I was in the midst of hooking up my new sink when I realized the chromed copper trap arm was disintegrating. I couldn't believe how rotten it was at the bottom where it entered the next fitting.
As everything in this house, it was assembled in some arcane way that could not be easily fixed. In this case the trap arm was soldered into a bushing of some sort which had been screwed (and then soldered) into a 1-1/4 brass threaded coupling.
So I've opened up the wall a bit more and found a clean and evidently sound 1-1/4 horizontal run of copper. I plan to take a hacksaw to it and then use a banded coupling to hook it to something modern. Only I can't seem to find a banded coupling that will go from 1-1/4 copper to 1-1/4 ABS. Am I missing something? Neither Fernco nor Mission seem to have such an item.
The next question, is what is the accepted modern-day fitting to put on the end that comes out of the wall? Should this be a 1-1/4 slip joint?
If I use the 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 banded coupling, then I will have a 6 inch run of 1-1/2 ABS, an elbow to come out the wall, another stub of pipe and a slip joint connector. That seem right?
Thanks.
As everything in this house, it was assembled in some arcane way that could not be easily fixed. In this case the trap arm was soldered into a bushing of some sort which had been screwed (and then soldered) into a 1-1/4 brass threaded coupling.
So I've opened up the wall a bit more and found a clean and evidently sound 1-1/4 horizontal run of copper. I plan to take a hacksaw to it and then use a banded coupling to hook it to something modern. Only I can't seem to find a banded coupling that will go from 1-1/4 copper to 1-1/4 ABS. Am I missing something? Neither Fernco nor Mission seem to have such an item.
The next question, is what is the accepted modern-day fitting to put on the end that comes out of the wall? Should this be a 1-1/4 slip joint?
If I use the 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 banded coupling, then I will have a 6 inch run of 1-1/2 ABS, an elbow to come out the wall, another stub of pipe and a slip joint connector. That seem right?
Thanks.