Synder222
Mar 5, 2007, 06:38 PM
When we bought the home, it had a roughed in place for a commode. There is a sewage pump installed in the basement floor.
The roughed in place had a red cap in the basement floor and we were told that is were a commode could be placed. I took off the cap. Under it, there was a 4" diameter iron (open) pipe surrounded by an air gap of 1 inch all around the pipe.
When I look for flanges in the stores, all of them have screw holes right were the air gap is located around the 4 inch pipe. So, my question is, what is the correct way of installing a flange for a commode in the cement floor of a basement.
I did temporarily solve this by gently wedging wood between the pipe and the concrete and then screwing into the wood to hold the flange. I know this is very wrong, but I did want to see if the commode would work with the sewage pump, and it works great.
I know nothing about maintaining a sewage pump. The one we have has had very little use and is nearly new. We are concerned about what can and can't be flushed down the toilet.
Thanks, Synder
The roughed in place had a red cap in the basement floor and we were told that is were a commode could be placed. I took off the cap. Under it, there was a 4" diameter iron (open) pipe surrounded by an air gap of 1 inch all around the pipe.
When I look for flanges in the stores, all of them have screw holes right were the air gap is located around the 4 inch pipe. So, my question is, what is the correct way of installing a flange for a commode in the cement floor of a basement.
I did temporarily solve this by gently wedging wood between the pipe and the concrete and then screwing into the wood to hold the flange. I know this is very wrong, but I did want to see if the commode would work with the sewage pump, and it works great.
I know nothing about maintaining a sewage pump. The one we have has had very little use and is nearly new. We are concerned about what can and can't be flushed down the toilet.
Thanks, Synder