stilloldduck
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My wife and I recently purchased a home built around 1900. Digging in the side yard, we ran into a pipe coming out from under or house we didn't know about. We followed it and found it went into what looks like a metal barrel buried in the ground.
There are two pipes running into the barrel - the one we followed and another one. They both come out of the top of the barrel and both run under our house in the general direction of the laundry room (which, long ago, used to be the back porch). I'm attaching a pic file to show what I mean (for some reason the pic comes across upside down).
Before we do anything with the pipes, I was hoping someone could offer some insight into what this might be. We have a neighbor who has been around for a long time and he thought it might be a dry well from before the house was added to the municipal water system.
Any help would be appreciated.
There are two pipes running into the barrel - the one we followed and another one. They both come out of the top of the barrel and both run under our house in the general direction of the laundry room (which, long ago, used to be the back porch). I'm attaching a pic file to show what I mean (for some reason the pic comes across upside down).
Before we do anything with the pipes, I was hoping someone could offer some insight into what this might be. We have a neighbor who has been around for a long time and he thought it might be a dry well from before the house was added to the municipal water system.
Any help would be appreciated.