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Yesterday , 01:59 PM

#3901

biggerboat

you're gonna need one

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 48,477

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Originally Posted by Ray Zee

pex to copper is the way to go.

For a drain line?

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Yesterday , 02:21 PM

#3902

golddog

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Is the cast iron the original plumbing in the house, you think?

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Yesterday , 04:23 PM

#3903

biggerboat

you're gonna need one

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Originally Posted by golddog

Is the cast iron the original plumbing in the house, you think?

I think everything is.

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Yesterday , 04:29 PM

#3904

biggerboat

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Ok, pulled the sheetrock from behind the oven so he can get to the other bathroom drain line. We were worried about water under the cabinets away from the sink so we exposed that. Found more water and mold.

Basically everything that was sitting on slab was under water. So much.

We'll clean it up as best we can and let it all air out for a couple weeks.

Im hiring the plumber to do this. It's waaay above my comfort level.

I also think we need to replace the incoming copper. It looks pretty bad.

Ugh.

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Yesterday , 04:30 PM

#3905

Ray Zee

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the leak is in copper or isnt it. now you are going from copper to cast iron. for just a repair you can get pex in larger diameter and pex is easiest for a homeowner repair.

or dig it out and have someone solder a new piece in of copper. or patch it there isnt pressure on a drain pipe.

you can buy a rubber sleeve to fit over the leak area or cut it out. your choice.

good luck.

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Yesterday , 04:44 PM

#3906

Zeno

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Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 22,369

Move to France.

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Today , 05:08 AM

#3907

Mike Haven

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Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 14,547

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Originally Posted by biggerboat

There's quite a bit in total to do, but each element of it will be reasonably easy to fix or repair.

Make a plan, take your time, do it all yourself and save a good deal of money. Most of the work will never be seen again, so neatness doesn't even come into it.

You've got a great support group here, and, even if you have a problem carrying out some part of the fix, Ray will have the solution.

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