What is this clay pipe ? Nothing ever drains from it .

[Jahks]

 

[Jahks]

It’s a Victorian house, nothing has ever drained from it ?

 

[KenGMac]

Could be an old now redundant drain?

If you have any drain rods ? try them end sea how far in the pipe travels ?

Ken.

 

[Jahks]

That’s what I thought it might be , but why would it be left open and not blocked up ? Would it be ok to block it up ? Many thanks

 

[KenGMac]

Suggest you if possible? have a look up the pipe, a very strong torch and a mirror??

If no water has ever flowed? sounds like a redundant pipe,

What has possibly happened is hat the old pipe is a similar size as a sewer pipe from [say] a toilet. If the property has had several make overs then that could account for the pipe?

Should be possible to chop the pipe flush with the wall and fill with cement

Ken.

 

[artw]

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If its not draining anything or hurting anything i wouldn't worry about it, but i would watch it the next time you have a good hard long rain,, it could possibly be a ground water drain.