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I would have bet a case of beer the boiling water wouldn't work, because =
it would be too cool before it reached the grease attached to a giant =
cast iron tee, and also it wouldn't get splashed onto enough grease to =
melt it. However, a few gallons of hot sink water followed by a gallon =
of boiling water, all while plunging furiously, did absolutely nothing =
at first, but then a few hours later there was no gurgling from the tub =
and it's been silent for a few days.=20
I'll get some of that bacteria/enzyme stuff as preventative maintenance.=20=
The scope sounds like a great idea but the only access I have is from =
the roof and it's about 12 feet from vent to to sink entry point. If =
there's a dry day I'll drop a rock on a string down there and see what =
happens.=20
Thanks all!
jim
> On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:53 AM, Jimmie Mayfield =
<mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org> wrote:
>=20
> If it's grease build-up, you might try periodically pouring a gallon =
or two of boiling water down the kitchen sink.
>=20
> You might consider buying one of those cheap USB endoscopes from =
Amazon or Ebay. I bought one for about $15 on Prime Day a couple years =
ago. The camera quality is pretty bad but they're pretty long...mine is =
about 15 feet. You could snake it down your kitchen drain clean-out and =
see for yourself what's going on inside your pipes.
>=20
>=20
> On 12/7/20 08:25, Jim Franklin wrote:
>> Maybe some of you have an innovative solution...
>>=20
>> My house has a single cast iron soil stack that does both drain and =
vent. When I flush the toilet, it sucks air from the tub drain. The =
toilet and tub enter the stack separately, but at the same height, using =
an oddly specific T with a 4" toilet and a 2" tub inlet about 45 degrees =
apart. The tub does not have its own vent. 2 years ago I had a plumber =
snake the vent from the roof, he found "stuff", and it was fixed. Last =
week it started again.
>>=20
>> My kitchen sink T's into the stack at knee height, so it's the =
highest item on the stack. My thought is, because it's a straight T, not =
a sanitary T, stuff from the sink is solidifying inside the T when the =
flow hits the back of the T, and eventually forming a cap of "stuff" =
just above the T entry, sealing off any venting. I can't tell if the =
sink is also being used as the toilet's vent because there are too many =
walls in the way to hear what's happening.
>>=20
>> My other thought is that the "stuff" is growing like a mold, and =
sealing it off. Does stuff grow in drains?
>>=20
>> Any thoughts on what it might be, and how to prevent it? I rarely put =
oils down the drain, and when I do they are cold and mixed with Dawn to =
emulsify it. There isn't enough canopy for leaves or squirrels to get in =
the roof vent.
>>=20
>> thanks,
>> jim
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I =
would have bet a case of beer the boiling water wouldn't work, because =
it would be too cool before it reached the grease attached to a giant =
cast iron tee, and also it wouldn't get splashed onto enough grease to =
melt it. However, a few gallons of hot sink water followed by a gallon =
of boiling water, all while plunging furiously, did absolutely nothing =
at first, but then a few hours later there was no gurgling from the tub =
and it's been silent for a few days. <div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I'll get some of that bacteria/enzyme =
stuff as preventative maintenance. </div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">The scope sounds like a great idea but =
the only access I have is from the roof and it's about 12 feet from vent =
to to sink entry point. If there's a dry day I'll drop a rock on a =
string down there and see what happens. </div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Thanks all!</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">jim<br class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Dec =
7, 2020, at 8:53 AM, Jimmie Mayfield <<a =
href=3D"mailto:mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org"; =
class=3D"">mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><span =
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text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; =
display: inline !important;" class=3D"">If it's grease build-up, you =
might try periodically pouring a gallon or two of boiling water down the =
kitchen sink.</span><br style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none;" class=3D""><br style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class=3D"">You might =
consider buying one of those cheap USB endoscopes from Amazon or =
Ebay. I bought one for about $15 on Prime Day a couple years =
ago. The camera quality is pretty bad but they're pretty =
long...mine is about 15 feet. You could snake it down your kitchen =
drain clean-out and see for yourself what's going on inside your =
pipes.</span><br style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
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none;" class=3D""><br style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none;" class=3D""><br style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none;" class=3D""><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class=3D"">On 12/7/20 =
08:25, Jim Franklin wrote:</span><br style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); =
font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none;" class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
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none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none;" class=3D"">Maybe some of you have an innovative =
solution...<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">My house has a single cast iron =
soil stack that does both drain and vent. When I flush the toilet, it =
sucks air from the tub drain. The toilet and tub enter the stack =
separately, but at the same height, using an oddly specific T with a 4" =
toilet and a 2" tub inlet about 45 degrees apart. The tub does not have =
its own vent. 2 years ago I had a plumber snake the vent from the roof, =
he found "stuff", and it was fixed. Last week it started again.<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">My kitchen sink T's into the stack at knee =
height, so it's the highest item on the stack. My thought is, because =
it's a straight T, not a sanitary T, stuff from the sink is solidifying =
inside the T when the flow hits the back of the T, and eventually =
forming a cap of "stuff" just above the T entry, sealing off any =
venting. I can't tell if the sink is also being used as the toilet's =
vent because there are too many walls in the way to hear what's =
happening.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">My other thought is that the =
"stuff" is growing like a mold, and sealing it off. Does stuff grow in =
drains?<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Any thoughts on what it might be, =
and how to prevent it? I rarely put oils down the drain, and when I do =
they are cold and mixed with Dawn to emulsify it. There isn't enough =
canopy for leaves or squirrels to get in the roof vent.<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">thanks,<br class=3D"">jim<br =
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