thevolcanogod
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Hello - I wanted to see if anyone could help ID something found in the basement of a home I'm looking to purchase. Over by one of the walls, there is a square hole in the poured concrete basement floor - the corners have what looks like anchors for something to be screwed or bolted on to the top. The hole itself is about 4 inches deep and concrete bottom. In the center of the hole, there's a 3-inch metal pipe sticking up with a metal cap that's been bolted on to the top of it. The house is built in probably the 1940's or 1950's (cinder block walls), has an underground drain/sewer and no sump system. This is a very rural area but in town so there is currently city sewer and city water.
The home inspector looked at it and couldn't figure it out but he had a couple guesses:
1. Underground fuel storage tank (I did research and it seems like most of these were either free-standing in the basement or buried beside the home. I've never seen an example of one buried under the concrete slab. Plus there's a single 3-inch pipe sticking up and not 2)
2. Capped off well
3. Drain clean out
Any suggestions or hints would be appreciated. Thanks in advance - here's a photo - I know it may be small:
The home inspector looked at it and couldn't figure it out but he had a couple guesses:
1. Underground fuel storage tank (I did research and it seems like most of these were either free-standing in the basement or buried beside the home. I've never seen an example of one buried under the concrete slab. Plus there's a single 3-inch pipe sticking up and not 2)
2. Capped off well
3. Drain clean out
Any suggestions or hints would be appreciated. Thanks in advance - here's a photo - I know it may be small:
