MattinLa
New Member
Hi all,
Read a bunch, but I'm not sure I've seen an answer to this question. I'm re-tiling my bathroom and am now dealing with the old cast iron flange. I'm wondering if its ok to leave the old flange in place and install this Oatey flange (see picture) right down inside the cast iron drain pipe (I realize I"ll need to clean up the interior of the cast iron pipe in order get the Oatey flange installed). My concern is that I may damage the cast iron pipe when trying to remove the old flange. And seeing as this Oatey flange will be going on the inside rather than the outside, maybe its best to leave the old flange in place? I will be replacing some of the water damaged floor boards and installing some blocking on the joists. I figure I could drill holes through the old flange in order to mount the new flange to the new subfloor/blocking.
Thanks!
Matt
Read a bunch, but I'm not sure I've seen an answer to this question. I'm re-tiling my bathroom and am now dealing with the old cast iron flange. I'm wondering if its ok to leave the old flange in place and install this Oatey flange (see picture) right down inside the cast iron drain pipe (I realize I"ll need to clean up the interior of the cast iron pipe in order get the Oatey flange installed). My concern is that I may damage the cast iron pipe when trying to remove the old flange. And seeing as this Oatey flange will be going on the inside rather than the outside, maybe its best to leave the old flange in place? I will be replacing some of the water damaged floor boards and installing some blocking on the joists. I figure I could drill holes through the old flange in order to mount the new flange to the new subfloor/blocking.
Thanks!
Matt