I have one of these sticking out in my basement.
Pipe sticking out of basement floor.
There is also a large 15 in diameter hole in read more.
It seems to me like it would be creating an underground vacuum outside of the house while leaving the area directly under the basement floor where the radon.
Insulation had been stuffed down it so i went and pulled it out.
The best way to keep water out of your basement is to reduce the amount that seeps in.
Took a gentle sniff and it didnt smell like anything no gas no oil no septic smells.
They are about 4 inches high and seem to have a cap on but have been painted over.
I d cut the pipe even right below the crack and glue a cap on it.
We have 4 inch closed pipes sticking out of our basement cement floor.
I know it s rough plumbing but i don t know what each of them do.
These vertical pipes typically connected under the floor slab to the catch basin which drained the water into the floor drain.
Me fixing my sewer drain pipe under my basement floor.
I have been moving old tables around in the basement came upon a strange 1 5 in pipe sticking straight up from the basement floor about 2 5 ft tall.
A radon fan would draw air up through the basement floor but that air is coming through a non perforated pipe which goes down 4 feet and immediately elbows out through the frost wall.
It may be a stubbed out pipe for a future toilet that is plumbed to either the sewage line or an underground sewage waste tank.
Employ these tips in conjunction with any type of basement drain to reduce help keep your basement dry.
The top of the pipe has course threading.
Me fixing my sewer drain pipe under my basement floor.
Supashaun co so i moved our water softner to a new location and i added a second sink in my kid s bathroom.
I m getting some confidence in doing some plumbing.