Stacy7
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Cast Iron to PVC Shower Fitting
Hi All,
I am so thankful for this gathering of folks with such great information, and now I hope someone can help me. I've ripped out the old shower that I used only a few times (5 years of sitting idle) to discover a hole in the concrete foundation about 14" x 20" around the drain. It was filled with dirt and rock, which I've dug out to a depth of 18" to inspect the cast iron and pvc connection. It looks very secure. The 2" pvc is pushed down about 4.5" into the cast iron piece and seems secure in a tight black rubber gasket. This leaves me with the 18" of hole to fill. I'm putting in a Swanstone Solid Surface 36"x36" double threshold. So... does the fitting sound okay? I poured water in and it doesn't leak. Albeit, cold water. And, how much clearance of dirt should I leave to pour concrete? I'm thinking about 4". Don't know if it matters, but I intend to install the shower base on a bed of concrete, as recommended. Oh yeah, I know that I need to leave clearance around the pvc up to 6" for the Swanstone drain fitting. Any suggestions on how to do this would be helpful.
Thanks for any advice!
Stacy
Hi All,
I am so thankful for this gathering of folks with such great information, and now I hope someone can help me. I've ripped out the old shower that I used only a few times (5 years of sitting idle) to discover a hole in the concrete foundation about 14" x 20" around the drain. It was filled with dirt and rock, which I've dug out to a depth of 18" to inspect the cast iron and pvc connection. It looks very secure. The 2" pvc is pushed down about 4.5" into the cast iron piece and seems secure in a tight black rubber gasket. This leaves me with the 18" of hole to fill. I'm putting in a Swanstone Solid Surface 36"x36" double threshold. So... does the fitting sound okay? I poured water in and it doesn't leak. Albeit, cold water. And, how much clearance of dirt should I leave to pour concrete? I'm thinking about 4". Don't know if it matters, but I intend to install the shower base on a bed of concrete, as recommended. Oh yeah, I know that I need to leave clearance around the pvc up to 6" for the Swanstone drain fitting. Any suggestions on how to do this would be helpful.
Thanks for any advice!
Stacy
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