cast iron waste pipe
 

hi at the weekend i bought a toilet pan & decided today is the day
(Sunday) to remove the old cracked pan. i turned off the water at the
cistern low level unit flushed it & bailed out all the water in the
bottom with a sponge. i used a hammer & chisel to try & seperate the
pan outlet to the ci waste half an hour later i decided enough is
enough just get the pan out so broke it from the waste then tried
undoing the pan screws (not shifting) i then decided to break the rest
of it arrrrrgh what is going on. a huge!!!! lump of concrete in the
base. no wonder the screws wouldn't move they were also cemented in.
again hammer and chisel & another 20 minutes. i decide to go under it
hurray it's lifting oh my god this thing is 3" deep any way it is now
filled in with sand & cement phew. my new pan when lining up is too
near to the waste as i am keeping the existing cistern & is central to
the space there (no left & right available) also it is low after
propping the new pan it is about 1 3/4" too low. i am thinking if i cut
off the ci collar that would give me the needed 2" to the right btw (by
the way) in the bathroom facing the pan i have coming from the right
about 4" from the ground a cast iron waste protruding from the wall
about 1' with a collar where the pan waste goes in now with the pan
removed a have a collar with bits of pan waste around the inside of it.
1. if i cut the collar off is that legal? & if it is how do i cut it as
i thought i could do it with an angle grinder? i havent tried yet i
thought it could be messy.
2. if i have to raise the pan could i put it on a sand & cement base or
is there some kind of decorative item that i can buy before bedding &
levelling with grip fill?
3. do i need to put silicon on the waste pipe pan flange adaptor thingy
to cast iron?

thanks for any good or bad info i receive

i heard this from somewhere sorry if it is yours measure twice cut once

cast iron waste pipe
 

"stressed out" wrote in message
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You're not the only one stressed out - did your teacher never explain about
using paragraphs and capital letters?
Your is one of the hardest posts I've come across to read.

hi at the weekend i bought a toilet pan & decided today is the day
(Sunday) to remove the old cracked pan. i turned off the water at the
cistern low level unit flushed it & bailed out all the water in the
bottom with a sponge. i used a hammer & chisel to try & seperate the
pan outlet to the ci waste half an hour later i decided enough is
enough just get the pan out so broke it from the waste then tried
undoing the pan screws (not shifting) i then decided to break the rest
of it arrrrrgh what is going on. a huge!!!! lump of concrete in the
base. no wonder the screws wouldn't move they were also cemented in.
again hammer and chisel & another 20 minutes. i decide to go under it
hurray it's lifting oh my god this thing is 3" deep any way it is now
filled in with sand & cement phew.

Phew, indeed.

my new pan when lining up is too
near to the waste as i am keeping the existing cistern & is central to
the space there (no left & right available) also it is low after
propping the new pan it is about 1 3/4" too low. i am thinking if i cut
off the ci collar that would give me the needed 2" to the right btw (by
the way) in the bathroom facing the pan i have coming from the right
about 4" from the ground a cast iron waste protruding from the wall
about 1' with a collar where the pan waste goes in now with the pan
removed a have a collar with bits of pan waste around the inside of it.

I would try and keep the pipe "as is" and lift the cistern.

1. if i cut the collar off is that legal? & if it is how do i cut it as
i thought i could do it with an angle grinder? i havent tried yet i
thought it could be messy.

I'm sure it's going to be messy, difficullt and possibly dangerous.

2. if i have to raise the pan could i put it on a sand & cement base or
is there some kind of decorative item that i can buy before bedding &
levelling with grip fill?

Eh? I missed the bit about having to raise the pan.

3. do i need to put silicon on the waste pipe pan flange adaptor thingy
to cast iron?

thanks for any good or bad info i receive

i heard this from somewhere sorry if it is yours measure twice cut once

I think you should calm down and really think things over and possibly get
someone in before you make things worse.

Paul

cast iron waste pipe
 

On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:22:14 GMT someone who may be "Paul Andrews"
wrote this:-

You're not the only one stressed out - did your teacher never explain about
using paragraphs and capital letters?
Your is one of the hardest posts I've come across to read.

I suspect I am not the only one who gave up trying to read it before
I got to the end. Well done for getting all the way.


--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54

cast iron waste pipe
 

"David Hansen" wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:22:14 GMT someone who may be "Paul Andrews"
wrote this:-

You're not the only one stressed out - did your teacher never explain
about
using paragraphs and capital letters?
Your is one of the hardest posts I've come across to read.

I suspect I am not the only one who gave up trying to read it before
I got to the end. Well done for getting all the way.

The word "Troll" did spring to mind..