Black Drain Pipe??

pauls painting

rehabing a house for my brother plumbing nightmare>>>. broke slab in bathroom as its an add-on at some point in time. need to know how remove an elbow on black pipe drain from sink and how to plug line.as i am installing a new sink and vanity. also how do i cut this type of pipe.

mdshunk

ABS plastic? Or cast iron? Both are black. For ABS, a hand saw or a hack saw or a sawzall. For cast iron, a cast iron "snapper" tool or a grit blade in a sawzall. To plug the line temporarily, use an expansion plug or test plug. Two different names for the same basic thing.

Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm really puzzled why a painter is doing plumbing? Tsk, tsk.

kennewickman

Dont take this the wrong way, but I'm really puzzled why an electrician is answering this question- lol

mdshunk

Because nobody else did. Simple as that.

Do you have some special issue with the technical accuracy of my answer, or are you on the sauce tonight and felt like you needed to make some comment like that to stir the pot? Stick around, and you'll find that I'm much more than an electrician. I'm also a fat-headed know it all.

kennewickman

Actually I was just kidding, I have seen quite a few of your answers on other posts & noticed you seem well educated in the plumbing field (for an electrician)

TimNJ

Is this pipe running under the slab? I hope it isn't old orangeburg, if so, get rid of it or reroute your new piping and abandon it.