GoldMaple
DIY Junior Member
First, a little background on my project! I have an existing basement bathroom. It has a sink, toilet, and a shower. I believe the plumbing was done to code many many years ago and everything works. I remodeled the rest of my basement about 5 years ago and had to pull the old shower stall out but left the the toilet and sink in working order. I'm now ready to redo the bathroom and I'm going to start with the shower.
My issue is very similar to a past poster of this forum in that I need to move the shower drain about 2 feet from it's existing location. The old shower drain is about 4 inches in diameter at the concrete but it quickly narrows to about 2 inches. The drain drops down about a foot and a half then veers off towards the toilet. In the 5 years that the drain has been open I have only smelled sewer gas in my basement a few times. Every time I've smelled sewer gas I have filled a bucket with water and poured a gallon or so in the few floor drains I have. (I have 2 other open drains in the basement) Then the smell goes away. So, I think that the existing floor drain has a proper trap and it's just a matter of getting the drain situated in the new location.
Given that I have a few questions:
1. What is the easiest method to break the concrete so I can run the pipe fromthe existing drain to the new drain location? I'll rent the tools and do it myself.
2. How do I connect the new pipe to the existing drain? I think the existing drain is cast iron.
3. Should the new drain be as wide as the current drain or should I just use a 2 inch pipe?
This picture pretty much sums up what I have to do. That is, position the new drain about 2 feet away from the existing drain and then connect the new pipe to the old drain. I would like to do this right way so any feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks!
My issue is very similar to a past poster of this forum in that I need to move the shower drain about 2 feet from it's existing location. The old shower drain is about 4 inches in diameter at the concrete but it quickly narrows to about 2 inches. The drain drops down about a foot and a half then veers off towards the toilet. In the 5 years that the drain has been open I have only smelled sewer gas in my basement a few times. Every time I've smelled sewer gas I have filled a bucket with water and poured a gallon or so in the few floor drains I have. (I have 2 other open drains in the basement) Then the smell goes away. So, I think that the existing floor drain has a proper trap and it's just a matter of getting the drain situated in the new location.
Given that I have a few questions:
1. What is the easiest method to break the concrete so I can run the pipe fromthe existing drain to the new drain location? I'll rent the tools and do it myself.
2. How do I connect the new pipe to the existing drain? I think the existing drain is cast iron.
3. Should the new drain be as wide as the current drain or should I just use a 2 inch pipe?
This picture pretty much sums up what I have to do. That is, position the new drain about 2 feet away from the existing drain and then connect the new pipe to the old drain. I would like to do this right way so any feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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