[Craddock]

Hi, I'm trying to remove a brass pipe from a cast iron floor drain in the basement. The pipe is part of a backwater floater ball unit. I removed the brass cleanout plug with a crescent wrench without any problem so I think if I had the right tool that this should come out easily as well. My ultimate goal is to make it a shower drain. I have already tried liquid wrench with a hammer and screw driver in the groves but I can't seem to get enough leverage.

Thank you for your help, Craddock

[speedball1]

What grooves? In the brass pipe? This brass pipe is threaded in the floor drain? I think the correct tool would be a 14 or 18" pipe wrench. If it's secured with anything else click on back. Regards, Tom

[Craddock]

Can you see in the picture above my question, there is a brass fitting with 4 knotches. I tried puttting a screw driver in one and then hammering the end to get the brass to move, tbut this was unsuccessful. A won't work because the 4 inch depth to get to the fitting. Thank you for your quick response. If you can't see the picture let me know and I will try to reload it.

[Craddock]

This is it.

[speedball1]

I see the picture, Thanks! If this were in myhouse I would get a strainer for the floor drain and use it for my shower base. We had one like it in the house I grew up in. If you want to install a regular shower base and drain I w3ould just take a heavy hammer and bust out the floor drain back to the drain pipe.
You're going to hafta install a trap and raiser for the shower any how. Good luck, Tom

[Craddock]

Thanks, glad you can see it. I thought of doing just that but I thought a fiberglass base would be easier than having to tile. It drains great "as is" now so would I really need to bust it out? Can't I just add a 2 inch pvc pipe from where that brass fitting is and connect to the fiberglass base. This floor drain has a narrow P trap.

[speedball1]

Let's assume that the brass fitting's threaded in. I would soak around the threads with WD40 and take a long chisel and use it like a impact driver. If that fails I would take a sharp chisel and chisel that sucker out of the threaded opening. Good luck, Tom

[Craddock]

Yes, it is threaded in. I'll give it a shot. Thanks for all the quick responses. I'll let you know how it goes.

[Craddock]

Speedball1, my attempts to remove the threaded fitting were unsuccessful. I'm going to use your idea; put a strainer over it and use it. I'll just tile over the concrete floor for my shower base. Thanks again, Holly