How To Replace Your PVC Sewer Cleanout Cap
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Sewer cleanout are often run over by lawnmowers. You don't want to leave it that way because it leaves your sewer line and home susceptible to undesirable outcomes.
This is an extremely easy and affordable way to fix the problem.
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Thanks for being quick, simple and too the point while giving enough information for new homeowners
Thank you for this video! I ran over mine this evening with my mower. I didn't know what I would do to fix it. I am a woman, so I covered the hole with a latex glove, and put a bucket with heavy blocks on top to cover it until I fix it. I did it late ,so Lowes was already closed. I will pick up one tom morning. Mine looks to be the same size as yours, I hope it is easy to do like you showed. I was really worried, especially about rats or insects getting in it.
Don’t replace it with the same cap you have to worry about every time you mow. All the store have a screw in cap that has a closed slot in the center you can use several things to get it off and on and it’s flush so you don’t have to worry about mowing over it.
I thought about that but then the blade could possibly break the adapter. That would be a bigger issue. The plug with the “turret” seems to give you a little bit of protection since it’s higher plus it’s only $4.
Thanks dad
I replace mine with the flush slot. Landscaper no longer has to worry about chopping it off.
I did the same mistake. Thank you for sharing
You're welcome
Thank you so much. I appreciate you taking the time to share. God bless you.😊
I did exactly that which lead me here..thank you so much!
Worked like a charm! Thank you!
I just made this mistake the other day 🤦🏽♂️ my grass was too high and I didn’t see the white top and boom..
Thanks for the video!
Thank you! I didn't know there was a second piece. My lawnmower pulverized the cap and the adaptor. I just bought the cap thinking it's literally just a plug, not knowing there's an adaptor.
Did.mine.yesterday thank you.. Watched this and wasn't too hard . props.dude
Great to hear!
Good job Greg!.
It's handy to know these things!!
Thanks, Mark! I know it's really simple but apparently it happens quite a bit and people have questions about it based on the number of videos made about it.
I'm a lame new home owners and this happened, now I know and will do this. So much for "man" of the house 💀 thanks for the vid
Hey, I know how it feels 👍
How about replacing the threaded female part on the PVC itself? My lawnmower cracked mine lol
Just replaced my cap with a 3" and had to make a collar as the pipe is 4" diameter. This house was picked apart by the neighborhood people before I bought it. I no longer had the threaded portion left, bought a 4" realized there were no threads at the top. So, I cut down a smoke detector mounting bracket to slip the 3" cap and the threaded portion, used liquid nails to secure the home made collar. I let it cure overnight, really not long enough but I mixed 1 part portland cement to 2 parts sand and secured the threaded insert with the collar so it would not fall down the clean out. The rim of the home made collar sits on the black top and does not go anywhere near the clean out, sits perfectly around the 4" pipe. Added the ultra high strength Portland concrete so they can't pick it apart and hide their drugs down my clean out. I mean if they want to get to my drain now they can but as soon as the Portland cures I'm going to tighten the heck out of it so they need a wrench to get if off. Good times. Yes, easy fix. Great video. I was really concerned about the rats crawling down my clean out. Mountain life is a peach.
thankyou helped lot now my mom can leave me alone about it lol
So what if you break the whole cap and the PVC pipe as well?
You rock. Thanks for posting this brother
Hi Sir ,My word I am going to look for this , first time I am seeing , I don't think we do it like that in South Africa 😬
Would just using a pair of channel locks or pliers work by sticking teeth side in hole then opening them up and twisting handles?
I got the same problem with this but can't open it because there are pvc cement on it.
Thank you!
We unfortunately did the same thing on our cleanout cap. Sadly ours is 8 inches. Looking around everywhere and always finding only $100-$200 ones.. So we just covered it some a plastic bag for now. Good thing it's only a small hole.
Oh wow
What if the mower chopped off parts of the pipe itself so that you can’t just screw a new cap in?
He hasn't answered this question from multiple people
Thank you really helpul and easy
I have overgrown garden weeds and accidentally broke it. I also saw that there was garden dirt on the sewage overflow pipe. Is that bad? Or should I try to vacuum the overflow pipe ? As will get a replacement overflow cap tomorrow.
Please advise about the dirt that fell into the overflow pipe. Thanks.
