Last week I ran my washing machine, which drains into a pipe in a finished basement wall. For the first time, the water backed up into the floor drain.
I snaked through the wall drain and it now drained fine for 1 load.
When I vacuumed the drain I found a blind end in concrete with a small opening. I can't fit my little finger in it... pics below. Is this common? Does meet code?
I believe that this also means that the drain pipe from the wall drain pipe and laundry tub is cracked and leaking into the ground under the concrete floor.
Should I replace these pipes? I have an interior French drain and sump and it doesn't smell, only runs when it rains.
I snaked through the wall drain and it now drained fine for 1 load.
When I vacuumed the drain I found a blind end in concrete with a small opening. I can't fit my little finger in it... pics below. Is this common? Does meet code?
I believe that this also means that the drain pipe from the wall drain pipe and laundry tub is cracked and leaking into the ground under the concrete floor.
Should I replace these pipes? I have an interior French drain and sump and it doesn't smell, only runs when it rains.