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jwood2 · #1 2/24/10, 7:16 PM

I have searched for the answer to this but have found nothing specific.
How high above ground should this be and should it have a threaded cap.

James E. Braun, CMI · #2 2/24/10, 8:10 PM

In my area, the cleanout does not have to be above ground nor does the cap need to be threaded.

Brian E. Kelly · #3 2/24/10, 8:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbraun

In my area, the cleanout does not have to be above ground nor does the cap need to be threaded.

ditto

Robert W. Jude · #4 2/25/10, 8:03 AM

tritto

Joe Funderburk, CMI · #5 2/25/10, 8:34 AM

What kind of cap was that? Looked like concrete.

Jim Wood · #6 2/25/10, 8:56 PM

The cap is a push on 4" with a bunch of dirt on top.
That is probably why I cannot find a code, there is not one.
Thanks

jwood2 · #7 2/25/10, 9:01 PM

The cap is just a push on pvc 4", with dirt on top.
I probably can not find code because there is not one.
thanks

Chuck Forman, CPI · #8 2/25/10, 10:06 PM

Same here. No need to be above ground and no requirement to have a screw on cap.

Matthew K. Klein · #9 2/25/10, 10:15 PM

If the cleanout is too far out of the ground, it usually gets trimmed by a mower, and I have seen that. In some cases, they end up buried.

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