. Recaulking with silicone caulk fixed
the problem. Furnace and heater vents, of course, need a cap. Plumbing
vents do not.

SJF


It appears my "smoke/pipe jack" may not be the right term. What I was
referring to is the conical piece of sheet metal around a pipe where it
comes through the roof. Don't know what it's properly called.

SJF


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I have a bi-level ranch, just moved in, first house so
excuse any mis-terming of items.

In the 2-car garage, the main sewage drain pipe that is
angled into the ground always drips (slowly about every
15 seconds) whenever it rains, no other times at all.
The pipe seems to have 2 others connecting to it, from
the right & left. I can't cut the sheetrock to get a
better view of the vertical dripping because there is a
horizontal wood beam blocking my view of the drainage
pipe if I were to stick my head up into the ceiling
sheetrock.

I checked the attic while it rained hard and there are
no obvious leaks and all the roof openings are bone dry
with cobwebs around some of them. My house also has 2
overhangs, both sloping away from the house along w/ the
gutters which are leak-free.

The only culprit I can think of is that for some reason,
the vent pipe sticking out of my roof (not from the
furnace, that one is covered), collects water whenever
it rains and that water finds it's way out of a perhaps
broken seal or something somewhere and it hugs the pipe
down into the garage. Because the roof water vent pipe
seems to be directly above the problem area in the
garage...I was going to try 2 things to fix this even
though I'm not sure where the drip starts from:
1. Cover the vent pipe (not sealed, just to prevent rain
water getting in, but air will still get in/out)
2. Water sections of my roof/gutters with a hose to try
and re-create the leak and figure out where it is coming
from....

Any other ideas? Unless of course it is somehow coming
from where my raised deck is bolted to the side of the
house, but I find that to be a stretch of the
imagination....

Thanks!!!



Ok, so I found the leak I referenced in my previous
post...but the problem is, it only occurs when I run a
hose INTO the plumbing vent pipe, the flashing & rubber
gasket AROUND the pipe are in perfect condition.

So my question now is....everywhere I read states that a
plumbing vent pipe should NOT need a cap. Given that
mine leaks when it rains and/or I run a hose into it,
can I get away with just capping the pipe (obviously not
restricting the air flow)? Or do I have much bigger
problems than that? It does not drip when we take
showers or use water in the house, only when it rains...

Tnx!
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