porquewhy
New Member
This site has provided me a lot of help over the last few years, but now I need some specific advice. I hope you guys can help me out...
I am about to tear into some 1926 plumbing to replace an old drum trap on a bathtub. Lead pipe ties the drum trap to a cast iron t-fitting, but I can't figure out how the joint is made at the tee, and before cutting out the lead pipe I'd like to have a plan to transition to new PVC. The image below shows the joint, and it appears to be lead to brass, then all soldered into the cast iron hub. Could this be a threaded brass fitting into the cast iron, or is it a lead and oakum joint? Or is it some Frankenstein creation? There was some previous remodel work done where they tied into the old cast iron with a threaded PVC fitting, but it appears that it was at an old cleanout (second image).
Bottom line is, what is the best way to approach tying PVC into this cast iron tee? It's all in about a 16" crawl space, and replacing the tee doesn't seem like a very easy option. Any advice or insight would be appreciated.
-Bryan
Previous remodel:
I am about to tear into some 1926 plumbing to replace an old drum trap on a bathtub. Lead pipe ties the drum trap to a cast iron t-fitting, but I can't figure out how the joint is made at the tee, and before cutting out the lead pipe I'd like to have a plan to transition to new PVC. The image below shows the joint, and it appears to be lead to brass, then all soldered into the cast iron hub. Could this be a threaded brass fitting into the cast iron, or is it a lead and oakum joint? Or is it some Frankenstein creation? There was some previous remodel work done where they tied into the old cast iron with a threaded PVC fitting, but it appears that it was at an old cleanout (second image).
Bottom line is, what is the best way to approach tying PVC into this cast iron tee? It's all in about a 16" crawl space, and replacing the tee doesn't seem like a very easy option. Any advice or insight would be appreciated.
-Bryan
Previous remodel: