Hi. My downstairs shower had a metal enameled pan for many years, but a few months ago it developed a rust spot, which became a hole. So I ripped it out. When I say "ripped", I mean I had to break away tiles and part of the fibro wall, and generally make a mess. But I got it out. This is what I found:
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So I dug away all that crumbled concrete and rotted timber, and found the drain, which was this single bit of pipe sticking up, connected to the big drain which goes outside obviously, (you can tell I'm not a professional plumber, eh..)
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As you can see it's an older style drain, with the "receiver" pipe set into an eccentric plate that can be turned slightly to position it properly for the pan drain fitting. (Hope I'm making sense here....)
I bought a new pan, and began the job, but quickly realised that I had absolutely no idea how to get the eccentric pipe lined up with the new pan, and glue it in afterwards! How on earth is that done?? I mean, I know I can rotate the thing to make it fit the new pan, but aren't all those pvc fittings supposed to be glued?? How can I do that?
Any help will be very much appreciated! Thanks.
Jim
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Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry Re: I seem to have taken on more than I can handle... 2Sep 23, 2021 3:32 pm i used oatey , they have a gasket inside that you tighten to grip the pipe https://www.amazon.com/Oatey-42075-Bath ... 89&sr=8-85 currently unavailable is available in black https://www.amazon.com/Shower-Drain-Mat ... 89&sr=8-83  18 Sep 2021 4 New Poster Re: I seem to have taken on more than I can handle... 3Sep 23, 2021 8:43 pm Thanks for that, but what I really need to know is as illustrated below, (excuse the crudeness of my artwork). I need to know how to place the pan into the shower recess, and to ensure that the drain lines up exactly with that existing pipe in the ground, and also how to somehow manage to glue it in correctly the first time. Hope that makes sense. When I lowered my new Bunning's pan into the shower recess, I found that the pan drain didn't line up with the existing pipe, (see photo in previous message). It was out by only a few mils, but there was no way I could force the pipe to fit. I noticed that it was set off-centre. Obviously that is done so that the installer can make any necessary adjustments that are caused by positioning of the pan. Well, I was able to prise off that pipe and rotate it very slightly, so that it more or less would line up with the pan drain. But then I realised that if I then glued it back into that position, and it was still out by even a millimeter, I'd have to do it all over again, and probably many times again until it was right. That was frankly impractical. Obviously, professional plumbers know how to do this, but I'm stumped. Am I missing something very simple here? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Any tips, tricks, or hints will be very welcome. Jim. 8 11759 Need a lot more info. What’s the access like ? Are they taking away the old material ? How much soil are they providing ? What rocks ? (River pebble can be… 4 18487 That sounds frustrating! Here are some steps you can take to resolve the issue with your oven handle: Check Online… 6 3007  |
