Post by leedspipebender on Nov 19, 2017 12:52:01 GMT
Hello all
Soil stacks................I'm only half way through my level 2 plumbing course and I'm not too clever. I have an old iron soil stack which I guess would be less than 4", the modern toilet is 4", so there is a Macalpine pan connecter which tries to marry the two together. But not very well as we get blockages and leaks......but I am proficient with a drain rod. I just wonder how to improve things....Do I replace soil stack with 4" plastic one?.....that seems quite scary and I imagine it would be very difficult - and if I did do this should I 'boss it' or go underground with full new pipe.? Perhaps put toilet on plinth to create more fall or is there a magic-wand pan-connector on the market.? The toilet backs onto the connector and soil stack with no bends but...........4" to 3.5" is always going to create a bottle-neck, right? I don't know but advice would be greatly appreciated.
Soil stacks................I'm only half way through my level 2 plumbing course and I'm not too clever. I have an old iron soil stack which I guess would be less than 4", the modern toilet is 4", so there is a Macalpine pan connecter which tries to marry the two together. But not very well as we get blockages and leaks......but I am proficient with a drain rod. I just wonder how to improve things....Do I replace soil stack with 4" plastic one?.....that seems quite scary and I imagine it would be very difficult - and if I did do this should I 'boss it' or go underground with full new pipe.? Perhaps put toilet on plinth to create more fall or is there a magic-wand pan-connector on the market.? The toilet backs onto the connector and soil stack with no bends but...........4" to 3.5" is always going to create a bottle-neck, right? I don't know but advice would be greatly appreciated.
