What in the world is this?

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Originally Posted By: mmolus
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Being a relatively new inspector there are many things that I have yet to see. Here is an example of one of them.


[ Image: Dryer vent/Clay pot ]


The dryer vent blows into this area, after a good rain it can fill up with water, and has nowhere to go because there is no drain. The interior is made of clay, What in the world is this called? How would I spell it out in a report? Anybody seen this before? Shouldn't there be a drain?

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Matt Molus
411 Property Inspections

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Originally Posted By: Craig Shap
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Did you take a picture of that panned back off the object? Perhaps that could give a person another perspective.


If your not sure how to report this, is there a possibilty that you can confront the home owner?

Does the home have a basement? My first thought is that it could be a resovour for a sump pump...The picture does not show depth. Are those copper lines leading into this vent....Also are you sure the dryer hose is attached to this vent? 

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Originally Posted By: ecrofutt
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Well, I was going to look at it and see if I could help, but the photo is way to big for a dial up user.


When you get it resized under 100K, let me know. I'll look.

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Originally Posted By: jonofrey
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mmolus wrote:

What in the world is this called? How would I spell it out in a report? Anybody seen this before? Shouldn't there be a drain?

It's called a rig job. It appears like the dyer vent discharges below grade with the potential for water intrusion into the structure. Never seen it before. A drain perhaps, but it shouldn't have been built that way in the first place.

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Originally Posted By: kmcmahon
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jonofrey wrote:

It's called a rig job.

I think there's another name for it.....but I call it Southern Engineering! 

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Originally Posted By: Blaine Wiley
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We southerners take exception to that. Around here we call it Snowbird Engineering.

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Originally Posted By: psabados
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Paul

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Originally Posted By: mmolus
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Thanks Paul for putting up a smaller file for people to see. I guess I wasn’t thinking when I posted that very large file/picture.


BTW, This is a picture from my own house and all the neighbors houses look the same. I know it looks like a rig job but I think that the builder (who will remain unnamed) must have installed it. I just wish I knew what it is.

Hope someone figures this one out. The suspense is killing me.

PERSPECTIVE: This picture was taken looking straight down on the subject. In the left hand side of the picture is the sidewalk and the right side is the stucco siding of the house. The two black wires are cable television cables.

Thanks

Matthew Molus
411 Property Inspections, LLC

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Originally Posted By: ssmith3
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Question??


Can the concrete be lifted up to expose more of what is under there??

It appears that there are bricks supporting the concrete. Am I correct in assuming that??

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Originally Posted By: mmolus
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The concrete cannot be lifted to expose it.


From what i can see of it, it does appear that the bricks are supporting the concrete. But I don't think the whole walkway is supported by brick. The walkway is in the sideyard of the house and extends some 25+ feet. That would be a lot of brick to cover with UGLY concrete.

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Originally Posted By: ssmith3
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Matt, Can you stick a hand mirror down there and look back under the concrete??

May-b a couple of wide shots and a different angle or 2 might help.

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Scott Smith


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Originally Posted By: mmolus
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Scott, I will take a few additional photo’s of the subject and the surrounding area, and post them as soon as I can, but there is NO WAY to look under the concrete. What you are looking at is a big clay type pot. So the walls of the pot go right up to the underside edge of the concrete.

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Originally Posted By: Craig Shap
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If the owner is the orginal buyer then have you approached the owner regarding the subject in question? Perhaps they can shed some light on the subject…At this point it is not a good idea to speculate what it is and the function, it is appropriate to identify what is visible. Of course you would rather be the smart person to give the buyer the best resonable appropriate answer to ease there concern on identifying rather than speculating.


Good Luck!

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Originally Posted By: ssmith3
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mmolus wrote:

BTW, This is a picture from my own house and all the neighbors houses look the same. I know it looks like a rig job but I think that the builder (who will remain unnamed) must have installed it. I just wish I knew what it is.

Are you the orginal owner??

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Originally Posted By: mmolus
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Scott,


No I am not the original owner. The original owners took off to Taiwan in 1995 when I bought the house.

But as I've said the neighbors house's look the same and I have check three so far. So it appears to be something the builder has done.

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Originally Posted By: lfranklin
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Does this house have basement and the dryer in it?


If so could this just be a well to vent the dryer

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Originally Posted By: mmolus
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Larry,


There is NO basement the house is slab on grade. Built in 1985

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Originally Posted By: fmagdefrau
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kmcmahon wrote:

jonofrey wrote: It's called a rig job. I think there's another name for it.....but I call it Southern Engineering! 

Why Southern Engineering ?

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Originally Posted By: jhugenroth
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Has anyone seen those plastic boxes that are supposed to catch dryer lint? They hook up to the dryer vent hose, and the box is filled with water. They are used where there is no way to run the vent outside. The water is supposed to catch the lint, as least that’s the theory. I don’t know if they work or not, but I’m wondering if that was the idea behind this contraption. Maybe the sink is designed to be filled with water so the lint won’t blow all over the place. I sure wouldn’t want to clean up the mess, though!

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