Plumbing Question --- Kitchen Sink Drain Pipe?

Question

The drain pipe has a corroded area and is leaking badly. I must replace it.

The pipe is iron. On one end it connects to iron, on the other end to plastic.The iron-to-iron end connection is also corroded.

How hard will this be to replace? I assume I need some sort of special fitting on each end of the replacement pipe to enable me to install it.

Answer 1

It's really quite easy. Take everything loose and take it to your local plumbing supply and they will give you everything you need.

Answer 2

There is no need to replace the entire iron pipe under your house to fix a corroded, leaking kitchen sink drain. As paper cut said, if you can take everything loose and take it with you to a good hardware or home improvement store, someone there should be able to help you purchase the proper replacement parts. There are PVC parts that are threaded that should fit right on the iron pipe pieces that are corroded now. You may want to use a wire brush to clean threads on the iron pipes, but then the PVC should screw right on to them. You may have to use some of the new PVC cleaner and glue to get to a point where you can then use the nut and compression gasket system to attach more pieces. If you can't get the pieces off without breaking everything apart, take a picture with a digital or Polaroid and take that along. Plumbing isn't terribly complicated, for the most part, it's just dirty.

Answer 3

Not too hard you should replace the entire iron pipe beneath the craw space beneath your house. Cut both end from the corroded points replace with pvc piping you can get a connector that fits on your iron pipe and pvc pipe that tighten down by tention screws

Answer 4

hey, if i can do it, you can too, i'm a 51 year old woman who has to do things herself in order to make ends meet. not much left from the pay check to be calling in specialist. it really is quite easy, simply disassemble the pipes, take them to the hardware store and the person there will set you up with what ever it is you need. then go home and put them back together the same way you took them off. i drew a picture of the pipes so that i wouldn't forget how they went back together. good luck

Answer 5

Time to call a plumber. "My girlfriend ran shavings of 20 carrots down the kitchen drain through the disposal. (she was making 'baby carrots') The kitchen drain (and dishwasher) is now backed up." Garbage disposals and septic tanks don't mix. Next time have your girlfriend PUT ALL GARBAGE in the GARBAGE CAN.

Answer 6

i have had the same problem one time. working with cast iron leads from one problem to another. here's what i did and suggest. go to a local hardware or plumbing supply store, and ask for plumber's epoxy. follow directions to the letter and i do believe it could solve your promblem at the minimal cost. good luck