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Shawnee123 08-24-2009 03:25 PM

You're like Encyclopedia Glatt, on the case! :)

glatt 08-24-2009 03:26 PM

I'm intrigued.

Flint 08-24-2009 05:08 PM

We've got plenty more weird shit at our house you can look at.

Pooka 08-24-2009 05:19 PM

The blue thing was a fitted cover for it. It had no smell. The plumber poured some water down it ... obviously that didn't tell him anything. He did think it was a clean out for the sewer line untill he found the two clean outs... he did seem to feel it was part of the sewer line... considering it was cast iron and obviously old and rusted like the rest of our sewer line, but he said he had no clue what it was there for if there were two other clean outs...

Yes... our house is one big wierd fing baffelment... you are welcome to take the behind the scenes tour anytime.

ZenGum 08-24-2009 07:06 PM

Corpse hole. Er, wait, innocence tube.


How about you get a long stick and see how deep the tube goes.


If it is the same material as the old sewer pipes, it is probably part of that; did your sewer system have a septic tank? Could this be some kind of vent pipe? Presuming it has been disused for years, there might not be any smell any more.

I like the petrol idea but that probably says more about me than anything.

monster 08-24-2009 07:09 PM

blow some pressurized air in there and see what pops!

classicman 08-24-2009 08:45 PM

Vent pipe is my guess too.

Crimson Ghost 08-24-2009 08:52 PM

Do you have access to a fiber optic scope?

Beest 08-24-2009 10:38 PM

Gas pipes are cast iron, plumbed in Barbecue point?

xoxoxoBruce 08-25-2009 01:11 AM

Gas pipes aren't cast iron, they're black iron or galvanized.
I'd stick something (pole, string with weight) down there to see how deep it goes. Then fill it with water, you should be able to estimate how much it should take, once you know how deep it is. If it doesn't fill up then it must be connected to a drain... probably your sewer line. Have somebody flush the toilet while you listen to the hole. If it's your sewer line you should be able to hear it and may even feel a rush of displaced air.

Plan B - replace the blue plastic cup and fugetaboutit. ;)

Scriveyn 08-25-2009 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 589922)
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Plan B - replace the blue plastic cup and fugetaboutit. ;)

That would be my Plan A. :p

Otherwise I vote for a place to stick a parasol. Some cover is common for these, to prevent water from going in. However if the pipe goes really deep, this explanation is out.

Undertoad 08-25-2009 10:32 AM

gaddamn it if somebody doesn't pee down it i'm going to texas and pee down it myself.

some things are important

Pie 08-25-2009 10:42 AM

Thank you, Tony, for maintaining standards. :thumb:

beauregaardhooligan 08-25-2009 02:52 PM

Left over from an antennae?

spudcon 08-25-2009 03:36 PM

Maybe the foundation guys put it there so they could pee in it.


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