|
|
· Bulletin Board |
|
News · Calendars |
|
|
|||
Bulletin Board Message Forums Around the House: Gardening, Contractors... Plumber Recommendation...? Topic Closed|
Go
|
New
|
Find
|
Notify
|
Tools
|
|
Admin Guy GlenEllynite  |
We have a drain leak in the basement, where the drain pipe meets (touches) the concrete floor. I've tried stuffing epoxy under it to no avail. Old house, cast iron pipe. It's a "small" job, but is going to take someone with talent and experience. Suggestions? TIA!
|
||
|
GlenEllynite |
i've always been happy with jim dhamer plumbing...i'd call them for an estimate. good luck.
|
|||
|
GlenEllynite |
I like JR plumbing. He lives near you too. 630-935-4328
I am a dyslexic agnostic insomniac. I lay awake at night wondering if there is a dog. |
|||
|
GlenEllynite |
My family has used Dhamer for 30 years and the municipalities and private utilities that I have worked with hold them high on their list of recommended plumbers.
"When you don't know what you are talking about, it's hard to know when you are finished." |
|||
|
|
GlenEllynite |
Ted ,is the pipe itself cracked where it goes through the floor ? Or is it the hub of the C.I. Pipe that is leaking ?
|
|||
|
|
GlenEllynite |
Arten...stop speaking in plumber lingo...is it that hard to spell Cast Iron? Now I have to get back to researching the rule against perpetuities and springing executory interests. I am a dyslexic agnostic insomniac. I lay awake at night wondering if there is a dog. |
|||
|
|
GlenEllynite |
LOL!
Yes it is. What do Hookers and Executions have to do with it anyway ? |
|||
|
|
Admin Guy GlenEllynite |
The basement sink, the kitchen dishwasher and a few other things flow down and into a trap in the basement that touches the concrete floor. The trap is not the traditional "U" shape, but rather straight down, then across 90 degrees (for about a foot), then up 90d.
The "across for about a foot" part of the cast iron touches the concrete floor (which was poured after the pipe was laid). The leak (not a crack, per se) is where the bottom of the pipe meets the concrete. Underneath; not visible. Just the result of 80 years of rust and rot, I suspect. |
|||
|
|
GlenEllynite |
It sounds like the Trap can be cut at the vert.pieces or the upper horiz. pieces and a new trap fabricated out of PVC. You connect it to the existing C.I. line with Fernco[brand name] Couplings or Hubless C.I. Couplings. Either slide on to connect the PVC to the C.I and you just tighten the S.S. bands on them. You can get all of this at Home Depot or even Ace . HTH. |
|||
|
|
Admin Guy GlenEllynite |
Well... yeah... I don't disagree... but frankly, my days as mister home handyman have pretty much come-and-gone. My skills now are more limited to pointing at defective things and writing checks.
|
|||
|
GlenEllynite |
Arten will fix it for you. Just e-mail him your address. He came over to my house, picked up my manwagon and snow tires...installed them and brought the car back. He is just like that...loves doing stuff for people. "If the cap fits, wear it." |
|||
|
GlenEllynite |
Really? All he has done for me is mock my flag! "If you were the Governor of any other state, you would be a disgrace to that state." |
|||
|
|
GlenEllynite |
LOL!
Thats not true Paddle Fan. I have also made fun of your name changes.  |
|||
|
|
GlenEllynite |
You've got a point Fan....I think the Artens (who apparently enjoy the company of children as it reminds them of years past [per the Firkins thread]) owe the Fans a free I am a dyslexic agnostic insomniac. I lay awake at night wondering if there is a dog. |
|||
|
|
Admin Guy GlenEllynite |
Thanks, Everybody!
We went with JR... nice work, fair price, clean as a whistle when he left. One more satisfied customer!  |
|||
|
|
GlenEllynite |
Doesn't he look exactly like Bruce Willis? I know he did some stunt work for him in a few of his films. I am a dyslexic agnostic insomniac. I lay awake at night wondering if there is a dog. |
|||
|
|
GlenEllynite |
I'm sure it would be easier and much more enjoyable watching the little Fans than Big Fan and Fish. Especially at Firkins !  |
|||
|
| Previous Topic | Next Topic | powered by eve community |
 | Please Wait. Your request is being processed... |
|
|||
| Site | Bulletin Board | ||
| Servlet | eve2da015 | ||
| Version | 1.2.22 build 9062 | ||
| Module | Forums 4.0.3 | ||
| Stylesheet | "Blue Steel [Default]" | ||
| Wordlet Set | "Default Wordlet Set" | ||
Topic Closed Bulletin Board Message Forums Around the House: Gardening, Contractors... Plumber Recommendation...?| Other Sub-Directories and Indices within the Glen Ellyn Web Site... | |||
| Cable, Broadband, DSL etc... | Photo Gallery... | Welcome & Site Info Page | |
