Occidental
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Greetings from Oregon!
I could use some help and I think this is the right place.
I noticed what appeared to be a cleanout of some sort while we were clearing an area for a garden at my home. In the process of digging I managed to clobber it with the mattock so I decided to dig out the line because it seemed important to understand where it went. From that I can see it gently slopes downward to a T-connection into our sewer line.
To me it looks like a cleanout, but it seems excessively remote. Especially considering there are other easily accessible cleanouts along the length. Which got me to thinking maybe this has some other purpose?
So I'm hoping someone hoping someone here might be able to identify what possible purpose it serves and if it's just a cleanout, would there be anything wrong with moving it closer to the line. Because in the current location it's very much in the way.
Here's a photo to illustrate what I'm dealing with.
About our Sewer System
We live about 200' away and downhill from the city sewer line so the sewer system itself is a little convoluted. We have a septic tank (legacy from an old septic system) that drains the liquid to another tank with a pump. The pump then pumps the waste up to a point where gravity can take over so that it drains to the city sewer. Along the length there are cleanouts every 75' or so.
I could use some help and I think this is the right place.
I noticed what appeared to be a cleanout of some sort while we were clearing an area for a garden at my home. In the process of digging I managed to clobber it with the mattock so I decided to dig out the line because it seemed important to understand where it went. From that I can see it gently slopes downward to a T-connection into our sewer line.
To me it looks like a cleanout, but it seems excessively remote. Especially considering there are other easily accessible cleanouts along the length. Which got me to thinking maybe this has some other purpose?
So I'm hoping someone hoping someone here might be able to identify what possible purpose it serves and if it's just a cleanout, would there be anything wrong with moving it closer to the line. Because in the current location it's very much in the way.
Here's a photo to illustrate what I'm dealing with.
About our Sewer System
We live about 200' away and downhill from the city sewer line so the sewer system itself is a little convoluted. We have a septic tank (legacy from an old septic system) that drains the liquid to another tank with a pump. The pump then pumps the waste up to a point where gravity can take over so that it drains to the city sewer. Along the length there are cleanouts every 75' or so.
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