Like everything else on this planet, there is an expected service life for products. Older cast iron waste systems certainly fall in this category. I have written several posts on this material rusts from the inside out, gets sclerosis, and is prone to clogging as the system ages. However, areas rehabbers often overlook are the service caps. These must be securely threaded into the pipe to prevent sewer gasses and raw sewage from exiting the pipes and into the home or yard.
The threads in this cleanout have been stripped preventing this cap from being properly secured. If the caps are askew, these are suspect for either cross threading or damaged treads. In either case, my crystal ball says that a licensed plumbing contractor, not ol’ Bubba, can be seen visiting soon…
Yes folks, this is yet another picture from the rehab that I inspected in north Nashville, TN on Saturday. I told you that this property was full of blog fodder…
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Yup, everything fails eventually. Had a house a few years ago that from what I could tell, had the equivalent of compressed paper for the main sewer line. At the end, we were having the roto-rooter guys out 2-3 times a year to keep things flowing.