| Posted by Kirk Ellis on May 06, 2002 at 18:16:08: | |
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I am moving drains for tub, toilet, and lav, and adding a new shower drain as part of a master bath remodel. I was planning on just extending the drains to their new locations -- with proper vents and slopes. But I've just come from getting my permits and the guy told me I'll need an inspection with a leak test. He said I'll need to be able to plug the drain pipes downstream from all my new fitting, put caps on my new drain stub-outs, a balloon in the closet flange, and then fill the vent pipes to a ten foot level. Then they will come out and inspect and make sure there are no leaks in vent or drain piping. This is all ABS DWV pipe. I really didn't want to have to cut into the existing drains and then put unions to put them back together again. Is that the only way ? Or is there some other way to achieve plugging the drain pipes without breaking them open ? It seems ridiculous to break into perfectly good existing drain lines. And how would they know the unions wouldn't leak after the leak test is supposedly approved ? |
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