jaypipedopeNJ
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hey everyone. I'm looking for a little advice as to where I should cut my old toilet drain. I'm remodeling my bathroom (I'm a DIY retard), and tearing out 3 layers of floor. The existing floor was a 2" step up from the hallway. So I'd like to make it flush, but I'll need to lower the toilet flange.
In the basement, the drain comes down, bends 90 deg, and then ties into the stack. I'd like to cut it away with a cutting wheel on my grinder, and then use a fernco to tie in PVC.
The problem I'm seeing is that there's a bump, or wide spot, on the cast just before it ties into the stack. I'm guessing this is how the last guy installed a new pipe. Fused them together or something? I don't know.
See the bump? There's only about an inch between the bump and where it ties into the stack. Should I cut the cast a few inches to the right of that bump, so I have more cast to split the Fernco? How much will I need? 1/2 and 1/2?
Hope someone can help.
-Jay
In the basement, the drain comes down, bends 90 deg, and then ties into the stack. I'd like to cut it away with a cutting wheel on my grinder, and then use a fernco to tie in PVC.
The problem I'm seeing is that there's a bump, or wide spot, on the cast just before it ties into the stack. I'm guessing this is how the last guy installed a new pipe. Fused them together or something? I don't know.
See the bump? There's only about an inch between the bump and where it ties into the stack. Should I cut the cast a few inches to the right of that bump, so I have more cast to split the Fernco? How much will I need? 1/2 and 1/2?
Hope someone can help.
-Jay