There is something called Lead Bend "Repair Collar".
https://www.americanplumbingproducts.com/m---bowl-trim/mlbex-4-lead-bend-repair-collar
I presume it gets soldered in place, but maybe there is some other way.
Suppose he just spreads it out against the existing lead?Unless you have the tools, materials, and skills to reproduce a lead bend, there is not much hope in trying to repair one that is damaged.
Suppose he just spreads it out against the existing lead?
The focus must always be on making a repair that will last as long as the rest of the piping system. Any repair that will not pass a pressure test is not a viable repair.
You sound like one of those professionals Gary was talking about up yonder. So how would you complete this repair?
Would you say the same if the pipe and bend is set in concrete?To answer the post: dont even try a repair - snap the line further back and use no-hub to tie in a new bend and ring.
Would you say the same if the pipe and bend is set in concrete?
Back in the old country I was taught to wipe & pour joints, lead burn (weld sheet lead).
And produce waste and vent bends, esp. 4" closet bends, from thin wall lead pipe.
We also learned to boss lead sheet for gullies, & intricate lead flashings.
We used "Bobbins" & dressing sticks to make the closet bend.
I am not dead. Neither was I, or ever will be, an "artisan of my trade" - I just got on with it.
And, like all the other apprentices, I hated everything about bossing and wiping.
To answer the post: dont even try a repair - snap the line further back and use no-hub to tie in a new bend and ring.
The focus must always be on making a repair that will last as long as the rest of the piping system. Any repair that will not pass a pressure test is not a viable repair.
How does one "pressure test" a floor flange installed?
How do we "pressure test" the upper most piping on a vent terminal?
A pressure test on drainage in most civilized areas require a 10 foot head of water which equals .433 PSI
Pressure test .433 x height of water
To prove take 4.33 times 2.31 = 10 feet
So how do we get to test the lead bend with a 10 foot head of pressure on a floor flange again I would like to know?
I want to thank everyone that took the time to offer up advise to resolve this issue, even the ones that said a DIY could not fix a lead bend.
Plan "A" was pretty much exactly what Sylvan suggested. Only thing I did different was tinning
the flange after cleaning it.
This is awkward, but...
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