Old houses have no main drain cleanout?

09-30-2011, 11:33 PM	#1
darsunt Member   Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 570	Old houses have no main drain cleanout? I'm looking at a condo built in 1965. The building inspector found clean outs for kitchen and baths, but no main clean out. He says there might not be a main clean out for a building that old. Is this true? If there is one, hidden somewhere, where would it be? Would the hoa know where the main drain runs? Thanks

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09-30-2011, 11:40 PM	#2
oh'mike Super Moderator   Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kane county,Illinois Posts: 16,254	Old houses have no main drain cleanout? Very common for a building not to have a main clean out plug--- As to the exact location of the sewer---if you ever need to know a plumber has a number of ways to find it--cameras--and locator balls that get flushed down the toilet and send signals to a sensor as the head to the street---Mike--- __________________ New members: Adding your location to your profile helps in many ways.--M--

10-01-2011, 12:23 AM	#3
TheEplumber call me E     Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Idaho Posts: 3,867	Old houses have no main drain cleanout? Its not uncommon for clean outs to covered to be covered by sheet rock or under flooring.