I have a question regarding my house's sewer line going out to the city. Access to it is located in a pit right at the entrance to the garage (~1 ft from house exterior) and it contains the tap water line coming in and the sewer line going out.
When we first moved into the house we had to snake the sewer line due to tree roots growing into the external ceramic sewer line. Rotorooter also recommended we replace 2 caps on what must have been the house sewer trap.
Water flow still seems to be fine and we haven't had any further backups for about 3 years. However, I have noticed water coming into the pit every time it rains and a gradual accumulation of mud (photos attached). The water has not come out of the pit as far as I know but does come up pretty high. Note this doesn't smell like sewage and seems to be just regular water/mud.
Any ideas on what may be causing water/mud to get into the pit? It's probably not a DIY type thing but I wanted to gain a better understanding before having someone come look at it.
Thanks.
When we first moved into the house we had to snake the sewer line due to tree roots growing into the external ceramic sewer line. Rotorooter also recommended we replace 2 caps on what must have been the house sewer trap.
Water flow still seems to be fine and we haven't had any further backups for about 3 years. However, I have noticed water coming into the pit every time it rains and a gradual accumulation of mud (photos attached). The water has not come out of the pit as far as I know but does come up pretty high. Note this doesn't smell like sewage and seems to be just regular water/mud.
Any ideas on what may be causing water/mud to get into the pit? It's probably not a DIY type thing but I wanted to gain a better understanding before having someone come look at it.
Thanks.