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Installing a toilet in the basement
We're building a half-bath in our basement. I've done a decent amount
of plumbing projects, but have never worked on a sewage line. As luck would have it (one of the very few lucky things that have happened with this house since we bought it), one cast iron vent stack runs right through the area where the toilet will go. We've already broken up the floor to expose the sewer line. Unfortunately I'll have to go a couple of feet farther underneath the slab in order to expose a length of pipe that doesn't have a wye on it. My question is: Can I just cut the horizontal cast iron pipe under the floor and insert a 4" PVC wye using banded couplings? Will this be reliable, buried under soil and then covered over with 4" of concrete? Do I have to worry about the rubber rotting (the soil has probably not seen water since 1952 when the house was built)? And will breaking open the horizontal pipe cause raw sewage to spill all over the place? Or, assuming a proper slope, does it all drain into the sewer system? Please respond in the NG. Thanks, Steve |
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Installing a toilet in the basement
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We're building a half-bath in our basement. I've done a decent amount of plumbing projects, but have never worked on a sewage line. As luck would have it (one of the very few lucky things that have happened with this house since we bought it), one cast iron vent stack runs right through the area where the toilet will go. We've already broken up the floor to expose the sewer line. Unfortunately I'll have to go a couple of feet farther underneath the slab in order to expose a length of pipe that doesn't have a wye on it. My question is: Can I just cut the horizontal cast iron pipe under the floor and insert a 4" PVC wye using banded couplings? Will this be reliable, buried under soil and then covered over with 4" of concrete? Do I have to worry about the rubber rotting (the soil has probably not seen water since 1952 when the house was built)? And will breaking open the horizontal pipe cause raw sewage to spill all over the place? Or, assuming a proper slope, does it all drain into the sewer system? Please respond in the NG. Thanks, Steve Should be fine. Use the "Mission" style coupling underground rather than the rigid "No-hub" style. Figger out how you will cut the cast iron. Sometimes a Sawzall works better then a chain cutter in tight space for inexperienced. Plan ahead how you will vent the trap connection for the basin (assume there will be one). Some places may insist on a vent for the closet (toilet) connection as well. Are permits/inspection an issue? The room needs mechanical ventilation if windowless. Jim |
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Speedy Jim wrote: Should be fine. Use the "Mission" style coupling underground rather than the rigid "No-hub" style. Figger out how you will cut the cast iron. Sometimes a Sawzall works better then a chain cutter in tight space for inexperienced. Plan ahead how you will vent the trap connection for the basin (assume there will be one). Some places may insist on a vent for the closet (toilet) connection as well. Are permits/inspection an issue? The room needs mechanical ventilation if windowless. Jim Thanks for your response, Jim... What's the reason for the "mission" coupling (once I found some pics I was at least a little clearer as to which type was which) over no-hub? Venting the sink drain shouldn't be an issue, there's an overhead 2" vent pipe from the laundry sink that we can tap into. I'm a little unclear as to how I'd vent the toilet pipe, though. All the other toilets in the house connect directly to the vertical stack. Thanks, Steve |
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Installing a toilet in the basement
Speedy Jim wrote: Should be fine. Use the "Mission" style coupling underground rather than the rigid "No-hub" style. Figger out how you will cut the cast iron. Sometimes a Sawzall works better then a chain cutter in tight space for inexperienced. Plan ahead how you will vent the trap connection for the basin (assume there will be one). Some places may insist on a vent for the closet (toilet) connection as well. Are permits/inspection an issue? The room needs mechanical ventilation if windowless. Jim Thanks for your response, Jim... What's the reason for the "mission" coupling (once I found some pics I was at least a little clearer as to which type was which) over no-hub? Venting the sink drain shouldn't be an issue, there's an overhead 2" vent pipe from the laundry sink that we can tap into. I'm a little unclear as to how I'd vent the toilet pipe, though. All the other toilets in the house connect directly to the vertical stack. Thanks, Steve |
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Installing a toilet in the basement
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Speedy Jim wrote: Should be fine. Use the "Mission" style coupling underground rather than the rigid "No-hub" style. Figger out how you will cut the cast iron. Sometimes a Sawzall works better then a chain cutter in tight space for inexperienced. Plan ahead how you will vent the trap connection for the basin (assume there will be one). Some places may insist on a vent for the closet (toilet) connection as well. Are permits/inspection an issue? The room needs mechanical ventilation if windowless. Jim Thanks for your response, Jim... What's the reason for the "mission" coupling (once I found some pics I was at least a little clearer as to which type was which) over no-hub? Venting the sink drain shouldn't be an issue, there's an overhead 2" vent pipe from the laundry sink that we can tap into. I'm a little unclear as to how I'd vent the toilet pipe, though. All the other toilets in the house connect directly to the vertical stack. Thanks, Steve The Mission style allows for some movement. They're also easier to assemble in tight buried places. The toilets connected to the stack via Sanitary TEE are vented right into the stack. You probably won't have any problem with the basement toilet (but still possible). If it enters the sewer thru a WYE (rather than simply dumping straight in!) the WYE branch could have a TEE (angled up at 45 deg) connecting to the vent. Jim |
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Installing a toilet in the basement
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Speedy Jim wrote: Should be fine. Use the "Mission" style coupling underground rather than the rigid "No-hub" style. Figger out how you will cut the cast iron. Sometimes a Sawzall works better then a chain cutter in tight space for inexperienced. Plan ahead how you will vent the trap connection for the basin (assume there will be one). Some places may insist on a vent for the closet (toilet) connection as well. Are permits/inspection an issue? The room needs mechanical ventilation if windowless. Jim Thanks for your response, Jim... What's the reason for the "mission" coupling (once I found some pics I was at least a little clearer as to which type was which) over no-hub? Venting the sink drain shouldn't be an issue, there's an overhead 2" vent pipe from the laundry sink that we can tap into. I'm a little unclear as to how I'd vent the toilet pipe, though. All the other toilets in the house connect directly to the vertical stack. Thanks, Steve http://www.codecheck.com/pg13_14plum...ml#fp3flatvent Fig. P3 http://www.codecheck.com/pg00cover.htm You can probably find useful resources at the library or even BigBox. |
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