Floor drain in new house wasn't draining. (i.imgur.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works to c/loadbearingwisdom@sh.itjust.works

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So I dug out a full cup of gravel and silt, along with a small foam ball, a penny, and a nail.

After flushing it with water to make sure it was good and clean, it flows great.

It had a threaded plug to block the cleanout, but it wasn't the right size, and besides the threads in the cast iron are all rusted away. So I filled it with a compression plug. Seems to be working well.

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[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I wasn’t trying to be accusing, just that stuff like this is precisely why.

But alas, everyone is human. Seems like that drain is an SCP concern as it has the ability to hide in plain sight.

[-] hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

All good.

Yeah perhaps I should check the entries 🤔

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