]My lead over brass closet flange needs repair. There is only about 5/16" of lead remaining in the front of the flange:
I was going to cut off the lead part and join the copper pipe to ABS with a flexible coupling. I then noticed that the pipe is very crooked. It is about 5 or 6 degrees off plumb. How much leeway does a flexible coupling allow? If the ABS is aligned with the copper, one side of the flange will be lifted by 3/4" . The pipes might not even align if the lead section is hiding even more crookedness. Even worse, I think the pipe might be smaller that typical 3" pipe. I calculated 3.14" which is too small for the coupling I bought. (Pro-Connect 56-33)
I found a lead repair part that might work:
http://www.renodepot.com/en/sleeve-lead-toilet-sleeve-04825002
Does anyone have any tips on how to use this part. I figure that pounding this sleeve cold into the old one would be insufficient.
I was going to cut off the lead part and join the copper pipe to ABS with a flexible coupling. I then noticed that the pipe is very crooked. It is about 5 or 6 degrees off plumb. How much leeway does a flexible coupling allow? If the ABS is aligned with the copper, one side of the flange will be lifted by 3/4" . The pipes might not even align if the lead section is hiding even more crookedness. Even worse, I think the pipe might be smaller that typical 3" pipe. I calculated 3.14" which is too small for the coupling I bought. (Pro-Connect 56-33)
I found a lead repair part that might work:
http://www.renodepot.com/en/sleeve-lead-toilet-sleeve-04825002
Does anyone have any tips on how to use this part. I figure that pounding this sleeve cold into the old one would be insufficient.