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Filed under ABS, CPVC, PEX, PVC, Pipe Problems, adaptor, bacteria, bad taste, cast iron, coating, cold, commercial, connector, contamination, copper, corrosion, diameter, discoloration, epoxy, erosion, fitting, fixture, fungus, galvanized, heating, hot, inspection, lead, leaks, lining, main, micro-organisms/microbes, municipal, noise, odor, pinhole, pipe, plumbing, poisoning, potable, pressure, repipe, slab, tuberculation, union, waterFiled under Pipe Problems, cast iron, pipe, plumbing, residential
We live in a rambler built in the late 40’s in Washington State. One of our dogs was digging at the rear of our house just now and uncovered the cast iron pipe from our toilet. I had no idea it was so close to the surface. Anyway, the cast iron extends a couple of feet out, then the corner clay piece is broken. At time of writing I don’t know if anything else further down the line is broken or not, I now have my weekend project.
If it appears that only the corner piece is broken, and if I can remove it, can I do anything to help preserve the cast iron while it’s exposed, and can I assume a PVC corner piece sealed with epoxy would do the trick?
-Dave
Dave, I would suggest replacing the damaged clay pipe with PVC or ABS pipe and approved rubber couplings. These couplings are made specifically with a cast iron hub (sized to fit over cast iron) on one end and the other end sized to fit over PVC or ABS. You could try using either concrete or a polyethylene encasement to protect the cast iron.
-Brian
Filed under cast iron, corrosion, pipe, plumbing, residential, sewer
The home we live in was built in 1947 and still has some cast iron sewer drain pipe in the basement. One of the pipes looks like it has a slow leak in just one spot. How can I clean this up and plug it?
-Janet
Janet, the answer depends on where the damage is –it it’s a leak at the joint with another pipe or if there’s a hole in the line. To repair a hole in a cast iron pipe, you can try a good two part epoxy or simply large hose clamps and a piece of rubber. If it’s a leak at the joint of a cast iron pipe, then you’ll need a plumber to come in and repair as it may be a poured lead joint. If it’s at a threaded section of the pipe, taking apart and resealing the joint may work, but after 51 years the pipe is probably in very poor shape.
The best way of dealing with a leak, especially in a sewer drain pipe, is to replace the section that is damaged. The last thing you want is the damaged pipe to have a major failure (leak or break) at some future date and spill sewage all over your basement.
-Brian
Filed under PVC, Pipe Problems, cast iron, pipe, plumbing, residential
There is a bad spot in the cast iron sewer pipe under the living room floor. I can remove the vanity in the bathroom next to it and cut out the floor to expose about 4 feet of the pipe upstream of it. Can I just slide in sections of 3″ PVC into it past the problem area and re-flange this toilet in the 3″ PVC since this is the last or furthest from the sewer exit on the other side of the house. There are no other drains into it until the other side of the living room. I had it filmed and know the exact location of the bad pipe. The whole house is a terrazio floor and I don’t want to cut it in the living room.
-Diane
Diane, sliding a piece of new pipe into the old cast iron pipe is not an option. But, you can remove the existing damaged cast iron pipe and replace it with a section of PVC or ABS pipe. You’ll need to use an approved transitional fitting (plastic to cast iron) and a toilet flange on the floor.
-Brian
