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Just to clarify - the capped off vent pipe in the basement will serve a future bathroom in the basement but it is not a dedicated vent. It also serves a current bathroom on the first floor, so...

I hope it's okay to add a quick follow-up question to my original post. My original issue was with a water leak in a vent pipe that goes into the basement and is capped off (available for future...

Thanks to all for your replies and suggestions. I found two screw holes (or drill holes?) in the pipe. There was very little space to work in and the holes were on the opposite side (I actually...

ballengerb1, thanks for the reply. Here's the issue: the vent pipe drops down into the basement and is capped off (just a couple feet below the screw holes) as a future vent for when we add a bath...

I'm repairing a leak in a drain vent pipe inside a wall (a cabinet installer drilled screws through the wall and into the pipe). The existing pipe is 2 inch "not for pressure" schedule 40 PVC (foam...

A big thanks to Milo Delezal, Speedball1, & Massplumber2008 for the very helpful answers. Just FYI - the pit in the far background (pic 1) is our stormwater sump pump and the pipe going up...

Thanks again. Just to clarify, when I said the bathroom is "roughed in" I just meant the plumbing is installed in the basement floor - no walls yet. I looked in the area where a dedicated sewage...

THANKS for the quick answer. There is a second sump hole just for a sewage ejector, but nothing is currently installed in that hole (because no bathroom yet). There is a capped connector in the...

Not much experience with plumbing systems, but I'll try to be as clear as I can. Our basement is not finished, but is roughed in for a full bath. There is a plumbing vent coming down from the first...