|
|
|
#1
|
||||
|
||||
I'm getting old...
You know, how did I miss the memo that water closet (toilet) drains are now 3" standard... and not 4"...
It seems everyone knows this but me. Am I nuts or have they traditionally always been 4"? Thanks, Pete |
#2
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
First I have heard of this however.
__________________
Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche |
#3
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
B |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Howdy All,
I'm getting old too. But it has nothing to do with toilet drains :-)
__________________
Frank X. Morris 17 Kia Niro 08 Jeep Wrangler 4 door unlimited |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
I'm older than you are and I only have encountered 3" drains...........the bottom of the toilet is a 3" opening.
Now, downstream......the pipes typically open up to 4"........but not at the closet, AFAIK. |
#6
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
__________________
Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche |
#7
|
||||
|
||||
The way I understand it is that the P-Trap built into the toilet is only about 2" anyway... so 3" is the "norm" -- All the cast iron in my house going to toilets is 4" as is the main. Go figure. 3" will make it much easier for sending it down walls, I just didn't know...
|
#8
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
__________________
Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
|
#10
|
||||
|
||||
Just replaced the toilet in my master bath, and it had a 4" pipe all the way to the toilet. Barely got the wax seal to fit. Someone wanted it to drain, I guess. The pipe had been replaced sometime, as it's plastic, with the old cast iron pipe still in place a couple feet away(the house was built in 1920).
__________________
past MB rides: '68 220D '68 220D(another one) '67 230 '84 SD Current rides: '06 Lexus RX330 '93 Ford F-250 '96 Corvette '99 Polaris 700 RMK sled 2011 Polaris Assault '86 Yamaha TT350(good 'ol thumper) |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
|
#12
|
||||
|
||||
While we are discussing toilets....
My house was built about 20 years ago, just as the low flow toilets were mandated. The American Standard in the main bath has always been a slow flush. I am thinking of replacing it. Has fluch technology improved? Without going to a pressure systems, what are the pros and cons of various manufacturers' systems? Is there really any difference? |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
4" in my house. Old cast iron was 4 and I replaced it with 4" ABS.
There is a difference in efficiency of flushing according to the plumbers at my school. I installed a low flush about 12 yrs ago. It's ok but not spectacular. One problem is that the water in bowl has too small an area so that it needs frequent cleaning. The only way to test and compare is to line up all the options, drop some large loads and see how each deals with it. I don't know if Consumer Reports has done this.
__________________
1977 300d 70k--sold 08 1985 300TD 185k+ 1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03 1985 409d 65k--sold 06 1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car 1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11 1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper 1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4 1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13 |
#14
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
__________________
08 W251 R350 97 W210 E320 91 W124 300E 86 W126 560SEL 85 W126 380SE Silver 85 W126 380SE Cranberry 79 W123 250 78 W123 280E 75 W114 280 |
#15
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
|
Bookmarks |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|