Lancer525
Well-Known Member
I've decided to bite that proverbial bullet, and just try to fix the !@#$& thing on my own. I think I'm a fairly smart guy, and even though I'm not a professional plumber, I have done jobs similar to this before and completed them without destroying the house. I'm pretty angry that I got so frustrated with this thing, that it just made me more angry that I was willing to give up. So...
The part I'm going to have to get the snake into is that black cast iron drain stack. In order to do that, I am going to have to remove and replace all of the parts in between the tailpieces of the drains in the sink, right on out to the cast iron stack. All of them. Everything. I foresee that there is going to be a problem with all that in the future anyway, so I may as well do it all in one fell swoop.
My problem is, I don't know what all these parts are called, or even what size they are! I went to one of the local plumbing supply parts stores in town, and showed the guy the picture I have. He took one quick look, and said "Yep! Soon as you give us a list of the parts you'll need, we'll be glad to help" and then walked away to go chat with someone else. I don't know what the names of all the parts are, and I get the feeling that not only did I interrupt his conversation, but that he could have looked a little more closely at the photo and known exactly what I needed.
So, can someone help me come up with a list of what I need so that I can go to one of his competitors and get all the right parts so I can finally try to do this job? I'll need to know what the names are of everything connected to the tailpieces coming out of the bottom of the drains, on out to the cast iron drain stack. I want to use ABS, because I think it will be easier to deal with in the long run than PVC will.
I'd also specifically like to know what the part that's labeled 1 is called. I tried to describe it to someone on the phone, and failed miserably. I can state that it isn't 1.25 or 1.5, but it's an odd size, because the threads labeled A are 1.689" in diameter. The plumbing was probably installed sometime back in the 50's, so it may not be a standard size.
Thanks!
The part I'm going to have to get the snake into is that black cast iron drain stack. In order to do that, I am going to have to remove and replace all of the parts in between the tailpieces of the drains in the sink, right on out to the cast iron stack. All of them. Everything. I foresee that there is going to be a problem with all that in the future anyway, so I may as well do it all in one fell swoop.
My problem is, I don't know what all these parts are called, or even what size they are! I went to one of the local plumbing supply parts stores in town, and showed the guy the picture I have. He took one quick look, and said "Yep! Soon as you give us a list of the parts you'll need, we'll be glad to help" and then walked away to go chat with someone else. I don't know what the names of all the parts are, and I get the feeling that not only did I interrupt his conversation, but that he could have looked a little more closely at the photo and known exactly what I needed.
So, can someone help me come up with a list of what I need so that I can go to one of his competitors and get all the right parts so I can finally try to do this job? I'll need to know what the names are of everything connected to the tailpieces coming out of the bottom of the drains, on out to the cast iron drain stack. I want to use ABS, because I think it will be easier to deal with in the long run than PVC will.
I'd also specifically like to know what the part that's labeled 1 is called. I tried to describe it to someone on the phone, and failed miserably. I can state that it isn't 1.25 or 1.5, but it's an odd size, because the threads labeled A are 1.689" in diameter. The plumbing was probably installed sometime back in the 50's, so it may not be a standard size.
Thanks!