Mystery tubes in garage in new home

[DirtyDigz 1,811]

WTF are these?:
 

[1563621 388]

How old is home?

[matty 810]

former location of a sink, perhaps

 

or tunnels to hell

[DirtyDigz 1,811]

Constructed mid-70's.  Hot/cold water supply and drain makes sense, and would be awesome - Would be great to put a sink there.

[1563621 388]

Slop sink or washer.

[siderman 1,137]

whats behind the pc of plywood?

[NJGF 375]

I am pretty sure these are connections for the flux capacitor.

[bhunted 887]

I think they are electrical conduits for underground service. Lot of contractors may put extras in for cable service, etc.

Not to worry. Its a good thing.

Take a cap off and look fown.

 

 

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[Zeke 5,504]

1 hour ago, DirtyDigz said:

WTF are these?:
 

The conduit fittings are throwing me off. Are the tubes painted?

most likely a slop sink ran to a French drain

[DirtyDigz 1,811]

47 minutes ago, siderman said:

whats behind the pc of plywood?

Concrete block.  That's the inside of an exterior wall.

I think there's a splinter of plywood lifted up at the top that is giving the illusion of a space/compartment behind it.

[bhunted 887]

The 2 small have copper fittings. I dunno. One don't look big enough for a drain. If water, I'd think all pvc. )scratching head and getting splinters under my nails(
Still thinking for electrical services. Low and high voltage.


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[DirtyDigz 1,811]

Construction may have pre-dated availability of PVC pipe.  I'll try removing the caps tonight and see what I see.

[1LtCAP 4,262]

IT'S the russians.

[diamondd817 826]

I never seen water/drain pipes made from conduit. Looks like an old service or a sub panel. The larger pipe was probably the service lines and the small conduit probably feed outside electric. Definitely not water pipes, unless it was a DIY/homeowner with no clue what he/she was doing.

[SW9racer 262]

Underground keg 

[Lostboy 105]

We have pipes like that at my shop. Used to be a gas station and those were for the wiring to the pumps.


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[Ray Ray 3,566]

Original electrical service

 

Edit that, it's too low.  It's electric, just don't know what for.  I need more info

[BobA 1,235]

Definitely electric of some sort. Just curious, didn't you ask who you bought the house from?

[Zeke 5,504]

23 minutes ago, Ray Ray said:

Original electrical service

 

Edit that, it's too low.  It's electric, just don't know what for.  I need more info

I know, right. Could be sink, or they cut down the conduits. The plywood nailer is low. Which is weird, cause you don't rilly need that for plumbing. 

Bomb shelter, air filtration system!

[bhunted 887]

You have underground service and box outside? See if the other ends appear there.


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[voyager9 3,434]

External wiring for old garage or shed?  Do you have a fountain or coy pond with pump?  Low voltage for stuff like landscaping lights wouldn't need conduit, right?

maybe your neighbor used it to steal your cable?

[voyager9 3,434]

Another thought: do you have a bank next door?  Might be how you make deposits. 

 

[maintenanceguy 510]

looks like EMT compression couplings on rigid conduit.  Electrical. 

But the way they're spaced sure looks like two plumbing supply lines and a drain.  The larger pipe is too far from the wall to feed a long forgotten electrical panel.

I vote electrical or plumbing or natural gas or something else.

Take the plastic caps off of the big line and take another photo so we can see the metal fitting better.  If it was an old sink, the larger, drain line won't be under pressure.  Of course, turn the fitting slowly.  If it's something else, you want to be able to tignten it back up before you flood the garage. 

[10X 3,296]

I'm pretty sure that's how Pennywise gets back and forth between your home and the sewer. 

[Ray Ray 3,566]

Those are not water lines, please people.   Stop suggesting things that you don't know.

[BobA 1,235]

2 minutes ago, Ray Ray said:

Those are not water lines, please people.   Stop suggesting things that you don't know.

Or gas either. 

 

 I was thinking maybe there was a generator on the other side of that wall and they took it with them. 

[voyager9 3,434]

3 minutes ago, Ray Ray said:

Those are not water lines, please people.   Stop suggesting things that you don't know.

If people limited their posts to only what they know this site would be a very empty place. 

[BobA 1,235]

You need to rent a toner and follow them. 

[Zeke 5,504]

16 minutes ago, Ray Ray said:

Those are not water lines, please people.   Stop suggesting things that you don't know.

You don't know they are not. Unless you put the there.... 

[SW9racer 262]

Do you think it's for an old underground oil tank?  How old is the house. Large pipe is the filler, small for the feeder the other for the bleeder.