Flush To The Floor Clean Out

You can run the screw right into the cleanout plug.

Flush to the floor clean out.

Find a clean out plug located on a large drain pipe in areas such as your basement crawl space garage or near the foundation of your house. Allow the solution to sit for 30 minutes. If you don t like the odor you can use peroxide to gently bubble away the remaining debris. Look behind bushes or in a metal or plastic box recessed into the ground.

Remove the plug with an adjustable wrench. This ingenious adapter glues directly into abs pipe using the black abs adapter or glues directly into pvc pipe using the white pvc adapter. Stand clear as you remove the plug and as you work on the clog. A screw attaches some floor drains so use the screwdriver to remove them.

If you have a continuous floor drain in your garage or laundry room a backup can be a messy experience. Waste water may drain out when you open the cleanout and when you break the clog. A clogged floor drain can leave water standing in. Each adapter includes a flush clean out plug with brass insert especially useful for applications that require a flush finish such as on walls or sidewalks.

In some instances the clean out fitting will be flush mounted in the floor but it may also be a raised stub out pipe. Remove the cover and inspect the drain. The clean out is presumably for your main sewer line which probably runs under the floor and out to the street or septic system. I would fit your flooring neatly around the clean out rim and then screw down a stainless steel cover plate that laps onto the flooring.

This serves as a func tional safe flush with floor cleanout during period prior to carpet installation. Adjustable cleanout assembly is installed with nickel bronze frame and secured cover flush with concrete slab fig. Alternately you can use hot water and a drop of dish liquid. If yours doesn t have a screw or you ve just taken the screw out you can easily pry the grated top out of the floor.

In warm climates where homes are built on slab foundations the main clean out fitting is often outside usually near the exterior walls of the home. Any waste that the clog has caused to build up will come spilling out of the main line drain. Carpeted floor cleanouts suffix x carpet clamping frame 4020 4025 and 4031 series only. Complete the cleaning by flushing the pipe with.

Use this port to flush the drain with distilled vinegar. Quickly open the cap and step out of the way. How to clean a continuous floor drain. Open the cap and let the buildup drain out.

The main clean out fitting is usually a large diameter pipe with a threaded plug in the top.