Need advice on hooking up new tub drain please.

[D21]

Hi. I really like this forum and have been looking thru it quite often to find answers. I can't find this one. I am hooking up a new cast iron villager with a new gerber brass drain/overflow. What is the correct way to connect it to my existing pvc plumbing. I took out an acrylic one piece tub and surround that was using the same drain as the one I bought and the plumber used a one piece plastic slip nut to join to the house plumbing. The top of the nut was cracked(never leaked because was above water level of trap). But now due to the lower tub connections on the tub, I had to cut and shorten the height of the pvc in the joists., it looks like the joint will now be teetering at the level of water in the trap. I hope this makes sense. Thanks, Danny

 

[Reach4]

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[D21]

So this is how I redid it. Pretty much just copied what plumber did. Like I said, the top plastic nut was cracked. Even with my 1/4 flat stock steel on floor, and drain opening at correct height, I am concerned about location of new plastic nut because it is close to seeing standing water in trap. Plus, I don't know if this is the correct way to join the brass to pvc. Any comments are appreciated.

 

[Terry]

That's how we install brass waste and overflows.
If you don't have access for repairs, they want us to use solvent weld drains. (Glued up fittings)
New plumbing codes.

The slip joints have been know to leak over time. Not always, but they can.

 

[D21]

Terry, thanks. Now I can set my tub. I just didn't want to do it twice. There is no access panel, but I know exactly where to access it from the first floor. You really helped me out with your answer. I am an oil burner mechanic by trade for the past 20 years. I have done repairs on plumbing but since I am not a plumber, I don't always know what the proper techniques and parts are. Thanks again for your reply. You wouldn't happen to be a tile expert would you? Lol!