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Post by DIYDafty on Mar 30, 2021 20:44:29 GMT
Done me bathroom and on to the "cloakroom" i.e. bog downstairs. Would anyone be kind enough to help with the following? I've labelled up this pic. Pretty sure A is the branch connector on the stack. Is it push fit? Not sure about B and C? But whatever, how do I rip that out and connect up to my new 110mm pipe? Attachments:
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Post by woodbine66 on Mar 31, 2021 10:12:06 GMT
You could have run the duster around before you took the pic, Dafty.
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Post by DIYDafty on Mar 31, 2021 16:54:35 GMT
You could have run the duster around before you took the pic, Dafty. Its a bit awkward to get a brush to and I don't want to take it off until I know what I'm doing. House was built in 1970 and its a plastic stack if that helps?
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Post by dickpuller on Mar 31, 2021 17:33:18 GMT
A = the SVP Branch. B = the socket to the WC from that SVP Branch. C = a WC connector that some fucking chancer has stuck in!!
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Post by DIYDafty on Mar 31, 2021 17:45:19 GMT
A = the SVP Branch. B = the socket to the WC from that SVP Branch. C = a WC connector that some fucking chancer has stuck in!! Waaaayyyyy!! Thanks Dick. So I should twist/pull out B and then try and lube up some new 110mm and push that in?
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Post by tomplum on Mar 31, 2021 17:52:38 GMT
yea, pull the lot out from the soil junction a bent pan connector and a short lenght of soilpipe,
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Post by DIYDafty on Mar 31, 2021 18:02:16 GMT
Thanks a lot Tom and Dick also. I think I know what I'm doing now I guess the junction must be push fit if it can be pulled out? Just hope the seals will be ok after 40 years !
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Post by battle1066 on Mar 31, 2021 18:42:32 GMT
If that was my job I would want to know what's directly above and below the soil pipe.
Next I would want to cut a section of the soil pipe out (which has best access for electric reciprocation saw) to allow enough access to commence a controlled dismantling off all items below for the planned upgrade work.
Note :- The soil stack above the cut point would require supporting or could slip away and create unnecessary work above when you don't need it.
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Post by DIYDafty on Mar 31, 2021 19:24:07 GMT
If that was my job I would want to know what's directly above and below the soil pipe. Next I would want to cut a section of the soil pipe out (which has best access for electric reciprocation saw) to allow enough access to commence a controlled dismantling off all items below for the planned upgrade work. Note :- The soil stack above the cut point would require supporting or could slip away and create unnecessary work above when you don't need it. Cheers Battle. Are you saying I should consider replacing the soil stack branch connector? I see woodbine66 wasn't joking when he said clean it up. Having done that a bit I can see that in fact A and B are the same item - namely the branch connector. Its white in that area due to paint or other crap. So to my eyes it looks like C needs to come out. I was hoping I could then clean up the seals and push some new silicone greased pipe in ? Edit: This is a ground floor WC. Below and on other side of wall is a drain which runs under the garage so would be terrible if that got disturbed and leaked. Above is a new bathroom I just finished completing including boxing in the soil stack Attachments:
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Post by battle1066 on Mar 31, 2021 19:45:36 GMT
If that was my job I would want to know what's directly above and below the soil pipe. Next I would want to cut a section of the soil pipe out (which has best access for electric reciprocation saw) to allow enough access to commence a controlled dismantling off all items below for the planned upgrade work. Note :- The soil stack above the cut point would require supporting or could slip away and create unnecessary work above when you don't need it. Cheers Battle. Are you saying I should consider replacing the soil stack branch connector? I see woodbine66 wasn't joking when he said clean it up. Having done that a bit I can see that in fact A and B are the same item - namely the branch connector. Its white in that area due to paint or other crap. So to my eyes it looks like C needs to come out. I was hoping I could then clean up the seals and push some new silicone greased pipe in ? Edit: This is a ground floor WC. Below and on other side of wall is a drain which runs under the garage so would be terrible if that got disturbed and leaked. Above is a new bathroom I just finished completing including boxing in the soil stack What needs to come out is decided by what's going in and how that dimensional ties in with what's there! So look at what's going in and see what needs to be shifted to allow that.
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Post by battle1066 on Mar 31, 2021 19:56:11 GMT
Looking at your cleaned up image there's should be No reason to disturb anything to do with the stack and just deal with the work finishing at the branch connection.
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Post by DIYDafty on Mar 31, 2021 20:49:58 GMT
As ever, the BrewCabin has solved my problem - at least I know what I'm going to do once I've got the toilet out. Probably tomorrow.
Thanks again all !
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Post by dickpuller on Apr 1, 2021 5:22:35 GMT
Make sure your ‘Husband’ doesn’t go for a Pan Jammer when you’re disconnecting the soil pipe from the SVP Branch. You don’t want covered in his shit or maybe you do???!! Who am I to judge what people do in private??
Check the height of the WC branch, ensure it’s low enough for the new shitter, the outlets are normally about 180mm from the floor👍👍 Oh, & wash your hands, shit gets under your finger nails on these jobs.
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Apr 1, 2021 6:13:00 GMT
Pull it out & start again Then give it a clean
Box it in & driver about it
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Post by woodbine66 on Apr 1, 2021 11:09:57 GMT
Pull it out & start again Then give it a clean
Funny, that's what the other half often says to me.
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