Zach
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I am currently renovating a first floor powder room. The room was an addition built in the 50's onto my 1920's house.
I plan on replacing the lead drains with pvc (highlighted in green below), and replacing the blue highlighted cast iron with pvc as well, as there is zero slope in that section of the pipe. (All of the lead is tight - I'm guessing there was just no slope when it was originally installed.) The black line drawn in illustrates how the vent goes up the wall, then across the ceiling joists, and finally through the roof.
A couple of questions..
1). The closet is wet vented.. I believe this is okay though?
2). I've used a no-hub connector on a brass ferrule before. If I remove the cast iron that I've highlighted, can I use a Fernco donut? Or do I have to rent a snap cutter, cut the pipe, and use a no-hub connector? I seem to remember some problem with odd sized cast iron hubs... ???? Or, should I just leave the cast iron alone and just replace the lead? The cast iron doesn't slope towards the flange. It just doesn't slope away from it either. I figured it was a clog waiting to happen. ??
3). Any other problems with this configuration?
The wall to the right is brick. The wall straight ahead and to the left are both outside walls. The brick wall is the reason the drain for the lav runs all the way to the left, up a bit, and then back all the way to the right. Ditto for the vent.
Thank in advance for the advice...
-Zach
I plan on replacing the lead drains with pvc (highlighted in green below), and replacing the blue highlighted cast iron with pvc as well, as there is zero slope in that section of the pipe. (All of the lead is tight - I'm guessing there was just no slope when it was originally installed.) The black line drawn in illustrates how the vent goes up the wall, then across the ceiling joists, and finally through the roof.
A couple of questions..
1). The closet is wet vented.. I believe this is okay though?
2). I've used a no-hub connector on a brass ferrule before. If I remove the cast iron that I've highlighted, can I use a Fernco donut? Or do I have to rent a snap cutter, cut the pipe, and use a no-hub connector? I seem to remember some problem with odd sized cast iron hubs... ???? Or, should I just leave the cast iron alone and just replace the lead? The cast iron doesn't slope towards the flange. It just doesn't slope away from it either. I figured it was a clog waiting to happen. ??
3). Any other problems with this configuration?
The wall to the right is brick. The wall straight ahead and to the left are both outside walls. The brick wall is the reason the drain for the lav runs all the way to the left, up a bit, and then back all the way to the right. Ditto for the vent.
Thank in advance for the advice...
-Zach
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