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I called Action Auger the other day to unclog a drain from a suite which we never ever had plumbing problems with before. Unfortunately, the guy who painted the suite poured paint on the kitchen sink and clogged it up. He snaked it but the clog cam back again a month later.
So we called Action Auger and they came. When they came they were telling me how the PVC pipes need to have a cleanout under the kitchen sink. I was expecting them only to snake the pipe and unclog it but they were saying how installing a cleanout is now building code and must be done.
I have never heard of such a thing before. I have clogged drains snaked before and lots of times those didn't have cleanouts. If what this guy is saying is true, then every time I have a clogged drain, that same company needs to be installing a cleanout. I find it hard to believe.
Anyone with plumbing knowledge care to give me some feedback please? As far as I know, unless he needed to change the pipes or have new pipes installed, the old configuration shouldn't need to comply if it's even true that building codes require a cleanout for every kitchen drainage. It just doesn't make sense to me because I only told him to unclog the drain, not repair pipes... unless I am missing something.
Nathalie
So we called Action Auger and they came. When they came they were telling me how the PVC pipes need to have a cleanout under the kitchen sink. I was expecting them only to snake the pipe and unclog it but they were saying how installing a cleanout is now building code and must be done.
I have never heard of such a thing before. I have clogged drains snaked before and lots of times those didn't have cleanouts. If what this guy is saying is true, then every time I have a clogged drain, that same company needs to be installing a cleanout. I find it hard to believe.
Anyone with plumbing knowledge care to give me some feedback please? As far as I know, unless he needed to change the pipes or have new pipes installed, the old configuration shouldn't need to comply if it's even true that building codes require a cleanout for every kitchen drainage. It just doesn't make sense to me because I only told him to unclog the drain, not repair pipes... unless I am missing something.
Nathalie