Moving a W.C

[Ken Hobson]

I'm planning to refurbish my bathroom and this will involve moving the W.C
about 3'. The soil pipework at the moment is the push-fit kind and there is
plenty of room under the floor for the new sections. The pan is screwed to a
wooden floor. This seems to be quite a straightforward job, but are there any
pitfalls I should look out for? Will (cough) smells be a problem whilst moving
the pan? All hints gratefully recieved.

Cheers
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-- Ken --
Ken Hobson k...@telinga.demon.co.uk

[e...@ham.almanac.bc.ca]

k...@telinga.demon.co.uk (Ken Hobson) writes:

> I'm planning to refurbish my bathroom and this will involve moving the W.C
> about 3'. The soil pipework at the moment is the push-fit kind and there is
> plenty of room under the floor for the new sections. The pan is screwed to a
> wooden floor. This seems to be quite a straightforward job, but are there any
> pitfalls I should look out for? Will (cough) smells be a problem whilst movin

> the pan? All hints gratefully recieved.
>
> Cheers
> --
> -- Ken --
> Ken Hobson k...@telinga.demon.co.u

I recently had to move a wall and its associated plumbing about three
feet, including the line from the upstairs toilet. The smell was almost
unnoticeable, and not a problem. (I also made sure nobody upstairs could
flush at the time...:-))

GL,
Bob.

e...@ham.almanac.bc.ca (Robert Smits, Ladysmith B.C. )

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[H. Austin Hummel]

In article <758284...@telinga.demon.co.uk>, k...@telinga.demon.co.uk (Ken Hobson) writes:
|> I'm planning to refurbish my bathroom and this will involve moving the W.C
|> about 3'. The soil pipework at the moment is the push-fit kind and there is
|> plenty of room under the floor for the new sections. The pan is screwed to a
|> wooden floor. This seems to be quite a straightforward job, but are there any
|> pitfalls I should look out for? Will (cough) smells be a problem whilst moving
|> the pan? All hints gratefully recieved.
|>

Check with building codes in your area, moving WC 3 feet could require
another vent pipe.

As to smells coming form the open pipe, bag it with a plastic bag until
ready to make connections, then bag the open end until the WC is installed.

Also remember the rules of plumbing:

1) hot on the left
2) cold on the right
3) crap does not run up hill
4) vent it

Have a nice day!