Zach
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I wanted to extend a thanks to everyone on the forum for providing me with some valuable advice.
Last year, I purchased a 1928 house with all original plumbing. Without getting into too much boring detail, I decided to remove a couple of lead drains from a 2nd floor half bath. The lead was connected to a brass ferrule with a wiped joint. I decided to cut off the lead just before the ferrule, and melt off the rest, leaving the ferrule attached to the cast iron hub. From there, I used a no-hub coupling to connect to pvc for my drain. I'm keeping all of the cast iron intact, since it seems to be in great shape.
I had a basic idea of what I needed to do, but wasn't sure what all of the parts actually looked like (i.e. the length and diameter of the brass ferrule, which was hidden between a couple pounds of lead.)
I wanted to post a few pictures of the process to help out any others like me who are new to DIY plumbing and need a hand with their old CI pipes and lead drains.
Before: lead drain leading to brass ferrule, in cast iron hub
I cut off the lead drain using a reciprocating saw. I just picked a spot, about 5 inches from the CI hub. The edge of the lead is chewed up from me trying to locate the brass ferrule under all that lead. It turns out, I was only about 3/4" away from it.
Last year, I purchased a 1928 house with all original plumbing. Without getting into too much boring detail, I decided to remove a couple of lead drains from a 2nd floor half bath. The lead was connected to a brass ferrule with a wiped joint. I decided to cut off the lead just before the ferrule, and melt off the rest, leaving the ferrule attached to the cast iron hub. From there, I used a no-hub coupling to connect to pvc for my drain. I'm keeping all of the cast iron intact, since it seems to be in great shape.
I had a basic idea of what I needed to do, but wasn't sure what all of the parts actually looked like (i.e. the length and diameter of the brass ferrule, which was hidden between a couple pounds of lead.)
I wanted to post a few pictures of the process to help out any others like me who are new to DIY plumbing and need a hand with their old CI pipes and lead drains.
Before: lead drain leading to brass ferrule, in cast iron hub
I cut off the lead drain using a reciprocating saw. I just picked a spot, about 5 inches from the CI hub. The edge of the lead is chewed up from me trying to locate the brass ferrule under all that lead. It turns out, I was only about 3/4" away from it.
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