salshouse
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I've used this site often in the past to figure out how to fix stuff in my old 1920s house, and now I'd like some advice on my own project.
I have a couple of questions concerning tapping into an old 4 inch galvanized pipe. The 1st, What is the best tool for cutting out a section of pipe? I was going to use my sawzall. The 2nd, I am going to use 4 inch rubber sleeves with clamps to attach to the old galvanized pipe sections and attach a wye (or two) to hook up two new toilets, one upstairs and one in the basement (I'm actually putting a full bath in the basement, using the Bur-Cam easy flush system). My question is, can I put a wye in the stack, and then another wye in the piece of pipe going from the new upstairs toilet to the stack to use as the drain the the basement bath?
I am sending along a photo so you can see the vertical section I am going to cut out, It is just above the elbow above the clean out plug. The area framed on the ceiling is where the new upstairs toilet will be.
I'm pretty sure this will work, but my wife wanted me to check first, we've never cut into the cast iron stack before.
Thanks for your help.
I have a couple of questions concerning tapping into an old 4 inch galvanized pipe. The 1st, What is the best tool for cutting out a section of pipe? I was going to use my sawzall. The 2nd, I am going to use 4 inch rubber sleeves with clamps to attach to the old galvanized pipe sections and attach a wye (or two) to hook up two new toilets, one upstairs and one in the basement (I'm actually putting a full bath in the basement, using the Bur-Cam easy flush system). My question is, can I put a wye in the stack, and then another wye in the piece of pipe going from the new upstairs toilet to the stack to use as the drain the the basement bath?
I am sending along a photo so you can see the vertical section I am going to cut out, It is just above the elbow above the clean out plug. The area framed on the ceiling is where the new upstairs toilet will be.
I'm pretty sure this will work, but my wife wanted me to check first, we've never cut into the cast iron stack before.
Thanks for your help.