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all my plumbing waste pipes appear to have overflow relief gullies with them. Due to root intrusion into the side yard I've had to remove the clay connector and concrete mound here and will remove the roots around the plumbing shown in the photo. There's no indication of cracking further down so I'm just focusing on this area. Looking to simply connect the white waste pipe (from kitchen sink) directly to the clay drain (currently shown with grate on top) as I understand it's excess to overflow relief gully (ORG) needs and I have lower ones anyway and space is also at a premium here.
What do I need to do this and how do I do it?
The plumber made it sound complicated and expensive. I need the simple and cheap version. also open to retaining the ORG here but it is excess to needs and I just need it to be simple and affordable - something I can do myself with a trip to Bunnings for supplies.
Hi @vfd123,
What @JacobZ means is that the sewer pipe leaves your property and is controlled by the council. In simpler terms, this is considered plumbing work requiring you to enlist a plumber's services to complete it. Homeowners are not able to complete their own plumbing work.
In regards to your questions on complexity, it would be considered a reasonably complex job to connect the existing waste pipe to the terracotta pipe. A junction would need to be installed into the terracotta pipe to allow the waste pipe to be connected to it. As terracotta pipe is no longer used, there are limited connection methods. I suspect the easiest option would be to remove the inspection outlet and the last length of the terracotta pipe and then replace it all with PVC pipe and a new outlet. Now that a portion of the terracotta pipe has been replaced, a junction can be installed in the new PVC pipe for your waste pipe to connect into.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mitchell
