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What is the safest way to remove an old cast iron soil stack. Is an
angle grinder suitable to cut the pipe into smaller sections?

This needs to be done as the separate w/c and existing bathroom are
being converted into a shower room with w/c and a smaller family
bathroom again with w/c. All the other wastes from newly installed
showers, baths and basins will then connect to, via appropriate sized
bosses, a new plastic soil pipe.

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Ed wrote:
What is the safest way to remove an old cast iron soil stack. Is an
angle grinder suitable to cut the pipe into smaller sections?


Yes, a 9" grinder makes short work of cast iron stacks.


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Ed wrote:

What is the safest way to remove an old cast iron soil stack. Is an
angle grinder suitable to cut the pipe into smaller sections?

This needs to be done as the separate w/c and existing bathroom are
being converted into a shower room with w/c and a smaller family
bathroom again with w/c. All the other wastes from newly installed
showers, baths and basins will then connect to, via appropriate sized
bosses, a new plastic soil pipe.

Thanks

Ed


When our cast iron gas main was replaced with plastic recently, the workers
broke up bits of old pipe with a sledge hammer. You could probably do the
same with your soil stack.
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Ed wrote:

What is the safest way to remove an old cast iron soil stack. Is an
angle grinder suitable to cut the pipe into smaller sections?

This needs to be done as the separate w/c and existing bathroom are
being converted into a shower room with w/c and a smaller family
bathroom again with w/c. All the other wastes from newly installed
showers, baths and basins will then connect to, via appropriate sized
bosses, a new plastic soil pipe.

Thanks

Ed


When our cast iron gas main was replaced with plastic recently, the
workers
broke up bits of old pipe with a sledge hammer. You could probably do the
same with your soil stack.
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I've done it with both a grinder and with just a normal hammer. Both easy,
but I felt at least with the hammer, I didn't have such a heavy tool to hold
whilst up a ladder. Getting the sodding great nails out of the wall proved a
little more difficult however.

Alex


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"Ed" wrote in message
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What is the safest way to remove an old cast iron soil stack. Is an
angle grinder suitable to cut the pipe into smaller sections?

This needs to be done as the separate w/c and existing bathroom are
being converted into a shower room with w/c and a smaller family
bathroom again with w/c. All the other wastes from newly installed
showers, baths and basins will then connect to, via appropriate sized
bosses, a new plastic soil pipe.

Thanks

Ed


Start at the top and work your way down. Rig a rope and pulley if you're
doing this job by yourself, making it a locking sort of pulley to give
better control.

Once the brackets are removed from the stack, the top section of cast should
be allowed to wiggle around and loosen from it spigot. When it is loose
enough to lift out, then catch it on the pulley and lower it to the ground.

Once you have all the stack on the ground, then bash it all up with a big
hammer (BigWallop) and put it in bags for removal from site.




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"Grunff" wrote in message
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Ed wrote:
What is the safest way to remove an old cast iron soil stack. Is an
angle grinder suitable to cut the pipe into smaller sections?


Yes, a 9" grinder makes short work of cast iron stacks.


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Wouldn't this stuff be valuable of salvaged?

Arthur


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On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 22:00:58 GMT, "BigWallop"
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Once you have all the stack on the ground, then bash it all up with a big
hammer (BigWallop) and put it in bags for removal from site.


Nooooo!

CI could be used for renovations on a period property, or it makes
good stove pipe.

If put to one side it may magically remove itself, or a nearby
architectural salvage place or a scrappie may take it.

At the very least leave it in a neat pile at the tip and someone may
find it useful.

cheers,
Pete.
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Pete C wrote:

CI could be used for renovations on a period property, or it makes
good stove pipe.



? 4" stove pipe?? I'd like to see you get that past a BCO.


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Alex (YMG) wrote:

whilst up a ladder. Getting the sodding great nails out of the wall proved a
little more difficult however.


Stick a matock behind the cast iron clip and lever it out! If any bits
are left sticking out that is where a (small) angle grinder helps.

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