matto Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Recent inspect- Having an issue/ brain freeze. The home was built in the 1800's there has been several remodels since then. I am loking at a 1.5" galvanized pipe approx 2.5' from the foundation floor. Is this consitant with an undeground storage tank. There is also a 4" cast pipe close to that location that has been filled with concrete. I am suspicious because there is a newer concrete slab over that area. The well appears to be older and in a different location but newly moved. Need help in determining. Thanks, Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Matt, do you have a pic? is the galv pipe on the exterior of the home? Was there one or 2 pipes in the same area? Normally with below ground oil tanks, there are 2 pipes, one is the fill and the other is a vent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 I do have a pic of the piping and I do understand that there needs to be a fill and vent but I do not know why just on gal pipe to the exterior. It is below grade. Could this be an old water feed to an out building? Confused. Click to Enlarge 35.61 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Am I looking at the basement wall? Could there have been an above ground tank in the basement that has been removed and that was an old fill pipe? To big for a water feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Yes it is a basement wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 2½' seems too low for it to be a fill pipe for a tank in the basement and also seems high for a feed in from a buried tank outside. The 1½" pipe would be the right size for a drain though (as would the approximate height). Any indication that they used to have a sink or the laundry in that area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Around here it was standard practice to separate grey water from the septic system until the late 60's early 70's. It is likely you are looking at a grey water drain that has been abandoned. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL_Inspet_Man Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Correct me i I am wrong but oil piping would usually be black iron and not galvanized. But I still like Tom's answer best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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