The drainage and sewer system is designed to carry liquid waste from the house to the private septic tank or the municipal sewer system. But there have been very main instances when the drainage and sewer system is used to transport more than sewage. Sometimes it’s used to dispose solid foreign objects. Some of these foreign objects are dumped in the drainage and sewer system knowingly. Others fall into the drains by accident. One thing that you should always remember about foreign objects in the drainage and sewer system is that they can cause clogging and even serious sewer backups in your house. This means that you should always be very careful what you dump down your drains. The toilet brings some of the weirdest things to the drainage and sewer system. Depending on the size of your drainage pipes, you can find all kinds of weird stuff in your sewer lines. Most of these weird items are found when a plumbing client requests drain cleaning services mainly because of a serious clog in the sewer lines. Let us look at some of the weirdest things that have ever been found by plumbers in drainage and sewer lines.
Dead And Live Fish
Drain cleaning services are offered to both residential and commercial clients in Washington DC. This means that a homeowner can request drain cleaning services in the city. And a business owner or any other commercial or corporate client can hire a qualified commercial plumber in DC to unclog or clear his clogged commercial drainage and sewer system. That being said, residential and commercial drain cleaners have seen their fair share of weird stuff when working on the DC drainage and sewer systems. Dead gold fish are very common in drainage and sewer lines. But one of the most amazing drain cleaning finds was a 2.5-pound live trout. This was not in DC but it made plumbing news none the less.
Cigarettes And Canned Beer
Cigarettes are a common find in drainage and sewer lines. People dump cigarettes and lighters in their toilets all the time. Sometimes it’s by accident and other times they are just trying to convince themselves that they have quit smoking. Plumbers have found cigarette sticks and even whole packets of cigarettes in the drainage and sewer system. But one plumber was surprised to find a six-pack of beer lodged inside a drain pipe. What a refreshing reward.
Snakes And Rodents
Many clogs can be dislodged using a plumber’s snake. Imagine the irony of finding a live snake in a clogged drain pipe. When conducting an underground sewer camera inspection, one plumber discovered a 7-foot boa constrictor staring at the camera. Another plumber found a 2.4-foot rattlesnake relaxing in the drainage and sewer system. Scottish plumbers found a live badger trapped in a drainage pipe. Talk about weird animals in weird places.
Dentures And False Teeth
Many plumbers have found dentures and false teeth in drain pipes. Seniors lose their teeth frequently in their sinks. Mobile phones and all kinds of jewelry are also very common in the drainage and sewer system. You never know, there are all kinds of weird things found in our sewage systems.