How To Unclog Old Cast Iron Pipes
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How to unclog old cast iron pipes. This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to fix a slow draining tub. JZobel TN Very old one story house - kitchen sink got slower and slower- finally stopped draining totally. See below for toolsSUBSCRIBE to This Old House.
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Httpsamznto2J4txZw UNLIMITED ACCESS TO 75 MILLION SONGSFree for 30 days. I maintain a 75 year old apartment building with cast iron drain pipes. How do you keep cast iron pipes from rusting.
Cast iron is durable and strong. Surface rust may eliminate the black finish on extremely old cast iron leaving it simply rust-color. Start by putting on a pair of rubber gloves and safety glasses.
The repair can usually be completed in just a few hours. Wipe oily and greasy iron pipes thoroughly with the solvent and cloths. Chemical reactions cause tuberculation in cast iron pipes and other metallic pipes such as ductile iron.
Structural pipe lining also known as cured-in-place-pipe lining CIPP rehabilitates a damaged cast iron drain pipe by using a felt liner and a special epoxy to create a pipe-within-a-pipe. Good Option 1- Cabling. Part of problem is new roof on top of old roof a few years back and stack was covered uplong story longer - tore out wall and found that short pipe.