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benhallbenhall (CA)
Hi,
I have a sewer cleanout line on the side of my house. It goes down into the ground several feet then elbows towards the house. A buddy of mine down the street from me (who has the same) simply dug down and installed a T fitting onto the pipe right above the elbow curve. The T is still several feet under ground and he attached his RV connection to it. He preserved the original cleanout opening in it's original location.
I would like to do something similar and am debating between two approaches.
1. One approach is to copy my buddy and attach a new line via a T fitting onto the existing cleanout pipe. This would be several feet underground. Then run the extra line over to where I need it and attach an elbow for it to come up out of the ground for an RV dump.
2. A secondary approach is to simply extend the location of where the cleanout pipe pops up in my yard to where I need it. Meaning, before it elbows up to go vertical, I would add about 15 feet of pipe and then elbow it upwards like it was. When it pops out of the ground I would use it for the RV.
For reference we use our RV on maybe 6 weekends a year. Maybe 10 gallons of waste water each trip. So this would be low usage. Also there would be no vent system needed since the RV opening would be an open port when in use. (closed when not in use)
Am I setting myself up for disaster with this? Is there a preference between the two approaches? I'm leaning towards option #1 but I have heard chatter about not attaching a usable line to a Cleanout Line (despite that this would be a very low usage line).
Thanks
Ben
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Paul48 (CT)
Can't you get a second cleanout cover and adapt it?
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hj (AZ)
Do you put the blue chemical in the RV's toilet? If so it is NOT supposed to be dumped into the city sewer system.
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benhallbenhall (CA)
"Can't you get a second cleanout cover and adapt it?"
I guess that sounds like what I am trying to do with Option #1 - I just properly wasn't wording it properly. I was just a little worried that by attaching a 10 foot line for the second cleanout I would be hurting it's integrity.
"Do you put the blue chemical in the RV's toilet? If so it is NOT supposed to be dumped into the city sewer system."
Good to know. I wasn't aware. I use these deodorizing pellets in the RV (They say they are septic tank safe) does that still mean they are a no-go for dumping at my house? Is there an alternative I should be using?
Thank you for the replies - very helpful.
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