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Post by rocketmanbkk on Feb 26, 2024 12:34:50 GMT
Hello All So I’ve slowly been doing my toilet on my days off from airport working (which is going on). The next jobs is getting the old toilet out & putting the new one on. I just had a look at the soil pipe again. Do you think that I can get the old pipe out of the collar & then insert a McAlpine DC1 drain socket into it & then go in the DC1 with a bit of 4” pipe then put the pan connector into the 4” pipe? It might need a DC1 into the collar - straight 4” pipe into DC1 - elbow - straight pipe - pan connector. Cheers all  |
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Post by tomplum on Feb 26, 2024 19:06:37 GMT
Yes Rocky, thats the way I would go, I'd take that bend out use a drain connector and work back with plastic  |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Feb 26, 2024 19:29:50 GMT
Yes Rocky, thats the way I would go, I'd take that bend out use a drain connector and work back with plastic Cheers Tom. Do you think that bend will come out easily? I think that’s the easiest way to go, bend out, drain connector & back to plastic. I hope everything is ok with you Tom. |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Feb 26, 2024 19:35:09 GMT
If that bend won’t come out then I’ll need to cut the collar off somehow & go from there. Not much room to manoeuvre.
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Post by crowsfoot on Feb 26, 2024 20:40:48 GMT
Is that bend in lead Rocky? Give it a scratch to see if it shines.
If it does then it will be lead which is quite moveable both up and down so you should be able to adjust it to the new toilets hight thus getting away with just a multikwick connector.
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Feb 26, 2024 20:44:15 GMT
Is that bend in lead Rocky? Give it a scratch to see if it shines. If it does then it will be lead which is quite moveable both up and down so you should be able to adjust it to the new toilets hight thus getting away with just a multikwick connector. It’s either lead or steel. I reckon it’s steel. What do you think? |
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Post by crowsfoot on Feb 26, 2024 20:49:04 GMT
It looks more like lead to me than steel (it looks a bit uneven).
NB. It won't be steel, it'll be cast iron.
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Feb 26, 2024 20:53:25 GMT
It looks more like lead to me than steel (it looks a bit uneven). NB. It won't be steel, it'll be cast iron. Sorry I meant cast iron! I’ll let you know what it it. If it’s lead it’s going to be heavy heavy, it’s a big lump. |
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Post by tomplum on Feb 26, 2024 21:05:00 GMT
its hard to tell from the picture but, hit it with a hammer, if its lead, it will dent, if it goes, DOOOONNNG its cast,  P.S everything is fine here Rocky thanks, I hope you and yours are well too, |
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Post by dickpuller on Feb 27, 2024 10:02:18 GMT
It looks more like lead to me than steel (it looks a bit uneven). NB. It won't be steel, it'll be cast iron. It’s hard to say what material is from the photo. However, if it is a Lead Bend, there would be a Brass Feral Wipe Soldered onto it. Lead would not be into the CI socket, only a Brass Feral. If the CI socket is low enough(can’t see the height from the photo), there’s every chance it’s a Lead Run Joint. So, regardless of the Bend Material, the Lead in the joint can be melted out, the bend removed & the appropriate PVC fitting used. This would avoid trying to cut the Pipe or the Bend. |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Feb 27, 2024 12:02:29 GMT
It looks more like lead to me than steel (it looks a bit uneven). NB. It won't be steel, it'll be cast iron. It’s hard to say what material is from the photo. However, if it is a Lead Bend, there would be a Brass Feral Wipe Soldered onto it. Lead would not be into the CI socket, only a Brass Feral. If the CI socket is low enough(can’t see the height from the photo), there’s every chance it’s a Lead Run Joint. So, regardless of the Bend Material, the Lead in the joint can be melted out, the bend removed & the appropriate PVC fitting used. This would avoid trying to cut the Pipe or the Bend. Cheers I’ll let you know when I’m on my knees sorting it out! |
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Post by dickpuller on Feb 27, 2024 21:57:07 GMT
It’s hard to say what material is from the photo. However, if it is a Lead Bend, there would be a Brass Feral Wipe Soldered onto it. Lead would not be into the CI socket, only a Brass Feral. If the CI socket is low enough(can’t see the height from the photo), there’s every chance it’s a Lead Run Joint. So, regardless of the Bend Material, the Lead in the joint can be melted out, the bend removed & the appropriate PVC fitting used. This would avoid trying to cut the Pipe or the Bend. Cheers I’ll let you know when I’m on my knees sorting it out! That what the Rent Boy said!!!  |
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