The great PVC glue-up
Last night, I finally got the right part to connect the 2 inch drain line for the washing machine into the old 2 inch cast iron hub in the main drain. It's a fernco 'donut' connector. It's a tight fit, so it takes a bit of work to get it onto the PVC pipe. I stole some canola oil from the kitchen and it slid right on!
Finally having a solid and proper connection to the drain allowed me to mark all the pipe fittings with their final orientations and then glue them together using PVC cement. We don't have enough pipe to finish the job, but we do have about 25% of the pipes glued together! YAY! I realized after I had everything glued that I had forgotten to put in a cleanout, a waste tee for the washing machine, and a drain for the basement wash tub. D'oh!
At least cutting a length out of the pipe and gluing in another fitting is dead simple. :D
I also cut to length some of the new PEX runs for the downstairs kitchen and bathroom, and added tees and elbows to direct them to their proper new locations.
I might wait to connect the kitchen and bathroom PEX until the old gas pipes are removed. Removing them with new PEX in place would be a terribly tricky task.
For the fourth consecutive day, I'll be making a stop at Menards to pick up 30 or 40 feet of pipe and a list of other bits.
It never ends.
Click the images below for a detailed slideshow
Here's the main drain 'tree' The PVC goes into a cast iron drain pipe running along the floor (it's hard to see)
Closeup of the PVC and drain. The tub sink drain goes nowhere currently.
In the 2nd floor, the drain is run but not glued. The trap looks more like a spiral in order to save space in the wall
The washer drain upstairs makes a clean 45 degree turn before going down through the wall
The PEX manifolds with color-coded pipes. This is the bit I love the most about pex. Valved circuits and a clean installation.
The 4 pex lines to feed the downstairs bathroom and kitchen
Kitchen/bathroom drains, old water pipes, gas line, PVC furnace vents, and new PEX. Old water, gas lines will be removed.
The water heater with various lines around it. The PEX will be hooked up this weekend and the whole house transitioned to it.
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