I picked up a cast iron drain from the plumbing supply house the other day. It’s got a rubber ring in the base portion of the drain that a 2″ piece of abs is supposed to fit into. This drain is for a typical hot mop setup. My question is, how in the world are you supposed to get the pipe into that piece of rubber? I ground down one end of the pipe so it would taper and fit, started the gasket/rubber thing partially outside of the drain base, even pounded on the thing with a 2 lb sledge. I’m headed back to the supply house tomorrow and picking up a drain that works with a no hub fitting. Do any plumbers out there use the compression fit drain and, if so, how do you get it to fit?
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I am not sure of the exact product you speak of as I have never used it, but the rubber wedges work much better with a little vegetable oil or something on them. Some guys use wd40. I dont know what is right or wrong but make sure you get everything together tight. I have seen them push back out if not set all the way in when oiled.
Yeah, I kind of wonder if he's doing it right. I'm only familiar with the style where you put the drain down over the pipe and then drive the wedged donut in from the top. (Glycerin would be the ideal lubricant -- get out that tube of KY you keep in the toolbox.)
As I stood before the gates I realized that I never want to be as certain about anything as were the people who built this place. --Rabbi Sheila Peltz, on her visit to Auschwitz
Yep, but I have never done a hot mopped floor so never bought any flanges for such, so maybe there is more than just a lot of stuff I dont know.
Oh, and re. the KY in the toolbox, not sure if that is something you want to share with everyone or not. (tee, hee, hee, though I recon with some clients it might help)
Sometimes you use it on the customer, sometimes on yourself.
As I stood before the gates I realized that I never want to be as certain about anything as were the people who built this place. --Rabbi Sheila Peltz, on her visit to Auschwitz
I was wondering if some sort of lubricant would be the way to go but I thought it may lead to popping out in the future. I went with a no hub drain instead. It's holding fine. Thanks for the input.