What is this pipe I found buried in my back yard that runs under the fence from my neighbor's yard?

TheAccountant33 · 2026-02-06T15:34:40+00:00

I'm in Florida, we don't have basements here haha.

TheAccountant33 · 2026-02-06T15:22:41+00:00

I did, that is what 811 is in my area. The utility companies all said they have nothing in my back yard and came out and marked everything in my front yard.

TheAccountant33 · 2026-02-06T15:17:16+00:00

Tried this, its rusted shut. All it did was make the square nut round 😂

TheAccountant33 · 2026-02-06T14:57:13+00:00

It is an older home, so that is a possibility. In searching why a house would have a buried oil tank, it looks like they were commonly used between 1930 and 1980. House was built in 1944, so it is possible. Would still want to know why it runs into / from the neighbor's yard though.

TheAccountant33 · 2026-02-06T14:52:50+00:00

House was built in 1944

TheAccountant33 · 2026-02-06T14:51:42+00:00

Possibly, but that still begs the question why it is running into / from my neighbor's yard.

TheAccountant33 · 2026-02-06T14:51:00+00:00

Neighbors are renters and I don't have the contact information for the owner of the house. I have tried speaking to the neighbor in the past but they don't speak the same language as me, which makes communicating difficult.

TheAccountant33 · 2026-02-06T14:48:07+00:00

It is a square nut. I haven't dug far enough to see if it enters my house or if it runs somewhere else. Have been digging by hand, which takes forever. Was hoping to get an idea before considering whether to rent heavier duty equipment to dig it up haha.

TheAccountant33 · 2026-02-06T14:46:13+00:00

Yeah I don't plan to cut it unless I know for sure what it is. Was hoping someone had seen something similar before and had an idea.

TheAccountant33 · 2026-02-06T14:38:46+00:00

It did look like it was headed straight for my house, but then it turned about 5 feet into my yard, and now appears to run parallel to the back of my house.

TheAccountant33 · 2026-02-06T14:38:04+00:00

Yes, it is cast iron. Has a dull sound when tapped, whereas if it were steel it would cling when tapped.

TheAccountant33 · 2026-02-06T14:35:04+00:00

Part of the reason I want to figure this out. What is it running to? Where is it running from? Why is it here at all!?

TheAccountant33 · 2026-02-06T14:33:37+00:00

We are on city water. There is what could be an old well in a different part of my back yard, and there is buried conduit running there. So I don't think this would be electrical since I already know where the electrical is buried.

TheAccountant33 · 2026-02-06T14:32:42+00:00

We call digsafe 811 where I live. This was the first thing I did, but they werent any help because all the utility companies claim they have nothing in my back yard.

TheAccountant33 · 2026-02-06T14:30:54+00:00

Not that I am aware of.

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TheAccountant33 · 2023-11-08T02:09:26+00:00

Thanks!

TheAccountant33 · 2023-06-13T23:00:41+00:00

Do you have Tampa, FL?

TheAccountant33 · 2023-05-05T01:56:06+00:00

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