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  • Oct 27, 2005, 05:19 AM
    Your Hand-E Man
    Moving a toilet!
    Hi,

    I am going to start a project and I will be moving a toilet about 10' to the left.
    Right now the toilet drian line is a 4" cast iron one. The questions I have are:

    1. What do I use to connect the new line to the old cast iron one?
    -I am hoping to use a ABS line for the new toilet drain.
    2. I want to tie into the original drain so I am going to need to cut the cast
    Iron. Will a saws-all work?
    3. With the new distance (currant line about 2') (new line about 10') away
    From the stack, I imagine I am going to have to cut the currant Y
    Connection out... add a striaght piece and then put the new Y connetion
    In to achieve the correct slope?

    Thanks for any and all advice. As you can see by the terminology I have not done this before. :)
  • Oct 27, 2005, 05:54 AM
    speedball1
    1. "What do I use to connect the new line to the old cast iron one?
    -I am hoping to use a ABS line for the new toilet drain."
    I prefer PVC over ABS but your idea is sound.

    2." I want to tie into the original drain so I am going to need to cut the cast
    iron. Will a saws-all work?"
    Since cast iron is very hard have lots of extra metal blades on hand and be prepared to spend some time. If you don't want the hassle rent a set of cast iron snap cutters if it's in a trench and easy to get to or a set of ratchet cutters if in a tight area.

    3. "With the new distance (currant line about 2') (new line about 10') away
    from the stack, I imagine I am going to have to cut the currant Y
    connection out.... add a striaght peice and then put the new Y connetion
    in to acheive the correct slope?"
    With all that cutting renting a set of cast iron cutters makes good sense. Figure on 2 1/4" slope for a 10' run.
    Use NO-Hub connecters, (see below) to convert from cast iron to plastic.
    Good luck, Tom

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