ThePhanatic
New Member
Hello,
A friend of mine is selling his house(under contract) but the sink was dripping at the trap and the people want it fixed.
With the help of this board I was recently able to fix a SIMILAR issue with my own sink trap and I thought I would ask for more help.
The galvanized 1 1/2" pipe at the wall is just slightly less than flush.
The pipe that is(was) attached to this was a chrome platted piece that extended to the U trap. This piece virtually decintegrated.
Ideally I wanted to unscrew the old broker piece and expose some nice threads to attach a new extension piece.
Seems as though NOTHING is ever ideal in plumbing.
The piece extending into the wall seems NOT to have any threads on it.
It is inserted about 3 or 4 inches deep into the wall pipe and has a greyish soder holding it in place.
When I tried loosening it by turing It shred apart, leaving me with the 4 inches of inserted remaining pipe.
I guess I have these questions...
What is the greyish soder holding the chrome pipe in?
(plumers cement?)
What are my possible fixes?
What are my possible shortcuts?
What might be the proper way to fix it?
Like I said, I am trying to fix it for a sale, but really would like to do it as best I could.
Is there a tapered extension tube that I could slide in until it gets wedged and then fix it in place?
How could I fix it in place? Solder(like copper pipes???)
A certain cement?
Should I try heating the solder/cement again and try pulling the inserted piece out? Any suggestions on pulling it out of the wall pipe?
I can see the end of the inside pipe, Would creating a hook type tool help?
Could I use a hacksaw blade and slice the 4 inch inserted section ?
Does anyone recommend saing at pipes inside walls?(doesnt sound too good to me- but I am trying to brainstorm)
Sorry- no pictures...
I know they help...
If I get really stuck I will have to get some.
A friend of mine is selling his house(under contract) but the sink was dripping at the trap and the people want it fixed.
With the help of this board I was recently able to fix a SIMILAR issue with my own sink trap and I thought I would ask for more help.
The galvanized 1 1/2" pipe at the wall is just slightly less than flush.
The pipe that is(was) attached to this was a chrome platted piece that extended to the U trap. This piece virtually decintegrated.
Ideally I wanted to unscrew the old broker piece and expose some nice threads to attach a new extension piece.
Seems as though NOTHING is ever ideal in plumbing.
The piece extending into the wall seems NOT to have any threads on it.
It is inserted about 3 or 4 inches deep into the wall pipe and has a greyish soder holding it in place.
When I tried loosening it by turing It shred apart, leaving me with the 4 inches of inserted remaining pipe.
I guess I have these questions...
What is the greyish soder holding the chrome pipe in?
(plumers cement?)
What are my possible fixes?
What are my possible shortcuts?
What might be the proper way to fix it?
Like I said, I am trying to fix it for a sale, but really would like to do it as best I could.
Is there a tapered extension tube that I could slide in until it gets wedged and then fix it in place?
How could I fix it in place? Solder(like copper pipes???)
A certain cement?
Should I try heating the solder/cement again and try pulling the inserted piece out? Any suggestions on pulling it out of the wall pipe?
I can see the end of the inside pipe, Would creating a hook type tool help?
Could I use a hacksaw blade and slice the 4 inch inserted section ?
Does anyone recommend saing at pipes inside walls?(doesnt sound too good to me- but I am trying to brainstorm)
Sorry- no pictures...
I know they help...
If I get really stuck I will have to get some.