What is this holding the loo to the waste pipe?
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Cast iron pipe probably with prompt cement why would you need to remove for toilet seat or did you mean toilet
TTBOMK asbestos cement has never been used for soil pipe. What you have there is poorly painted cast iron with the pan-to-pipe joint made with cement. Your chances of removing the pan without breakage is almost zero, so price up for a new WC suite before considering any work.
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Cut the soil pipe tight close to the wall - removing the soil pipe will give you much more room to work with when installing a new WC.
Using a reciprocating saw with an appropriate length and teeth for the job is a popular method - or use a 9" angle grinder with an appropriate cutter disc.
Cut the soil pipe tight close to the wall - removing the soil pipe will give you much more room to work with when installing a new WC.
Using a reciprocating saw with an appropriate length and teeth for the job is a popular method - or use a 9" angle grinder with an appropriate cutter disc.
No!
How long you been plumbing then ?........It was used a lot back in the day and my neighbour has just had his removed.
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Was that for the actual pipe? Or the cement /dust part you see on the pics?
Asbestos will be fibrous, I cant see anything in the pictures that makes me think it's present.
Soil pipe socket looks like its cracked anyway, so you will need to cut that back to solid pipework before attempting to install a new Pan.
Soil pipe socket looks like its cracked anyway, so you will need to cut that back to solid pipework before attempting to install a new Pan.
Asbestos soil pipe but i can't see what yours is made of..give it a gentle tap and you will know if it's cast.
?? 'fraid to say it was used quite a bit - used to be called transite/asbestolux
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@AndyWR4 - test the pipe with a magnet first and see if it sticks.
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What your neighbour had in place was most probably pitch fibre which all too often was wrongly referred to as asbestos. Asbestos fibre is a porous substance and would allow contaminated liquids to gradually pass into the surrounding atmosphere.
Certainly possible. Easy way to tell whether it's cast iron or not is to try to stick a magnet to it
Incorrect and potentially dangerous advice. Asbestos was very definitely used in soil pipes, I've seen it myself.
Unfortunately not - Asbestos cement pipe (AC) could be quite common in certain housing areas and it is quite waterproof. Don't see much of it up north, seems it was much more common down south though.
Pitch fibre pipe could also have asbestos added to it to for strength but was used primarily underground but if anything definitely isn't cast or clay then always best to go carefully with the correct PPE and never cut or smash unless 100% sure.
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