Hi All:
Terry I "Love" the forum and have really found alot of great info regarding my bathroom reno on the site... But I still have a bit of a twin horn dilemma regarding my 4" waste pipe and closet flange...
So here is the deal... In the original bathroom it appears that I had a 4" lead pipe and flange that had been beaten all to hell and in fact the the flange had separated from the pipe. there doesn't appear to be any oakum or solder present and the pipe seems to just narrow up to the closet flange. In any case a new ABS flange is in order and I know my two options are the twist and seal flange, which I located at my HD in Canada or cutting the pipe then coupling a 4" ABS waste pipe on to the lead pipe... Anyway to make a long story short my only real option is to cut the waste pipe and join an ABS pipe to it...
I don't think the cutting is going to be too much of a problem providing the chain for the cutter is less than an inch thick. But I am concerned that i will be coupling the ABS pipe to the lead pipe correctly.... What has been suggested is that I use a 4" rubber sleave that is about 6 inches long and has a hose clamp at each end. It seems like it will work to me but seeing as this is going to be under wood, cbu, a heated floor and $12 a sf tile I wanted to check with some people in the 'know' before I proceed.
Thanks in advance for the advice.
Regards,
Kevin
Terry I "Love" the forum and have really found alot of great info regarding my bathroom reno on the site... But I still have a bit of a twin horn dilemma regarding my 4" waste pipe and closet flange...
So here is the deal... In the original bathroom it appears that I had a 4" lead pipe and flange that had been beaten all to hell and in fact the the flange had separated from the pipe. there doesn't appear to be any oakum or solder present and the pipe seems to just narrow up to the closet flange. In any case a new ABS flange is in order and I know my two options are the twist and seal flange, which I located at my HD in Canada or cutting the pipe then coupling a 4" ABS waste pipe on to the lead pipe... Anyway to make a long story short my only real option is to cut the waste pipe and join an ABS pipe to it...
I don't think the cutting is going to be too much of a problem providing the chain for the cutter is less than an inch thick. But I am concerned that i will be coupling the ABS pipe to the lead pipe correctly.... What has been suggested is that I use a 4" rubber sleave that is about 6 inches long and has a hose clamp at each end. It seems like it will work to me but seeing as this is going to be under wood, cbu, a heated floor and $12 a sf tile I wanted to check with some people in the 'know' before I proceed.
Thanks in advance for the advice.
Regards,
Kevin