Old lead pipe for WC connection

[Reni]

I'm new here - so HI

I hope someone can help or advise me on this prob I might have...

I have taken out my old toilet and on connecting my flexible pipe to the back of the new toilet, I noticed that the other end wouldn't fit into the soil pipe.

I evenually found that there was a sleeve pushed into an old lead soil pipe going into the Cast iron stack.

So I took off the sleeve and the other end of the flexi pipe does go into it, but not all the way... There are 4 rings of fins around the end of the flexi pipe which I guess seal the pipe when it's pushed in, but only 3 fit into the lead pipe, even with loads of soap on it for lube

It's a good tight fit, but I'm concerned it wont hold up! Am I doing the right thing, as I cant find any adapters after hours of lookiing on the iternet and nosing around in B&Q!

Any advise would be ACE!

Thanks - Ren

 

[ctp]

give u a clue: lead pipe is a soft material

 

[Reni]

give u a clue: lead pipe is a soft material

Yea, I guessed that part, but it's not as flexible as thin rubber and I didn't want to go bashing it into a new shape

I giess your "clue" was leading me to think I need to bash it big enough? If not please can you expand?

 

[Rico99]

Reni,

Don't go bashing the pipe you could end up with more problems that you cant sor't.

Don't worry about only having 3 fins in, as long as it is a tight fit it shoud be fine.

Test it, if it works leave it, if it don't find another soulution.

Rico

 

[Reni]

Reni,

Don't go bashing the pipe you could end up with more problems that you cant sor't.

Don't worry about only having 3 fins in, as long as it is a tight fit it shoud be fine.

Test it, if it works leave it, if it don't find another soulution.

Rico

thanks

I've left it over night yesterday, and today - and it's held up!

Unexpectedly my biggest problem was getting water to it! The existing pipe work was about 1cm from the wall and wouldn't pull out to get a pipe cutter on it, 45 mins to cut into it, then 20 mins to get 900 years worth of paint off