Recent content by madhavok

Dana, Thank you for some good information. I guess I should have clarified that when I mentioned plugging the "tee's" that would only be for the tee's servicing the first floor radiators. I will retain the existing loop and the tee's that service the second floor radiators. I will then put...

Hello all, I have a two story, two family house that is on 1 heating loop, 1 zone, for hot water radiators up & down. The current configuration is a 1.25" threaded pipe loop and is operated by a taco 007. Small sections of the loop which have failed were repaired by the previous owner with...

HJ, good point. At that point should I just change it out to PVC? How much life can be expected from the lead and it's seal in the cast iron? I know its worked for the last 57 years, I just don't want to put a new bathroom in now and fine I have a bigger problem a few years down the road.

Unfortunetly for me, I have to offset 2" to the side because to the old tub was a funny shape and size. So something like this wouldn't help me...

Hello all, I just found this site and seems like lots of useful info. I'm currently renovating a 1955 bathroom and yesterday hit a problem regarding the soil piping for the toilet. It looks like I have lead piping coming up through the concrete slab of the house. I assume the lead goes...