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  1. AndyDavis

    Connecting PVC to Lead

    I am very concerned about the entire job. The new branch drain they put in does have a pretty good slope on it. I checked that before they poured the concrete. So I think the branch did end up deep enough.
  2. AndyDavis

    Replacing Cast Iron Drain Lines

    Thanks, we'll probably be doing just that. -Andy
  3. AndyDavis

    Replacing Cast Iron Drain Lines

    I think my question is more about the urgancy. Assuming that the drain is not backing up, is this something that I should get to in the next two weeks, the next two months, or the next two years?
  4. AndyDavis

    Connecting PVC to Lead

    I think the term I have seen here is 'soil tube' and it refers to the curved section of pipe that runs between the closet flange and the cast iron main drain. The guy should have replaced the entire existing soil tube with a PVC soil tube. What he did do is cut off about 6 inches of the lead...
  5. AndyDavis

    Connecting PVC to Lead

    OK, I figured out how to get it to back up on demand. Just flush a couple of good sized toilet paper loads down the far toilet and presto, everything backs up. Wish me luck on my fight with the contractor. Thanks
  6. AndyDavis

    Connecting PVC to Lead

    The work was completed about a month ago. We have had two stop ups a week apart. For the first, I took the toilet closest to the mainline off and ran in my snake. It came out with fibers on it and the problem went away for a bit. I think that what I did was push the rag back up the...
  7. AndyDavis

    Replacing Cast Iron Drain Lines

    While investigating some issues that cropped up with a remodeling (see my other post), the guy with the camera ran it down the main drains and indicated that one of them has extensive rot (the bottom has rusted out). The existing pipe is cast iron. This drain runs from our laundry room to...
  8. AndyDavis

    Connecting PVC to Lead

    We just completed a significant remodeling job. Part of the job involved the installation of a new 4" branch drain line which was connected to the main line. If it matters, the branch line services two toilets and a shower. The house is a slab foundation. The real issue seems to be how...
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