stanman37
New Member
I have been asked to help a friend who has a old toilet lead bend that has been repaired so much using epoxy putty that you can't see it anymore. It goes into a old cast iron sewer stack via a tee (I believe it's called). I would like to adapt plastic to the cast iron tee without cutting and wonder if there is a fitting (heard of fernco but can't find anything specific) that would actually adapt to the collar of the tee if I chop/melt the lead out. I researched about snap-cutting a section of the stack out and replacing it with a fernco tee but there is a gas pipe tight to the right of the pipe and a lath and plaster wall directly behind. Don't think I can get the chain around it and would rather keep it intact if I can since it doesn't seem to be deteriorated. I'm attaching a picture - hope it comes out. My main concern is that if I can adapt to the outside of the existing cast tee - what would keep the waste from getting caught on the inside - or would I push the new 3 or 4" pvc or abs deep through the rubber coupling so the waste doesn't get a chance to get hung up on it?