"Eric" wrote in message
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blueman wrote:

"rider89" writes:
It would be a major mistake to not replace this cast iron, if the
problems with it are so apparent.
A no-brainer.

The problem is that the bad section extends through an 18 inch 100
year old stone foundation about 8 feet underground with only the last
24 inches or so inside the house. Presumably replacing the pipe would
require tunneling through the foundation and deep beneath the yard.
My plumber is concerned that even cutting into the next section of
pipe could disturb this older, corroded section.

so... even tho you know its bad, and in dire need of replacement, you have
no intention of fixing it? How's you car? do you maintain it the same way?
Sheesh!
Eric
It'll be a lot cheaper and easier to do something about it now, under your
terms, then when after it fails and floods your basement with sewage, or
fails out in the yard and contaminates your ground water. (even if you don't
have a well, a neigbor might.) A common solution in situations like this is
to abandon the old line in place, after disconnecting the street end, and
capping or mudding over the basement end, and simply running a new line,
which can be done with a skinny trench, or in some cases via a 'no trench'
method, at least where it runs under patios and driveways and such.

Yes, maintaining a house is sometimes an expensive PITA, especially an older
house like this. But it is false economy to put off needed repairs. And if
you should decide to sell in the next ten years or so, a fresh modern sewer
line would be a big selling point to anyone who has ever had a sewer line
fail. If it had ever happened to you, you would strongly want to never go
through that again.

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