plumbconfused
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I'm attaching a photo (hopefully) that shows the problem.
When our 4" line to the street got full of roots, the guys ran new PVC all the way into the house. When they attached it, they "jacked up" a bit of the existing pipe so now it runs UPHILL just before going down (see pic). So far (2 years) no problems thank goodness. Now I'm remodeling a bathroom on the 2nd floor and need to bring a new 4" line in. I can't figure out where to put it since it's all connectors with at most 1 inch of exposed pipe. I have read about cutting away the connectors and trying to Dremel out the pipe etc. but it doesn't sound like much fun. Any ideas? Is there such a thing as a collar or something that could go onto an existing Y connector if I cut off flush with that? I have tried to figure out how to build it up from the bottom with all new connectors and enough for the new pipe too but the only way seems to be knocking a hole in the wall, going out to the 4" PVC in the ground, and starting from there, which just doesn't appeal to me. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Bob
When our 4" line to the street got full of roots, the guys ran new PVC all the way into the house. When they attached it, they "jacked up" a bit of the existing pipe so now it runs UPHILL just before going down (see pic). So far (2 years) no problems thank goodness. Now I'm remodeling a bathroom on the 2nd floor and need to bring a new 4" line in. I can't figure out where to put it since it's all connectors with at most 1 inch of exposed pipe. I have read about cutting away the connectors and trying to Dremel out the pipe etc. but it doesn't sound like much fun. Any ideas? Is there such a thing as a collar or something that could go onto an existing Y connector if I cut off flush with that? I have tried to figure out how to build it up from the bottom with all new connectors and enough for the new pipe too but the only way seems to be knocking a hole in the wall, going out to the 4" PVC in the ground, and starting from there, which just doesn't appeal to me. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Bob