Would any body know of an easy way of repairing a hole in a soil pipe. Its cast iron. Is there a way of repairing this as its on a sweept tee? Will add photos and a better description tomorrow but getting S**t off the missus at the moment LITERALLY!!!!
Hole in cast iron soil pipe
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and tell her that she is welcome to do better - then she is welcome.
Then go for a dump yourself.
Then go for a dump yourself.
Cut a piece of plastic soil pipe larger than the hole Clean the patch area off and then get your silicone out along with a handfull of tie wraps or some flashband.
Then paint it so it doesnt look totally naff.
Welding cast iron is not an easy task so unless you know an expert at it don't bother.
You could always renew the stack. It ain't too bad a job if its external. That is assuming your house isnt too high
Then paint it so it doesnt look totally naff.
Welding cast iron is not an easy task so unless you know an expert at it don't bother.
You could always renew the stack. It ain't too bad a job if its external. That is assuming your house isnt too high
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i was thinking about some gauze and a fibreglass body filler? is this allowed on soil?
I'm only a lowly htg engineer so not sure of the regs?
Dan, your welcome to tell her that but i doubt it's going to go down well!! I must admit your braver than i thought!!! lol
I'm only a lowly htg engineer so not sure of the regs?
Dan, your welcome to tell her that but i doubt it's going to go down well!! I must admit your braver than i thought!!! lol
this will get you out of the 5hit http://www.jbweld.net/products/jbweld.php
Amazing how brave I can be when it's not my wife
Slug's idea is one we have tried with good results in the past.
Make sure you've had your shreddies in the morning though.
Slug's idea is one we have tried with good results in the past.
Make sure you've had your shreddies in the morning though.
If the hole has rusted from the inside then much of the pipe may be ready to fail as well.
To do a repair, rather than pay a lot for something new, I would just cut a small piece of copper sheet from an old cylinder and angle grind the area around the hole and then epoxy the copper onto the cast iron.
That would do a good repair at no additional cost as I already have standard epoxy.
Tony
To do a repair, rather than pay a lot for something new, I would just cut a small piece of copper sheet from an old cylinder and angle grind the area around the hole and then epoxy the copper onto the cast iron.
That would do a good repair at no additional cost as I already have standard epoxy.
Tony
Tap the pipe, I bet it's cracked, it would be most unusual for cast to pin hole.
Put some metal filler on and paint.
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