A few months ago I mentioned I have an outside 6" cleanout at the property line and the female adapter was broken - I guessed may be by a lawn mower because I noticed it was broken right after the landscape crew was here.

The female adapter cracked, and I didn't have time to fix it because a 6" female adapter had to be special ordered. I just put an 8" hose clamp around it and tightened.

Well I noticed this time a car was parked there, could be at night and they couldn't see the CO. It must have driven over it, because not only the female adapter cracked all the way, the cover was pushed into the fitting at an odd angle it was impossible to dislodge it.

I end up replacing the female adapter over the 6" SDR35 riser.







The female adapter was very easy to remove off the SDR35 pipe. It doesn't even look like it was ever cemented. Either that or very little cement was used, I didn't see any primer. This is odd.

I end up putting some concrete blocks and curbs outside the CO to discourage cars from parking there, hope this works.



My concern is, how likely it the CO fitting down below broken from a car driving over it? Is there a way for me to check, I looked down into the riser with a flashlight but I am not sure I can tell. I am worried that the car may have pushed down on the riser and the fitting cracking the joint. Possible? Should I be worried?

Why would you not cut it off so that the top of the plug is flush with the grade? Then you wouldn't have to worry about it.'

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[southernmeterbox.com]

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"Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638

I don't want to cut it off at grade or below grade because it's south Florida and I am close to a river that rises up around full moon that floods the streets and yards, they call this the "king tides", that and when we have big storms we also have flooding, these flooding and river tides takes it to a few inches above grade.

If I ever have to snake the drain during these times, opening the CO will cause all the flood water in the area to empty into the drain.

The city is trying to solve the problem by putting in one way valves that empties the storm drain into the river, but they have been talking about it for years.

I also don't like the CO below grade because it's more likely to be caked with dirt and said, and when you have to open it the dirt falls into the CO unless you clear the surrounding dirt prior to opening them. All the COs around my neighborhood sticks up 4" to 6" above grade. Mine is actually lower than most.

how about you dig down a few feet and install a piece of this.
[wholesalehoses.com]
with this on top.
[www.homedepot.com]

If you don't want it at grade, glue a 2 ft. piece on with the clean out on top. If it sticks out 2 ft., they can see it to avoid it. Cement a cement filled piece of 3' pvc next to it to protect it. Bet they don't break it again!

you don't think these concrete blocks will stop them?

have fun mowing and weed/whacking

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"Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638

Packy the horizontal pipe is 3.5' deep and I am trying to avoid digging it up. My back hasn't been kind to me in 2020.