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    Old to New and no fun trying to get there

    Redwood, Was a clogged line causing the backup. The line is 2" Cast and I did end up cutting the hub off and used the boot as suggested and added a trap. I installed a pro-Vent on the drain line about 12" higher than the washer hose input. The old drain line was partially blocked at the...
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    Old to New and no fun trying to get there

    small update, Tried sealing the washer drain into the drain pipe temporarily and ran a low setting of water through. Upon Spin cycle, water was being pumped up into the kitchen sink.
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    Old to New and no fun trying to get there

    Got a little sleep and made it through work and am back at it... I ended up breaking up the slab floor beyond the hub and removed the entire hub and stuck pipe giving me a clean 2" Dia pipe to put a boot on. I got the boot installed and converted over to 2" pvc. ran the new pvc about six...
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    Old to New and no fun trying to get there

    Ok, I tried my best to have no spelling errors in that last...I give...Goodnight and I'll read this when I get up for work... Hope somone can give me a few pointers..... Thanks in advance for any replies!
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    Old to New and no fun trying to get there

    Been studying my perdicument and am considering cutting the line just after the union and boot from there. The only bad point in this is that the union is resting directly below a wall. I would probably have to knock a hole in the wall and continue tearing out concrete just past the head of the...
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    Old to New and no fun trying to get there

    Hi All from Indiana! Have a problem with a remodel thats kicking my butt and would like to ask for anyones suggestions. I am adding a laundry room and it is being built in what was once an attached garage, I have turned part of the space into a media room with the whole home theater setup...
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