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Extra sewer water

ICE

ICE

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It is Tuesday and there is shoring.


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The pipe was plugged off and filled with water. The plumber dumped the water and stuck in the camera. The water kept coming. The plumber speculated that the occupant was taking a shower. He knocked on the door but got no answer. I went to my next inspection and returned in about twenty minutes. Now the owner was out front with the plumber. The owner stated that he has not used any water and was not in the shower. The water was still running through the building sewer. I went inside and verified that no water is being released into a drain. I checked the water meter and there is no movement. The building is a slab on grade. The water was running when I left and had not slowed.

There are no other buildings on the property. The building is a slab on grade. When the plumber blocked the sewer so that he could fill the pipe, it sat filled up to a cleanout in the front yard. So why did it not overflow from the water we see running out now? The water is not under pressure at it's source. Where could the water come from without enough pressure to climb out of a cleanout?
 
Pcinspector1 said:
ICE, have you determined the water source? Is there a swimming pool in the area? Neighboring property issue?
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I haven't heard from the contractor. I wrote a correction asking them to determine where the water was coming from and stop the flow. I also stated that a camera run is not any good with water running so another inspection with the camera will be required. I passed by there today and took this picture. Apparently they know something that I don't..

The water is most likely spring water. The job was a building sewer liner. My best guess is that there is a rotted cast iron waste pipe under the dwelling slab that is a point of entry for the spring water. I notified the plumbing section at the county building department. The Sanitary Sewer District and the Health Department should weigh in but nobody is talking to me.....


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