Previous owner cut off a 2" ABS drain pipe right flush with a "T" connector. Does an odd size 2 1/4" ID end cap exist that can go over the outside of the connector? If not what would be the best way to seal it up?
You mean like the one I provided a link to in post #3?You can get a special reaming drill bit designed just for that.
It reams out the walls of the old pipe inside the socket of the fitting, so you can install anything you want in there, just like it had never had anything glued in it before.
Happens all the time to me.Diehard, you posted that while I was writing my post, sorry we overlapped.
Buying a reaming bit for $35.00 is probably about $150.00 cheaper than hiring a plumber to fix that problem.
When he’s done, put it on eBay or Craigslist, gets at least half his money back.
It’s better than banging on his drain pipes with a hammer and chisel, and very likely breaking something else, unless he has experience at that technique.
And unbanded Fernco style fittings can probably be found in nearly every home in America.
This sounds like a DWV situation here, so there is no real pressure being put on the rubber.
For example, unbanded “rubber” couplings are frequently found in sump pump discharge lines inside the house, and they are experiencing fairly high water pressure.
When I install sump pumps, I usually install Zoeller check valves, which rely on similar rubber couplings with hose clamps.
I have never heard of a home inspection or building inspection that failed because the sump pump had these fittings, in Illinois where I live.
So if they are illegal, I think they must get “winked at” as in I see it but no problem.
So a dwv situation should be no problem for the “plumbing police”, who would never see it anyway.
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