Hole in Galvanized waste pipe :(

plafrance said:

I wouldn't try removing nipple from shower drain unless you apply heat to blue flange first. A torch would be needed to get it hot enough to be effective.
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2nd option would be to fernco the two galv. nipples.
Pete

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Applying heat seems risky also as I'm not sure if that'd melt the blue flange--it's plastic... .


Looks like leaving a stub from the horizontal galvanized pipe out from the shower drain and connecting that to the rest w/ another fernco coupling is probably a safer way... .


Thx so much everyone. This was a bit scray repair for me to tackle at first. All the tips really help. Wouldn't be possible to attempt this one w/o all these imortant tips.

Finally had someone replace this w/ ABS. This is the photo:






Used Proflex couplings to connect to CI/galvanized. Did not remove the shower galvanized pipe all the way. Used coupling as well.