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Hello:
- I have volunteered my time and labor for someone that really needs it.
- I grew up in a garage and worked construction for a couple of years.
- My knowledge of plumbing is limited, however, I have been lucky in the past.
The job:
- We are rebuilding an old staircase. Bigger, wider, better.
- The house was built in 1901.
- Located in North West Indiana
- The house has radiated heat.
- I need to move a pipe.
- The pipe is steel, 1 1/2 in diameter, and is the source that feeds all of the radiators.
- The pipe is in the basement (full basement) and runs under the floor joists and thru a brick wall.
- The need is to move the pipe flush against one of the outer basement walls near the sill plane.
1. What are the downsides to moving a pipe against the wall?
2. Will I be violating any rules?
3. I am in the research stage and have no idea what I am doing. Any tips would be very helpful.
My initial thoughts were something like:
- De-energize the lines.
- Drain the lines.
- Remove the pipe. A thought was to cut the pipe one foot from the threads and break it loose with pipe wrenches. Um, ??
- Make room for the new pipe.
- Install new pipe. I'm going to need to re-route, so, I was thinking elbos and at a least one union.
- Pipe dope/tape on the threads?? Or nothing on the threads??
- Re-energize the system.
Again, this is a volunteer situation. I would deeply appreciate any tips and advise.
Thanks,
Jeff
- I have volunteered my time and labor for someone that really needs it.
- I grew up in a garage and worked construction for a couple of years.
- My knowledge of plumbing is limited, however, I have been lucky in the past.
The job:
- We are rebuilding an old staircase. Bigger, wider, better.
- The house was built in 1901.
- Located in North West Indiana
- The house has radiated heat.
- I need to move a pipe.
- The pipe is steel, 1 1/2 in diameter, and is the source that feeds all of the radiators.
- The pipe is in the basement (full basement) and runs under the floor joists and thru a brick wall.
- The need is to move the pipe flush against one of the outer basement walls near the sill plane.
1. What are the downsides to moving a pipe against the wall?
2. Will I be violating any rules?
3. I am in the research stage and have no idea what I am doing. Any tips would be very helpful.
My initial thoughts were something like:
- De-energize the lines.
- Drain the lines.
- Remove the pipe. A thought was to cut the pipe one foot from the threads and break it loose with pipe wrenches. Um, ??
- Make room for the new pipe.
- Install new pipe. I'm going to need to re-route, so, I was thinking elbos and at a least one union.
- Pipe dope/tape on the threads?? Or nothing on the threads??
- Re-energize the system.
Again, this is a volunteer situation. I would deeply appreciate any tips and advise.
Thanks,
Jeff