"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 15:55:13 +0100, "Slugsie" wrote:

You don't say whether the stack is plastic or cast iron. I guess
that since it's an outside one, it's more likely to be cast iron,
depending on the age of the property.

[I always forget some details, sorry]
The house is 120 odd years old, but the bathroom is part of an extension
built within the last 25 years, and so the pipework is all plastic.

At any rate, moving the pan closer to the stack involves shortening
the run of pipe outside (obviously). How easy that will be to do
will depend on the angle. If the pipe only has a fairly gentle
slope, you may be able to get away with just pulling it out of the
stack, shortening it and replacing it at a very slightly steeper
angle. There is a small amount of flexibility, but not a huge
amount.

The sloping pipe is about 20" (from centers), with a slope of only a few
inches. Do I take it then I'm looking at drilling a new hole in the wall,
and shortening the sloping pipe?

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/Slugsie
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