Mnalep
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I have a 2 story flat. The galvanized pipes are rusted, and breaking, and leaking.
The pipes are a combination of kitchen drain pipes for the upper level kitchen and lower story kitchen - and is part of what I think is also a vent pipe out the roof.
My problem is the drain pipes coming from the upper level kitchen has rusted out right at and below the Tee connector, and is leaking water down between the walls, past the first floor, and eventually into the basement.
I am looking for a temporary, and a permanent fix.
Is the EPOXY putty (magic putty, jb weld, etc.) any good as a temporary fix. I think that is what was on the pipes already from a long time ago.
What type of piping can I use to permanently fix. (PVC, rubber gaskets, etc.?)
If I cut the existing rusted sections of pipes, what problem would I have with the old pipes being supported? Are these old pipes just sitting on top of each other, or would there be existing brackests/braces holding them up also from when the home was built (in the 1920's).
Also, any ideas about cutting pipes if the solution requires it. As you can see from the pictures, these pipes are about 1" from the wall.
Also, can anyone tell from the pics what the actual size of these galvanized pipes are?
The basement pipe is also rusted where it goes into the basment floor, but not leaking, and I hope I don't have to do anything with that right now. I just want to stop the leaks.
This started about 7 - 10 days ago. Is there anything I should eventually do, or worry about in regards to mold?
I am going to try to insert a few pictures below, to best illustrate my challenge ;-)
The first 2 pictures show the upper story pipes.
It looks like there was some type of Epoxy putty on them in the 1st picture, and after I poked at it, it broke off as seen in the 2nd closeup picture.
The last 2 pictures show the pipes in the basement.
I don't know what the tee and pipes out of the 1st floor kitchen look like yet.
The pipes are a combination of kitchen drain pipes for the upper level kitchen and lower story kitchen - and is part of what I think is also a vent pipe out the roof.
My problem is the drain pipes coming from the upper level kitchen has rusted out right at and below the Tee connector, and is leaking water down between the walls, past the first floor, and eventually into the basement.
I am looking for a temporary, and a permanent fix.
Is the EPOXY putty (magic putty, jb weld, etc.) any good as a temporary fix. I think that is what was on the pipes already from a long time ago.
What type of piping can I use to permanently fix. (PVC, rubber gaskets, etc.?)
If I cut the existing rusted sections of pipes, what problem would I have with the old pipes being supported? Are these old pipes just sitting on top of each other, or would there be existing brackests/braces holding them up also from when the home was built (in the 1920's).
Also, any ideas about cutting pipes if the solution requires it. As you can see from the pictures, these pipes are about 1" from the wall.
Also, can anyone tell from the pics what the actual size of these galvanized pipes are?
The basement pipe is also rusted where it goes into the basment floor, but not leaking, and I hope I don't have to do anything with that right now. I just want to stop the leaks.
This started about 7 - 10 days ago. Is there anything I should eventually do, or worry about in regards to mold?
I am going to try to insert a few pictures below, to best illustrate my challenge ;-)
The first 2 pictures show the upper story pipes.
It looks like there was some type of Epoxy putty on them in the 1st picture, and after I poked at it, it broke off as seen in the 2nd closeup picture.
The last 2 pictures show the pipes in the basement.
I don't know what the tee and pipes out of the 1st floor kitchen look like yet.