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Do local governments keep copies of home floorplans? United States only. Preferably Shawnee County Kansas.?
Ok, here's the situation, my kitchen drain is a menace. It will drain fine for months on end then a super clog will form somewhere in the line. I have a little handheld drain snake that can barely punch through it, if at all. Sometimes the only solution is for me to pour concentrated cyanuric acid down the line to disolve whatever is down there.
A plumber told me that he thought it was a problem with roots. But given where the drain line is I can't see how that is possible. There aren't any trees within 35 feet of this drain. That is why I am wondering if my local government office would happen to have a copy of the floorplan for the house. It was built in 1958 and I am at least the second owner, so I don't have anything. My mortgage papers weren't that detailed so I can't use those.
Any ideas on how to get a hold of the original floorplan so I can see where the drain line runs? I live in Topeka Kansas in the United States.
Edit: Yes this is the only line in the house that clogs. All the other drains run fine. That is another reason I was suspicisious of the root theory. The kitchen line is an isolated line in that nothing else ties in to it.
I had a disposal on it for several years but I took it out after the old one burned out.
I try to keep any solids from going down the line, but I know that some do.
Would you recommend I try to rent a sewer camera to see what is causing the problem?
5 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
The first question - Is this the only drain that clogs ? If it is, the problem lies between the sink and where it ties into the main waste pipe . Probably under the house somewhere. Do you have a disposal on the sink , and how often do you use it? If you use it often , it may not be grinding the waste as good as it should . Also , you should run water the whole time it is on (hot water preferably) . Avoid fats, greases etc. (Potato peelings are especially difficult to grind, because of the starches the tend to cause clogs) There should also be a waste line cleanout located somewhere near there (probably outside) . If you don't have a disposal, use those little screens you can put over the drain ( any hardware store - under a buck) to avoid have any bits of food or waste .
Lastly , I would also consider getting a different plumber if he didn't come up with these ideas before his "roots" theory.
- morrisLv 51 decade ago
Most cities and townships keep records now, but they didn't in 1958. Trees can easily grow roots 35 ft from the trunk. The way to do it is to dig up the drain pipe. Start at the house and follow it. keep digging until you find the problem spot. It may also be a cracked drain pipe. If you follow the pipe and keep digging, you will find the problem.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Some of the larger cities have these plans, smaller towns for the most part don't. however, you can call your city and ask them if they can locate it for you, if you have a crawl space under the house you can look where all the drains lead, most of the time its a strait shot from there it the city hook up. and for the most part the is whats called a cleanout neer the end of the drain line under your house or just outside of it, its there for just that purpose, to clean out the line, ask your city inspector. Good luck
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- 1 decade ago
Find the builder. That should be listed. Although, it isn't often that plumbing lines are included except where it would intersect with the public works system. But you may be able to work backwards from the public system.