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Issues during sewer scope that

Hi all. I'm currently under contract to purchase a home and just had my inspections, which included a sewer scope (cast iron line from the 40s). I'm in NJ and we had heavy rain on Thursday when the scope was performed. During the scope we saw a lot of water in the line and at one point we saw what can be described as a mini waterfall coming into the line, which means there has to be a crack. I'm lucky that it was raining because I do not think we would have seen it otherwise.

The sellers bought the house in 2019 and never lived in it, and used that as an excuse to leave half of their disclosure blank (including the part about the sewer) so it's up to us to find everything.

Given the amount of water in the line, it would be reasonable to think that the line is sagging there and cracked due to that. However, the report given to me by the company says there are no issues, even though they included pictures of the standing water and the waterfall.

I am very anxious that there is indeed an issue with this sewer. While I was at the home, the tech stated that they have only been doing the scopes for a year; their main business is environmental remediation such as oil tanks. I therefore don't really trust their report. I am going to call them on Monday to discuss, but I am curious what you would do. Would it be unreasonable to get a second scope and opinion by a more seasoned company?

There are some weird quirks to it that we wanted assessed. At some point a cast iron pipe in the back of the basement was cut off and sealed and a new PVC line and cleanout was added. There's also an additional iron clean out in the front of the basement that is loose and shows signs of a previous repair. I wanted a plumber to come and look at not just the sewer lateral but also what was going on in the house to ensure that everything was working and if sealed/diverted, done correctly.

I called around to a few plumbers to have them come out and assess the line, and they all told me that the homeowner would have to schedule it. We're also in the process of requesting permits from the town.

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