Hi people. I've got a slow draining tub on the first floor of a 2 flat. (upper floor tub is very slow to drain too) The upper floor has a trap clean out, but the first floor does not. I can't get a snake into the drain or the overflow due to the stopper metal piece in the drain and the plate screw receptacle in the overflow
I don't think there's any obstruction from the actual PVC tub pipes anyway. I think it's further down the line
So, I opened up the ceiling in the basement to try to access the pipe from there. As you can see in the photo, the tub pipes are PVC, which connects to the iron with a PROFLEX connector. I want to run a snake into the iron pipe
After loosening the PFLEX connector, it wouldn't budge, plus I think the PVC pipe probably goes in too much to be able to just take it off without screwing up the rest of the PVC
My question is, what would be the best way to get into the iron pipe? Would I need to remove all the PVC piping? There's not much room to reinstall it properly. Not sure if there's a way to remove the PVC piece going into the iron and still be able to use the elbow connection. Using heat so close to old wood lathe and joists wouldn't be a good idea
I'm obviously not a plumber. Any suggestions?
I don't think there's any obstruction from the actual PVC tub pipes anyway. I think it's further down the line
So, I opened up the ceiling in the basement to try to access the pipe from there. As you can see in the photo, the tub pipes are PVC, which connects to the iron with a PROFLEX connector. I want to run a snake into the iron pipe
After loosening the PFLEX connector, it wouldn't budge, plus I think the PVC pipe probably goes in too much to be able to just take it off without screwing up the rest of the PVC
My question is, what would be the best way to get into the iron pipe? Would I need to remove all the PVC piping? There's not much room to reinstall it properly. Not sure if there's a way to remove the PVC piece going into the iron and still be able to use the elbow connection. Using heat so close to old wood lathe and joists wouldn't be a good idea
I'm obviously not a plumber. Any suggestions?