I just tore out the floor of my 100 yr. old house (plumbing presumably added later) as part of a remodel. I tried to attach a photo of what I found, but can’t make it work. I will try again on a faster connection later and post it on this thread.
I have a 3 in. cast iron sewer line coming into (or leaving) the house that flares a bit at the end where it meets with the black ABS pipe. The ABS immediately turns 90 deg to vertical and has so many T’s one after another that there is nowhere to cut it off and still have enough pipe to glue a new fitting on before it is too close to floor height to be effective. I need help figuring out where to cut off the old stuff so I can start over.
I have seen plastic-to-cast-iron connections made on vertical pipe with the rubber gaskets and multiple threaded clamps. Can I do this on a horizontal stretch of what is my main sewer line as it exits the house? Would I just cut the cast iron before the flare and start from there? If so, any tips on techniques or particular parts you recommend for the connection (# of clamps on each side, any glue in the system anywhere, etc.)?
Thanks in advance!
-Rich
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Here's the photo...
-Rich
Check with local codes, 1 way is to remove the abs from the hub and use a dohnut type of fitting around the abs ( fits where the lead and okam lived) 2 cut off the hub and use a hub-less connector to attach the abs. Make sure to support the pipe often.