Where are the flanges on a lead drain pipe?
These flanges were soldered onto the lead pipe and, most times, nailed to the floor with two steel nails, but not always. It is common for these solder joints to fail as this one did. Sometimes the old brass flange is gone, having been tossed out with the old toilet.
Can a lead drain pipe be solder to an iron drain?
Lead drains always flow to cast iron drains. Lead will not solder to iron, so every lead system must have brass adapters to solder to. These adapters almost universally have six sides for the wrench used to tighten them, like the vent adapter above.
What to do if you have lead drain pipe?
Shampoo and toothpaste lids are a real problem in any pipe, but in lead drains… just keep those sink stoppers, cross bars and plungers, (the part that actually pops up in a pop-up), in place. “An ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure,” and much cheaper!
Can a lead pipe be used in a cast iron toilet?
I have removed toilets that were lagged to the floor, wax sealed to the lead pipe, with no flange at all. Lead was used to serve individual fixtures and small groups of fixtures, not the entire house. Lead drains always flow to cast iron drains. Lead will not solder to iron, so every lead system must have brass adapters to solder to.
These flanges were soldered onto the lead pipe and, most times, nailed to the floor with two steel nails, but not always. It is common for these solder joints to fail as this one did. Sometimes the old brass flange is gone, having been tossed out with the old toilet.
Lead drains always flow to cast iron drains. Lead will not solder to iron, so every lead system must have brass adapters to solder to. These adapters almost universally have six sides for the wrench used to tighten them, like the vent adapter above.
What can I use to fix lead in plumbing pipe?
‘ Old screwdrivers make good improvised caulking irons. Pack each with several turns of oakum so as to make a relatively solid joint between the pipes. These layers are continually hammered into the joint, around and around, until there’s only one inch of space between the top of the oakum and the rim of the hub. Fill the last space.
What’s the best way to bend a lead flange?
An alternative would be to cut that riser off just below where the lead connects to the copper. You can then get a banded coupler with the proper size and use a riser out of PVC or ABS, depending on what’s more readily available in your area. Get a flange that has a stainless steel ring so it won’t corrode. Click to expand…
