Hi,
I'm in the process of fitting a new bathroom suite and I’ve discovered that our cast iron soil pipe is corroded and leaking so needs replacing.
I've read through a few threads on here and I intend replacing the soil stack with black plastic or imitation cast iron.
Here is a photo showing the middle section and where the leak is
Here is a picture of the bottom section
And Here is a picture of the top section.
Questions.
1. I believe there is something called a "timesaver" for converting from cast-iron to plastic. Can somebody provide a link to an actual picture of one? I've tried googling timesaver but all I get pointed to is an entire catalogue of plumbing items not the actual item itself.
2. I will be cutting the cast iron pipe with a diamond disc on my angle grinder. Do I want to be cutting as close to ground level as possible or I am better off making the cut about say 12" above ground level in case I crack the pipe while I'm grinding, to be honest the vertical bottom section appears to be in much better condition than the horizontal section (where the leak is).
Thanks in advance
I'm in the process of fitting a new bathroom suite and I’ve discovered that our cast iron soil pipe is corroded and leaking so needs replacing.
I've read through a few threads on here and I intend replacing the soil stack with black plastic or imitation cast iron.
Here is a photo showing the middle section and where the leak is
Here is a picture of the bottom section
And Here is a picture of the top section.
Questions.
1. I believe there is something called a "timesaver" for converting from cast-iron to plastic. Can somebody provide a link to an actual picture of one? I've tried googling timesaver but all I get pointed to is an entire catalogue of plumbing items not the actual item itself.
2. I will be cutting the cast iron pipe with a diamond disc on my angle grinder. Do I want to be cutting as close to ground level as possible or I am better off making the cut about say 12" above ground level in case I crack the pipe while I'm grinding, to be honest the vertical bottom section appears to be in much better condition than the horizontal section (where the leak is).
Thanks in advance