Pkin
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I need advice about how to proceed with a plumbing problem. I finally got up the nerve to jack-hammer the slab in my basement to begin a project to move a shower drain. It now looks like that was the easy part ... when I removed the P-trap to extend the drain line, the trap snapped in two. I found severe corrosion within the first few inches downstream of the Fernco fitting that connected the 2" drain to the P-trap.
The picture shows the drain leading towards the "wet wall" under the slab. I was thinking (hoping) that the corrosion might be limited to the immediate region near where a fernco connected the pipe to the p-trap, maybe due to standing water. It sort of feels that way. So my plan is to cut it back further and see if I get lucky.
Should I just jack hammer the entire thing out and replace it, or might I get lucky? Also ... the outside of the pipe has some lumps that look like corrosion. It seems like the fernco fitting won't make a good seal. Is there some way to clean the pipe?
Thanks for your help!!!
The picture shows the drain leading towards the "wet wall" under the slab. I was thinking (hoping) that the corrosion might be limited to the immediate region near where a fernco connected the pipe to the p-trap, maybe due to standing water. It sort of feels that way. So my plan is to cut it back further and see if I get lucky.
Should I just jack hammer the entire thing out and replace it, or might I get lucky? Also ... the outside of the pipe has some lumps that look like corrosion. It seems like the fernco fitting won't make a good seal. Is there some way to clean the pipe?
Thanks for your help!!!