Help! Have some plumbing questions. Thanks for helping this DIY'er.

[Vezman71]

http://tillmancountychronicles.blogspot.com/2011/04/lt-martin-home-1912.html

I know the link works, but you have to scroll down to the pic titled "Laundery". But, part of the pipe in this picture is still in place. This is a photo of my basement taken in 1912. The elbow at the bottom part of the main drain is leaking...it's old. lol I would like to change the entire thing out from the elbow that goes into the wall, here is my question, How do I attach the new PVC to the cast iron pipe going into the wall?

Thanks for any help. This is just the beginning, I would like to do some other plumbing work to the house updating it, but figured that I had better start here in the basement. Thank you, and once again I hope that the link works, for the pic.

 

[Reach4]

I think you are referring to this picture titled "Laundry, 1912":

 

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[Vezman71]

Yes, that picture. Thank you. The pipe with the label on it about 2' long is still there and everything below it. The top part is the only thing that has been replaced.

Thanks again.

 

[Terry]

Some of those are lead poured joints. The lead can be drilled out, and either repacked and poured, or you can use a rubber replacement seal.
If there is room, you may be able to cut the cast iron, and use a shielded coupling to the PVC. The bucket in the picture is hiding some of that.
A warning on cast though. Anytime you cut into a stack like that, if that's what you intend to do, that's a lot of weight ready to crash down on you. I like to strap and secure before I do too much.

 

[Vezman71]

Some of those are lead poured joints. The lead can be drilled out, and either repacked and poured, or you can use a rubber replacement seal.
If there is room, you may be able to cut the cast iron, and use a shielded coupling to the PVC. The bucket in the picture is hiding some of that.
A warning on cast though. Anytime you cut into a stack like that, if that's what you intend to do, that's a lot of weight ready to crash down on you. I like to strap and secure before I do too much.

Thanks, I was thinking that I was going to have to find a way to hold everything up. I'll see if I have enough room to cut it...