Pktaske
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My tub drain is totally blocked about 10-15 feet thru the pipe. When we snaked it, we get resistance about as far and then if feel/sounds as if we are pushing through rock/dirt. Combine that with the fact the the tub drains VERY slow, I can only imagine the pipe has some kind of hole or crack in it. That there there is a solid blockage in the pipe is not surprising as my wife has put every kind of cleaning liquid imaginable down there - KOH, sulfuric, etc. It probably is blocked like a wad of cement.
Anyway, to mate a new drain to my main line requires going about 6 feet across my tile floor. I'd like to try doing the job myself as it seems mostly labor but I have some concerns:
-How far down to I need to go to lay the new pipe?
-How to you bust up the slab around the main line without damaging it?
-How do you mate the new drain with the existing main line?
-What tool would I use to break up the concrete? (Is there anything smaller than a jackhammer?)
Another thought: The new pipe would be going right under my vanity/sink which means there is a readily available vertical drain. Is it better to link up to that vs. the main line?
Thanks...
Anyway, to mate a new drain to my main line requires going about 6 feet across my tile floor. I'd like to try doing the job myself as it seems mostly labor but I have some concerns:
-How far down to I need to go to lay the new pipe?
-How to you bust up the slab around the main line without damaging it?
-How do you mate the new drain with the existing main line?
-What tool would I use to break up the concrete? (Is there anything smaller than a jackhammer?)
Another thought: The new pipe would be going right under my vanity/sink which means there is a readily available vertical drain. Is it better to link up to that vs. the main line?
Thanks...
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