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Glad it seemed to work for you. Growing up, mom would pour a couple pots
of boiling water down the kitchen drain every few weeks. I can't say it
was 100% effective since I remember several times having to help dad
disassemble the plumbing to clean out the pipes on the driveway. But I
guess when done regularly it might help prevent large grease deposits
from forming near the sink.
On 12/12/20 5:03 PM, Jim Franklin wrote:
> I would have bet a case of beer the boiling water wouldn't work,
> because it would be too cool before it reached the grease attached to
> a giant cast iron tee, and also it wouldn't get splashed onto enough
> grease to melt it. However, a few gallons of hot sink water followed
> by a gallon of boiling water, all while plunging furiously, did
> absolutely nothing at first, but then a few hours later there was no
> gurgling from the tub and it's been silent for a few days.
>
> I'll get some of that bacteria/enzyme stuff as preventative maintenance.
>
> The scope sounds like a great idea but the only access I have is from
> the roof and it's about 12 feet from vent to to sink entry point. If
> there's a dry day I'll drop a rock on a string down there and see what
> happens.
>
> Thanks all!
>
> jim
>
>> On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:53 AM, Jimmie Mayfield
>> <mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org
>>
>> If it's grease build-up, you might try periodically pouring a gallon
>> or two of boiling water down the kitchen sink.
>>
>> You might consider buying one of those cheap USB endoscopes from
>> Amazon or Ebay. I bought one for about $15 on Prime Day a couple
>> years ago. The camera quality is pretty bad but they're pretty
>> long...mine is about 15 feet. You could snake it down your kitchen
>> drain clean-out and see for yourself what's going on inside your pipes.
>>
>>
>> On 12/7/20 08:25, Jim Franklin wrote:
>>> Maybe some of you have an innovative solution...
>>>
>>> My house has a single cast iron soil stack that does both drain and
>>> vent. When I flush the toilet, it sucks air from the tub drain. The
>>> toilet and tub enter the stack separately, but at the same height,
>>> using an oddly specific T with a 4" toilet and a 2" tub inlet about
>>> 45 degrees apart. The tub does not have its own vent. 2 years ago I
>>> had a plumber snake the vent from the roof, he found "stuff", and it
>>> was fixed. Last week it started again.
>>>
>>> My kitchen sink T's into the stack at knee height, so it's the
>>> highest item on the stack. My thought is, because it's a straight T,
>>> not a sanitary T, stuff from the sink is solidifying inside the T
>>> when the flow hits the back of the T, and eventually forming a cap
>>> of "stuff" just above the T entry, sealing off any venting. I can't
>>> tell if the sink is also being used as the toilet's vent because
>>> there are too many walls in the way to hear what's happening.
>>>
>>> My other thought is that the "stuff" is growing like a mold, and
>>> sealing it off. Does stuff grow in drains?
>>>
>>> Any thoughts on what it might be, and how to prevent it? I rarely
>>> put oils down the drain, and when I do they are cold and mixed with
>>> Dawn to emulsify it. There isn't enough canopy for leaves or
>>> squirrels to get in the roof vent.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> jim
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Glad it seemed to work for you.
Growing up, mom would pour a couple pots of boiling water down the
kitchen drain every few weeks. I can't say it was 100% effective
since I remember several times having to help dad disassemble the
plumbing to clean out the pipes on the driveway. But I guess when
done regularly it might help prevent large grease deposits from
forming near the sink.<br>
</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><br>
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wrote:<br>
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I would have bet a case of beer the boiling water wouldn't work,
because it would be too cool before it reached the grease attached
to a giant cast iron tee, and also it wouldn't get splashed onto
enough grease to melt it. However, a few gallons of hot sink water
followed by a gallon of boiling water, all while plunging
furiously, did absolutely nothing at first, but then a few hours
later there was no gurgling from the tub and it's been silent for
a few days.
<div class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div class="">I'll get some of that bacteria/enzyme stuff as
preventative maintenance. </div>
<div class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div class="">The scope sounds like a great idea but the only
access I have is from the roof and it's about 12 feet from vent
to to sink entry point. If there's a dry day I'll drop a rock on
a string down there and see what happens. </div>
<div class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div class="">Thanks all!</div>
<div class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div class="">jim<br class="">
<div><br class="">
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<div class="">On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:53 AM, Jimmie Mayfield
<<a href="mailto:mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org";
class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org</a>>
wrote:</div>
<br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
<div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
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!important;" class="">If it's grease build-up, you might
try periodically pouring a gallon or two of boiling
water down the kitchen sink.</span><br
style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
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<br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
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!important;" class="">You might consider buying one of
those cheap USB endoscopes from Amazon or Ebay. I
bought one for about $15 on Prime Day a couple years
ago. The camera quality is pretty bad but they're
pretty long...mine is about 15 feet. You could snake it
down your kitchen drain clean-out and see for yourself
what's going on inside your pipes.</span><br
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!important;" class="">On 12/7/20 08:25, Jim Franklin
wrote:</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
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normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal;
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class="">Maybe some of you have an innovative
solution...<br class="">
<br class="">
My house has a single cast iron soil stack that does
both drain and vent. When I flush the toilet, it sucks
air from the tub drain. The toilet and tub enter the
stack separately, but at the same height, using an oddly
specific T with a 4" toilet and a 2" tub inlet about 45
degrees apart. The tub does not have its own vent. 2
years ago I had a plumber snake the vent from the roof,
he found "stuff", and it was fixed. Last week it started
again.<br class="">
<br class="">
My kitchen sink T's into the stack at knee height, so
it's the highest item on the stack. My thought is,
because it's a straight T, not a sanitary T, stuff from
the sink is solidifying inside the T when the flow hits
the back of the T, and eventually forming a cap of
"stuff" just above the T entry, sealing off any venting.
I can't tell if the sink is also being used as the
toilet's vent because there are too many walls in the
way to hear what's happening.<br class="">
<br class="">
My other thought is that the "stuff" is growing like a
mold, and sealing it off. Does stuff grow in drains?<br
class="">
<br class="">
Any thoughts on what it might be, and how to prevent it?
I rarely put oils down the drain, and when I do they are
cold and mixed with Dawn to emulsify it. There isn't
enough canopy for leaves or squirrels to get in the roof
vent.<br class="">
<br class="">
thanks,<br class="">
jim<br class="">
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