Thank you for this! I just busted my first one w/ the lawnmower lol. This was helpful and straightforward. The one thing I noticed is that you didn't apply any sort of plumbers tape or silicone grease. This is about a year old - have you tried to reopen it? Any issues?
No I haven’t. I noticed that there wasn’t any on there to begin with so I didn’t think it needed it.
Could cut a block of wood to fit that square hole and with a wrench it's like a key. Could also reinstall it nub side down and use the block of wood in that cavity and use the wrench so you can't run it over.
Good idea!
My vent does t have enough to catch with a wrench. Any suggestions?
Mine measures 5.5” wide, they only sell 3”, 4” & 6”. Is my measurement off?
Yea they make a flat cap that you can use channel locks to twist off. Also 90 % of these I replace have a black widow underneath!!!
Exactly what I needed! Thanks man
Glad I could help!
I'd use Teflon tape on the threads so it opens easier next time.
I have a cap on the brick of my house in the backyard and one in the shrub area of the front yard. Are they both this?
Thank you
Life Hack: Mine was so broken there was nothing to get a purchase on - just a square (ish) hole. I took a carpenter's square (triangle shaped) and stuck it in the hole until it was tight. Gave it a twist and it started spinning right away.
Ran over mine went to Home Depot largest they had was 4 inches, I needed a 6 inch. Fortunately Menard's carries a 6 inch cap.
Last time I saw a Menards was in Minnesota
Worked Great! Much Thanks.
How to replace if entire cap was cut off?
Ok but I really messed up and not only broke the cap but the part it screwed into 😖 is there a way to fix that myself or do I gotta call someone to come out?
It seems this guy doesn't answer questions because I've seen the same question asked before
Great video! Weird enough I have one on my wall and has a hold on the cap. Should I be doing something about it?
I’m not exactly sure
Hi Greg, many thanks for this video. I tried to open the cap with the same wrench which you used but seems like the cap is too tight and not opening . Also , the cap is broken in a way that wrench doesn’t fit properly to open the cap. Can you suggest some other option? Anything I can try to open the cap ?
You going to have to heat it to soften the glue. You got a heat gun?
I ran over mine a few days ago first time cutting grass
Ran over my white pvc threaded clean out plug. However the vertical clean out pipe is metal with no threads. How do I connect the new pvc plug and coupling to the metal pipe? Glue? Or what?
If the plumber had difficulty unscrewing the cap one of tnree things happened. 1: He forgot the lefty loosely law, or 2: Someone put PVC glue on the threads previously, or 3: Someone got stupid and cross threaded the original.
What is the piece called that the cap connects to? My husband ran over that part with his mower and we are only finding the caps but not the part the cap connects to
Oh man, I honestly don't know. I tried looking it up but I couldn't find it. I'll bet someone at Home Depot or Lowe's that works in those departments would know. I'm sorry I don't have the answer to that.
hey thanks for the vid, what happens if it’s left open for 4-5 months? I cracked this but did not replace :/ will be replacing now but hoping it’s not too late.
Rainwater, vermin, and insects could get in also find their way into your house through the drains.
Drug addicts kept digging my cap out until they ruined the pipe, (they hid their drugs in my clean out. Eww. I just rebuilt it, I'm so proud of myself. If you put your mind to it you can do it. Yeah, don't let this go. I had to keep gluing the top cause they cut the threaded end off for easy access. Living in the mountains we are loaded with rats. Rats are all over, replace this anytime it has an issue asap. I couldn't fix it 'cause of the winter. All fixed now. I just have to wait for it to cure but once Portland sets it is like a marble slab. No one is getting into this without a wrench. I can't wait to watch them on camera try to get this off. Finally done.
Was it smelling like sewage while that cap top was broken?
No
Mine shattered when I ran over with the lawnmower.
mine is glued on, not threaded
that seems to be an error. The whole point of a clean out is to give access to the drain if I plumber or home owner has a clog. A glued cap does not allow access
Sorry but thie video didn't help me. I tried but the pipe is stuck, i might need to save my money to get it repaired now.😢
Lolol my wife did this
Hey man what are you supposed to do if the part that threads on to the cap from the pipe got torn up?
Numerous people have asked the same question and I can't see your reply