Howdy,
So, it turns out the cleanout plug was fairly thin brass.
A 2' pipe wrench on it broke the hex off, so I used a sawzall / cold
chisel / hammer to remove it.
However, the bigger issue was that even after running a sewer tape out
through the pipe, I still have the problem. The sewer tape may not have
been quite long enough to get to the septic tank however? IIRC it was a
40' tape and the tank is probably 45 or perhaps 50' out there. Still, I
thought I was home because the sewer tape definitely ran into some minor
obstructions. I also ran a hose for a quite a while (a couple minutes?)
down the line after I ran the sewer tape in there a few times and twisted
it around and such and got nothing headed back towards me.
So, I dunno what's next. I'm pretty much ready to call someone that does
this for a living, but it seems like either the problem is that I didn't
snake the line enough (i.e. I should get a power snake and run it a long
way out there) or that there's something wrong with the septic tank and/or
pump, even though the pump monitor says its fine.
One worry I have with a power snake is that I know that under our patio
they replaced a section of metal pipe with plastic with those rubber femco
(??) connectors on either side... I dunno if power snakes are rough enough
for that to be a problem.
Anyway. Yay being a homeowner. We're off to a hotel.
Mark
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