Lina
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Hi, on Saturday we gutted our tacky "mobile home style" bathroom that was last remodeled ca. 1980 out of part of the back porch of our Victorian-era house.
We want to move the toilet location four inches to one side. The drain outlet for the toilet is very old cast iron pipe. (Evidently there was some sort of toilet on the back porch prior to the 1980 remodeling.) There is room in the joist bay to move it by at least 8". Access from under the house is easy via a generous crawl space.
What would be the best course of action? I know of three possibilities:
1) Move the cast iron pipe as-is (not sure if that is possible).
2) Rip out the cast iron and replace it with PVC in the new location. (Would it be a good idea to get rid the antique cast iron anyhow?)
3) Install a cast iron offset flange. (Would that create an extra bend where "effluent" would hang up? We bought a new, expensive Toto toilet just to avoid such problems. Also, would it be a pain for the plumber doing the work to have to deal with the cast iron connection?)
A plumber will be doing the work, and we will listen to his opinion, but I always like to have a good understanding of what is going on so that I can keep tabs on things.
Thanks all,
Lina
We want to move the toilet location four inches to one side. The drain outlet for the toilet is very old cast iron pipe. (Evidently there was some sort of toilet on the back porch prior to the 1980 remodeling.) There is room in the joist bay to move it by at least 8". Access from under the house is easy via a generous crawl space.
What would be the best course of action? I know of three possibilities:
1) Move the cast iron pipe as-is (not sure if that is possible).
2) Rip out the cast iron and replace it with PVC in the new location. (Would it be a good idea to get rid the antique cast iron anyhow?)
3) Install a cast iron offset flange. (Would that create an extra bend where "effluent" would hang up? We bought a new, expensive Toto toilet just to avoid such problems. Also, would it be a pain for the plumber doing the work to have to deal with the cast iron connection?)
A plumber will be doing the work, and we will listen to his opinion, but I always like to have a good understanding of what is going on so that I can keep tabs on things.
Thanks all,
Lina