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just out of curiosity, should this thread be in the "plumbing" section instead of showers?

hj, Should the adjustable strainer on top (that I've cut) be able to be twisted out? My current plan of action is to rent a small demo hammer and chip out the slab downstream so that I can cut the cast iron pipe and then attach a pvc trap with a mission clamp or fernco coupling. I don't...

I was wondering if you can tell from the pictures if the threaded pipe on top is soldered in with lead or something? Would it be possible to heat it and unscrew/remove the threaded piece and then connect a PVC riser leaving the trap in place? If I don't have to, I'd rather not rip up my slab...

I've attached a photograph of my drain. There is a big chamber and a few discs that are unfamiliar to me. The horizontal pipe appears to run to the wall and meet up with a vertical pipe. I guess it vents to the attic. The pipe is something heavy duty like cast iron, I think. Can that...

I forgot to mention that the bottom of my slab is flush with the top of the horizontal drain pipe. That seems like it will complicate this.

I just started my shower remodel and I've hit a snag with the drain. I have a house built in 1968 on a cement slab foundation. When I ripped out the shower floor, I found this drain set up. Is this a drum trap? How hard will it be to update this to a pvc p trap? If I chicken out, how much...