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    duke1046 Posts: 6, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 12, 2006, 04:07 PM
    Caping a toilet pipe
    I have a toilet that I want to remove and cap the pipe. When I removed the toilet the pipe

    Which is metal or steel sticks up through the floor and has a bracket under the pipe to connect

    To the toilet. The pipe flanges out a little. The only way I see to remove the pipe is to cut

    It from below?

    Tahnk you for your help.
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    Nov 13, 2006, 05:26 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by duke1046
    I have a toilet that I want to remove and cap the pipe. When I removed the toilet the pipe

    which is metal or steel sticks up thru the floor and has a bracket under the pipe to connect

    to the toilet. The pipe flanges out a little. The only way I see to remove the pipe is to cut

    it from below?

    Tahnk you for your help.
    Try posting the question in the plumbing forum (home > home & garden > plumbing). There's a veteran user/plumbing expert there (speedball1) who is usually very quick to answer new posts.
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    Nov 13, 2006, 04:35 PM
    Hey Duke,
    Sounds like the pipe is cast iron. Break the cast iron flange out with a hammer and for the pipe that's sticking up take a adjustable end wrench and "nibble" the pipe down 1/4 inch at a time to below the floor line.
    Take it down far enough to floor over it. Now stuff rags or paper down 4 to 6 inches and fill the pipe up with cement. When the cement sets up you may floor over the pipe. May I suggest the next time you have a plumbing question that you post it on the plumbing page. It will get answered a lot sooner. Regards, Tom

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