For many homeowners, this is a hidden door they’ve never opened. But Mark knew this was the only way to see the truth. He wrestled with the cap, unscrewing the band. With a sickening hiss of pressure release, he pulled the cap off.
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Then he saw it: The Cleanout.
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The pipe below was dark. He aimed the flashlight. Not full to the brim, but close. Murky water sat six inches down, reflecting his own worried face. The clog was somewhere between here and the street. With a sickening hiss of pressure release, he
Mark showered at 1:00 AM, the water draining perfectly this time. He went to bed smelling faintly of sewage, but he slept soundly. He had faced the main line and won.
Leo was stubborn. He found a 3 a.m. hardware store that rented tools. He drove, bought a 75-foot electric auger with a ½-inch cable and a spiral cutting head. The clerk gave him one piece of advice: “Run the cable slow. If you hit a sharp bend, you’ll punch through the pipe. Then you’re digging.”