Cast iron shower drain in concrete floor-replacement
Hello. This is my first post here and I'd appreciate any help you can provide. I have a tiled shower on a concrete slab. The drain is cast iron... sort of a bowl-shaped 3" dia. opening with a lead seal to a 2"-2 1/4" cast iron pipe. In removing the old "Premier" pull-up drain stopper, the brass screws sheared off where they enter the ears on the cast iron "bowl". I broke a drill bit off in one trying to drill a hole for an easy-out. I broke the easy-out off in the other one :mad: ... So far not doin' so good! I did all of this at the end of the remodel so I've already built a new glass block wall, tiled the other three, and don't want to jackhammer the floor up. What is the best way to get this "bowl" piece out so I can install a new drain? Thanks in advance.
Cast iron drain in concrete floor
Thanks for the fast reply Tom. Since the drain pipe that the cast iron drain is attached to also appears to be cast iron, are there any special precautions I need to take or techniques to use to prevent accidentally breaking the pipe when I start whacking the drain with a hammer to break it up? Also, the link you sent for the Wingtite drain indicates that it is not compatible with tile floored showers. I probably should have mentioned that my shower floor is tile over concrete. Thanks again for the speedy response.
Matt
Cast iron drain in concrete shower floor
Great. Thanks for your time and expertise Tom! I will give it a try in the next couple of days. With any luck you won't see a post on this forum next week reading "Does anyone know how to repair fire damage?" :D
I really appreciate the advise.