AMash
New Member
Thank you for this forum! Lots of good information.
I have moved a bathroom sink over about a foot and need to move the drain over accordingly. I am able to get in the wall from the closet behind the bathroom and found the cast iron drain stack loose in its connection to the fitting in the slab foundation. There was no evidence of leaking. With some pushing and pulling, I was able to lift the drain pipe out of the fitting in the slab. There appears to still be a bead of lead in the fitting in foundation. My plan is (was?) to replace the entire stack with PVC using a wye to angle over to where I need the drain to meet the sink. Is this an acceptable solution? Any suggestions for how to connect the new PVC stack to the iron pipe fitting in the foundation?
Thank you for the guidance!
Alan
I have moved a bathroom sink over about a foot and need to move the drain over accordingly. I am able to get in the wall from the closet behind the bathroom and found the cast iron drain stack loose in its connection to the fitting in the slab foundation. There was no evidence of leaking. With some pushing and pulling, I was able to lift the drain pipe out of the fitting in the slab. There appears to still be a bead of lead in the fitting in foundation. My plan is (was?) to replace the entire stack with PVC using a wye to angle over to where I need the drain to meet the sink. Is this an acceptable solution? Any suggestions for how to connect the new PVC stack to the iron pipe fitting in the foundation?
Thank you for the guidance!
Alan