You aren't going to believe this. We've had three plumbers look at it, and they can't believe it.
As you know, we just had the swimming pool completely renovated. The pool finally finished filling up with water Sunday afternoon. While standing in the back admiring the beautiful pool, we noticed something coming out of the drain near the cabana.
Is that poop?
Yeah. It was poop. The toilet had over flowed because it was backed up, and rather than flushing, the flushed business came back up out the drain pipe. Lovely.
We had two plumbers come by and try to snake out the drain. Both reached a point in the sewage line where their snake couldn't go any farther. They said we'd need to run a camera down the line to see what the blockage was.
The leading theory at this point is that the pool workers dumped plaster and/or cement down the drain. Not good.
Down goes the camera. It too reaches a point and cannot go any further. It's also too dark to see what the blockage is. The theory now is that the pipe is really old and has collapsed. The good news is they were able to track exactly where the blockage is, and it's in an area out front of the house that's not too terribly hard to get to. Not easy, but at least we don't have to have cement and/or decking removed.
So...they dig.
I'm inside the house while they're working when the foreman comes to the door and simply says "You're going to need to see this." That cannot be good.
Take a look at the pictures. That sewer line ENDS at that point. It's been capped off - and it's been capped off a LONG time ago. Look at the roots they had to dig through to get to it. Obviously those roots couldn't have been there when this cap was done.
Yeah...we've got a toilet and sink in our cabana with running water, but ti's not tied in to the sewage line! How crazy is that????
They're going to need to cut a 12" swath through our drive way to tie this line into the main sewage line coming from the house.
Damn this has been an expensive week. First Ziggy needs surgery, and now this. Youch.
I just want to relax, listen to some tunes and enjoy the pool!
