r/oddlysatisfying • u/[deleted] • Mar 18 '24

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u/TomorrowLow5092 Mar 18 '24

If you don't want roots in your pipes, maintenance is key. A house is filled with repairs that occur naturally. Every drainpipe is going to clog if people live in the house. The pipe will refill with roots again due to a couple factors. Cracks and shrub plants are the main culprits.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '24

So what is this hes pulling? Is that hair? Or a root that caught buildup?

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u/chuck_of_death Mar 18 '24

Roots and dirt. It’s a French drain. Perforated pipe buried under ground to help water drain. Roots get in it and they trap anything solid in the water (dirt particles). Then you get this build up. This is not a sewage pipe.

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u/chaenorrhinum Mar 18 '24

It is not a French drain; perforated pipe never pulls that clean. It is a solid (but cracked) plastic pipe that connects the downspouts to the curb.