sewer line
Subterranean effluent channel
A sewer line is the underground pipe that carries wastewater from a building to the municipal sewer system or septic tank.
Homeowners are typically responsible for the sewer line from their house to the street connection: The plumber said tree roots had cracked the sewer line.
Also called a sewer pipe or sewer main when referring to larger municipal pipes.
- manholeCovered underground entry
- cleanoutThorough emptying or removal
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- snakingMoving in curves
- drain snakeTool for clearing blockages
effluent · interceptor · drain · cast iron · grease trap · auger · coupling · pollution · contamination · gasket · conduit · broken pipe · tree roots · leach field · sludge · vent stack · plumber · plumbing repair
- utilitieselectricity, water supply, public utilities, gas service, gas
- plumbingpipes, valves, fittings, faucets, drains
- sanitation systemsseptic tank, septic system, drain, plumbing, waste disposal
- utility lineswater main, gas main
- sewer systemsmanhole, manholes, cleanout, outfall, collector
- pipelinespipeline, gas pipeline, oil pipeline, pipelines, pipeline workers
sewer linewater main
Principal urban pipe
water supply line · water line · intake pipe · aqueduct · water intake
sewer lineseptic tank
Subterranean sewage decomposition chamber
septic system · cesspool · outhouse · composting toilet · holding tank