Connecting Pvc To Lead Drain Pipe

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Connecting pvc to lead drain pipe.

Use pvc for cold water supply or drains only. Step 7 test for leaks. I used sliding joint water pump pliers to gently crimp the top edge of the lead around the plastic to get a good neat looking joint. Join the pvc pipe with the cast iron by inserting it into the adapters.

Rub a thin coat of plumber s grease around the end of the lead pipe with your fingers. Measure the diameter. You want to run water through the pipe to make sure there aren t any leaks. How to tie pvc into old lead plumbing.

Step 6 insert pvc pipe. To do so shut off water to existing supply pipes and drain the lines. The correct length of the 34mm pipe was cut and forced down into the lead and all the upper joints positioned tightened. It s not a guaranteed method of checking for leaks.

Used all the time for galvanized or copper pipe transitioning to pvc. You really need to plug the line with something like a test ball. After opening a drain line make sure no one uses a sink or faucet that drains into it. And there are pvc sleeves that slide onto unthreaded pipe that have rubber gaskets that seal when the cap around pipe is tightened to the sleeve.

Push the rubber. Mark and cut the desire length of pipe from the end of the lead pipe and the end of the pvc using the reciprocating saw.