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Old 08-16-2020, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl View Post
Rest assured it is unusual. Your pipes met code when the house was built. Things do settle and this IS a sinkhole area but not quite as bad as near Tampa. Unused pipes laying dormant outside in the summer heat can build up a lot of sludge from tiny celled creatures growing in the dark. If you or anyone else is not a year rounder be ready to flush them out and my hubs uses drain cleaner every once in awhile.
can you tell me what kind of cleaner you used? we were warned about using ANY kind of chemical drain opener/unclogger due to the plastic pipes. so far i've been using a common household plastic snake on occasion to grab whatever snuck down the drain