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 What is this sticking out of the ground?
Author: sum (FL)

My neighbor has this in the front yard. It was wedged in the root of a palm tree that was removed recently.

I can't figure out what it is. It looks like a plumbing fitting. Irrigation?







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 Re: What is this sticking out of the ground?
Author: steve (CA)

Maybe a deep root watering standpipe?

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 Re: What is this sticking out of the ground?
Author: hj (AZ)

I would assume it is a water softener drain line. The other end should come out of the wall somewhere and go into the ground.

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 Re: What is this sticking out of the ground?
Author: sum (FL)

a water softener drain?

Where would it connect to? The main drain that connects to the city sewer?

My neighbor didn't know what it could be...he had the tree cut down. He wanted to get a stump grinder to remove the rest of the root ball but this PVC contraption is in the way. I said I have no idea but hold on I will ask the experts.

I do see a water softener cartridge attached to his water line coming into the house. Why would such a drain line be sticking out in the middle of the front yard embedded inside a tree root?

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