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Fittings for odd sized cast iron pipe?
Hi there - first time poster here. So - I'm in the process of renovating a kitchen, and when I had all the old cabinetry out, I found out why the previous sink/disposal did not drain properly - the wall outlet for the drain was ~24" off the ground, rather than the usual 10-12". I guess this would explain why the disposal was always full of water. Anyway, I figured that the only thing to do was to open up the wall, cut out the old sink outlet and reestablish a new one about a foot lower down. As you can see from the pic, the original T is in very bad shape - the hub above the "T" is badly cracked, with several segments missing - so it could certainly do with changing. As I understand it, I can cut out a ~18" section of the stack, including the T and the damaged hub joint, replace this with PVC and join top and bottom with no-hub connectors.
Here's the first thing - the vent above the T is 2" OD threaded iron. However, the pipe below is 2 5/8" OD (2.6") cast iron. I measured this by taking the circumference (8 5/16") and calculating the diameter. I can't find any reference to cast iron pipe of this size, and Home Depot certainly didn't carry any connectors of this size (2" and 3" only). My plan is to replace the cut out section with 2" PVC pipe, with a 1 1/2" T to the sink drain. I make the upper connection with a 2" connector, and - if I could find such a thing - make the lower connection with a 2 5/8" to 2" connector. I can get a 3" to 2" connector, but I fear that this slightly-too-large fitting may not make a sufficiently tight seal with the cast iron pipe. Any ideas on how to use a 3" fitting, or any sources for odd sized connectors?
Second thing - the previous drain connection was located centrally between the hot and cold supply lines. However, this required a ~12 horizontal run to the vertical stack, and cutting a 2 1/2" notch in the intervening wall stud. I was thinking, when I establish the new T, just having it extend a couple of inches from the vertical stack, thereby avoiding another notch in the stud, and locating the drain to one side of the supply lines. Since the sink will be draining through a garbage disposal, which can be rotated to deliver in any direction, it shouldn't matter that the drain connection in the wall is offset, should it? Any specific reason - other then symmetry - for the drain to be located between the supply lines?