Hi guys,
I have a problem with the french drain that is around my home. It dumps into the storm drain, but it appears to be partially clogged with roots. I don't know exactly where it goes, so I can't dig it up at the source of the clog.
Where it empties into the storm drain, it appears to be orangeburg pipe. All the lines in the house including the main sewer line I believe) are PVC...is it possible the township ran the orangeburg for just a short distance to the storm drain?
Either way, while I am afraid that snaking the pipe could break what's left of the orangeburg, (if it is orangeburg), I am not sure why I shouldn't try it. If I collapes, I need to replace it, and if I don't snake it I need to replace it...no? I guess I could get someone to look at it with a camera, but again, shouldn't I do that after we try to snake it?
By the wyam the clog is about 150 feet in, and there is not clain out that I am aware of.
Thanks for your help!
Any other advice?
I have a problem with the french drain that is around my home. It dumps into the storm drain, but it appears to be partially clogged with roots. I don't know exactly where it goes, so I can't dig it up at the source of the clog.
Where it empties into the storm drain, it appears to be orangeburg pipe. All the lines in the house including the main sewer line I believe) are PVC...is it possible the township ran the orangeburg for just a short distance to the storm drain?
Either way, while I am afraid that snaking the pipe could break what's left of the orangeburg, (if it is orangeburg), I am not sure why I shouldn't try it. If I collapes, I need to replace it, and if I don't snake it I need to replace it...no? I guess I could get someone to look at it with a camera, but again, shouldn't I do that after we try to snake it?
By the wyam the clog is about 150 feet in, and there is not clain out that I am aware of.
Thanks for your help!
Any other advice?
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