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kevha
10-14-2005, 08:10 PM
Hi
I hope you can help as I am at a loss as to what to do next
I am remodeling my bathroom and my plumber rough plumbed the bathroom already.
The Toilet waste pipe sits 17 inches from the wall (the previous owners had built another in order to get a toilet to reach the waste pipe)
My plumber was hoping to get a 14" offset flange 'street' fittingl' to make a 14 " toliet work with my space restrictions.
He now states he cannot actually get this and is suggesting to build out the wall enough so I can get a 14' toliet in place.
(With an offset flange street fitting we would have been ableto make this work but I don't want to have to build out my wall as he suggests)

ANy help / ideas appreciated - the connector to the waste pipe sits 17" from the rough stud.
Anyone know where to get an Offset Flange 'street' fitting?
Thanks in advance for help.

hj
10-14-2005, 08:39 PM
Most offset collars are "street" fittings, but you have to have 4" riser to insert them into.

kevha
10-15-2005, 05:14 PM
Hi
Sorry but I meant to state that the conenctor that the flange is supposed to connect to is a 3 inch connector
The waste pipe comes up through a chase from the basement.
A right angle connector the turms the pipe towards the wall where the toilet will be. Then another right angle connecor turnst the ipe upward (at the joist)to 'supposedly' meet a toliet flange and this connector is 3 inch wide. basically the same width as the botto end of a standard offset flange.
This same connector has a 1 1/2 pipe coming from it for the sink drain.

hj
10-15-2005, 06:26 PM
I do not know where the sink drain connects to the toilet pipe, but in most cases it should not do that. With the correct turn below the toilet the riser pipe could be 4" and then an offset flange would fit inside it. But without knowing exactly how the pipe is installed, we cannot tell you why you have the problem, or exactly how to fix it.