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I cut holes in my kitchen soffit to determine the source of a very minimal water leak and discovered the joint of the ABS closet flange and the 3" diam. Schedule 40 waste pipe is leaking. (You can see a photo here
...which shows the mineral build up at that joint, visually confirming the point of the leak... where the closet flange joins to the waste pipe.)
Does anyone make a wax ring with an extra deep funnel that might get me down past the joint?
Or should I try to (carefully) pry out the closet flange (from above, after removing the toilet)? If it comes out, is it possible to clean the waste pipe enough to cement on a new closet flange (maybe one that is deeper?)? If so, should I replace it with another ABS closet flange?
Or should I just cut the waste pipe in the middle, leaving a 1" long stub (there's only 2" of pipe connecting the closet flange and a 45 degree elbow directly below), add a coupling and cement everything back together? (Is 1" of waste pipe even long enough to make a proper cement joint?)
Thanks for any and all suggestions!
...which shows the mineral build up at that joint, visually confirming the point of the leak... where the closet flange joins to the waste pipe.)
Does anyone make a wax ring with an extra deep funnel that might get me down past the joint?
Or should I try to (carefully) pry out the closet flange (from above, after removing the toilet)? If it comes out, is it possible to clean the waste pipe enough to cement on a new closet flange (maybe one that is deeper?)? If so, should I replace it with another ABS closet flange?
Or should I just cut the waste pipe in the middle, leaving a 1" long stub (there's only 2" of pipe connecting the closet flange and a 45 degree elbow directly below), add a coupling and cement everything back together? (Is 1" of waste pipe even long enough to make a proper cement joint?)
Thanks for any and all suggestions!
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