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[mrbg07546]

hi we are renovating a cloak toilet. We are reusing the soil pipe. Which has always worked. The plumber says the slope is going the the other way. And reccomends we change the outside plumbing but it is a lot of extra work

Note the toilet sits against the wall with 60cm centres from wall.

 

[Agile]

The slope outside looks about right.

But presumably he means the slope inside.

I would have expected there will be scope for reducing the height of the waste connection coming in at the top and enabling a correct slope to be established.

But that will depend to some extent on the height of the toilet outlet.

Not the kind of job that I would want to be doing as they can be surprisingly time consuming.

Tony

 

[HERTS P&D]

OMG!

Andy

 

[mrbg07546]

Yes the slope inside. He said he is worried there may be a back flow. Is there anything half way house to make this situation better? Messing with the soil stack outside isn't ideal

 

[Dan Robinson]

It's a couple of hours work cutting back the outside soil, slip coupling, new elbow and pipe, redrill the hole with the right slope.

Don't see what the fuss is about personally.

 

[mrbg07546]

Ok the problem the plumber says at present . Any raise in the pipe would mean it would be too high For the toilet.

Anyway I'm thinking the following.


Cut the pipe outside in the middle. Use a 15 degree bend outside so it lowers the pipe a little. Then cut the 4 inch hole down a little , so it enters the lower down. Then just getting him to redo the boss fitting(which is for the washing machine in garage). This looks like 3 hours work?

 

[HERTS P&D]

This looks like 3 hours work?

Ask your plumber.

Andy

 

[Agile]

I don't like those jobs as they always take me a long time.

I would estimate at five hours and would not be surprised if it took me longer. Even getting fittings to match can take a while.

But if Dan can do it in two hours he will be a bargain!

It can take me an hour to drill a hard wall. But its difficult to drill a "half hole" in a wall so I would probably stitch drill and kango it which might only be 20 min.

What does your plumber say? Will he do it at a fixed price?

I always do a fixed price which is why I need to be careful and conservative over considering any problems.

 

[Dan Robinson]

It can take me an hour to drill a hard wall. But its difficult to drill a "half hole"

You're doing it wrong then.