Wilson D Eyewhy
New Member
I recently bought a one-level house built in 1949. The kitchen sink originally drained into a galvanized pipe that went into a 2 inch cast iron pipe in the basement floor, which eventually went to the 4 inch cast iron sewer pipe on the other side of the basement. For reasons I don’t know, the prior owners diverted the kitchen drain so it now goes into PVC pipe running along the basement ceiling and and then to sewer pipe.
That remodel left the original sink drain—the 2 inch cast iron pipe in the basement floor—unused. The former vent thru the roof is also available. I ran a garden hose into the drain and turned on the water full blast and let it run for ten minutes and it flowed just fine. I want to put a kitchen in the basement. Can I use that old kitchen drain?
That remodel left the original sink drain—the 2 inch cast iron pipe in the basement floor—unused. The former vent thru the roof is also available. I ran a garden hose into the drain and turned on the water full blast and let it run for ten minutes and it flowed just fine. I want to put a kitchen in the basement. Can I use that old kitchen drain?
