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Sewer Divers

In the early 1900s, small towns like Mount Vernon started usingnarrow clay pipes, which...

In the early 1900s, small towns like Mount Vernon started using
narrow clay pipes, which were cheaper
and easier to install

Full Transcript

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In the early 1900s,
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small towns like Mount Vernon
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started using narrow clay pipes,
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which were cheaper and easier to install.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:33
Uploaded
Apr 20, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
Anomaly Entertainment

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Movie Summary

An up-close look at the heroes that keep America's sewer systems running.
S01 • E06 They're cleaning out a pump station packed with fecal matter and needles. - Sewer Divers 00:07
They're cleaning out a pump station packed with fecal m...
S01 • E05 [rock music playing] - Sewer Divers 00:09
[rock music playing]
S01 • E06 [Ramone] This comes out and we pull this out and this gets washed down. - Sewer Divers 00:06
[Ramone] This comes out and we pull this out and this gets w...
S01 • E04 They're now crumbling - Sewer Divers 00:10
They're now crumbling
S01 • E05 Man, we back to square one. Basically, - Sewer Divers 00:12
Man, we back to square one. Basically,
S01 • E03 There it goes. Nice, nice. Down the hole. - Sewer Divers 00:05
There it goes. Nice, nice. Down the hole.
S01 • E06 The de-greaser did its job. It's actually thinned it out. So it's not as sludgy no more. - Sewer Divers 00:07
The de-greaser did its job. It's actually thinned it ou...
S01 • E04 So they go in between the pipes - Sewer Divers 00:09
So they go in between the pipes
S01 • E06 We're actually able to see color on, uh, the pipes over there - Sewer Divers 00:09
We're actually able to see color on, uh, the pipes over...
S01 • E05 Every three feet to four feet, - Sewer Divers 00:10
Every three feet to four feet,
S01 • E02 Polo Black? Look at you. Ralph Lauren, huh? - Sewer Divers 00:05
Polo Black? Look at you. Ralph Lauren, huh?
S01 • E01 We have some chunks down there that are three feet long, - Sewer Divers 00:07
We have some chunks down there that are three feet long,
S01 • E04 And this is the problem of that we are having - Sewer Divers 00:06
And this is the problem of that we are having
S01 • E03 [narrator] The clay pipe is at least 70 years old - Sewer Divers 00:08
[narrator] The clay pipe is at least 70 years old
S01 • E04 The roots just come through and destroying the pipes. - Sewer Divers 00:05
The roots just come through and destroying the pipes.
S01 • E02 [narrator] In Mount Vernon, the crew is hard at work - Sewer Divers 00:07
[narrator] In Mount Vernon, the crew is hard at work
S01 • E06 [George laughs] - Sewer Divers 00:05
[George laughs]
S01 • E05 The years of buildup stretch for nearly a block - Sewer Divers 00:08
The years of buildup stretch for nearly a block
S01 • E04 These force sewage to back up along the pipes, - Sewer Divers 00:09
These force sewage to back up along the pipes,
S01 • E06 So we had to set up our vacuum and try to bring the water level down. - Sewer Divers 00:07
So we had to set up our vacuum and try to bring the water le...