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Posted by on October 1, 2007, 4:44 pm
So we have the standard DWV pipes outside of our house, two of them,
one goes towards the street and the other towards the house (they
actually go straight down and hook up with the actual sewer line).
Long story short, we had to saw them off and re-cap them. I measure
them, they are 3.5" O.D., I go to the hardware store, the guy sells me
3" and 4", says 3.5" doesn't exist, I must have measured wrong.
Wrong, 3.5" does in fact exist, 4" is to big, 3" is too small.
Called three other plumbing stores, nobody has ever heard of 3.5" DWV
pipe, so now I have two waste pipes sticking out of the ground with no
caps on them.
Anyone heard of 3.5" and know where I can get the caps with the
cleanout plugs in them?
thanks,
Erik
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Posted by Robert Allison on October 1, 2007, 5:14 pm
HighOnTCP@gmail.com wrote:
> So we have the standard DWV pipes outside of our house, two of them,
> one goes towards the street and the other towards the house (they
> actually go straight down and hook up with the actual sewer line).
>
> Long story short, we had to saw them off and re-cap them. I measure
> them, they are 3.5" O.D., I go to the hardware store, the guy sells me
> 3" and 4", says 3.5" doesn't exist, I must have measured wrong.
> Wrong, 3.5" does in fact exist, 4" is to big, 3" is too small.
>
> Called three other plumbing stores, nobody has ever heard of 3.5" DWV
> pipe, so now I have two waste pipes sticking out of the ground with no
> caps on them.
>
> Anyone heard of 3.5" and know where I can get the caps with the
> cleanout plugs in them?
>
> thanks,
>
> Erik
>
3-1/2" OD is going to be 3" schedule 40 PVC. The store
probably sold you schedule 20 DWV pipe fittings. Are the
fittings extremely thin?
Also, there are fittings designed to go onto the pipe and
there are fittings designed to go into a fitting such as a
coupling. Make sure you get the right type as well as size.
--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
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Posted by on October 1, 2007, 6:04 pm
> HighOn...@gmail.com wrote:
> > So we have the standard DWV pipes outside of our house, two of them,
> > one goes towards the street and the other towards the house (they
> > actually go straight down and hook up with the actual sewer line).
>
> > Long story short, we had to saw them off and re-cap them. I measure
> > them, they are 3.5" O.D., I go to the hardware store, the guy sells me
> > 3" and 4", says 3.5" doesn't exist, I must have measured wrong.
> > Wrong, 3.5" does in fact exist, 4" is to big, 3" is too small.
>
> > Called three other plumbing stores, nobody has ever heard of 3.5" DWV
> > pipe, so now I have two waste pipes sticking out of the ground with no
> > caps on them.
>
> > Anyone heard of 3.5" and know where I can get the caps with the
> > cleanout plugs in them?
>
> > thanks,
>
> > Erik
>
> 3-1/2" OD is going to be 3" schedule 40 PVC. The store
> probably sold you schedule 20 DWV pipe fittings. Are the
> fittings extremely thin?
>
> Also, there are fittings designed to go onto the pipe and
> there are fittings designed to go into a fitting such as a
> coupling. Make sure you get the right type as well as size.
>
> --
> Robert Allison
> Rimshot, Inc.
> Georgetown, TX
Robert,
thanks for the reply. Actually, the pipe itself is very think, but it
is sch 40, says so right on the pipe. it is 3.5" O.D. and just under
3.25" I.D. I actually took a chunk of the pipe (that we sawed off) to
the plumbing store...nothing in the store fits it.
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Posted by EXT on October 1, 2007, 8:43 pm
>> HighOn...@gmail.com wrote:
>> > So we have the standard DWV pipes outside of our house, two of them,
>> > one goes towards the street and the other towards the house (they
>> > actually go straight down and hook up with the actual sewer line).
>>
>> > Long story short, we had to saw them off and re-cap them. I measure
>> > them, they are 3.5" O.D., I go to the hardware store, the guy sells me
>> > 3" and 4", says 3.5" doesn't exist, I must have measured wrong.
>> > Wrong, 3.5" does in fact exist, 4" is to big, 3" is too small.
>>
>> > Called three other plumbing stores, nobody has ever heard of 3.5" DWV
>> > pipe, so now I have two waste pipes sticking out of the ground with no
>> > caps on them.
>>
>> > Anyone heard of 3.5" and know where I can get the caps with the
>> > cleanout plugs in them?
>>
>> > thanks,
>>
>> > Erik
>>
>> 3-1/2" OD is going to be 3" schedule 40 PVC. The store
>> probably sold you schedule 20 DWV pipe fittings. Are the
>> fittings extremely thin?
>>
>> Also, there are fittings designed to go onto the pipe and
>> there are fittings designed to go into a fitting such as a
>> coupling. Make sure you get the right type as well as size.
>>
>> --
>> Robert Allison
>> Rimshot, Inc.
>> Georgetown, TX
>
> Robert,
>
> thanks for the reply. Actually, the pipe itself is very think, but it
> is sch 40, says so right on the pipe. it is 3.5" O.D. and just under
> 3.25" I.D. I actually took a chunk of the pipe (that we sawed off) to
> the plumbing store...nothing in the store fits it.
Go to a plumber's supplier to find what you are looking for not a retail
store.
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Posted by jim on October 1, 2007, 9:11 pm
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >> HighOn...@gmail.com wrote:
> >> > So we have the standard DWV pipes outside of our house, two of them,
> >> > one goes towards the street and the other towards the house (they
> >> > actually go straight down and hook up with the actual sewer line).
>
> >> > Long story short, we had to saw them off and re-cap them. I measure
> >> > them, they are 3.5" O.D., I go to the hardware store, the guy sells me
> >> > 3" and 4", says 3.5" doesn't exist, I must have measured wrong.
> >> > Wrong, 3.5" does in fact exist, 4" is to big, 3" is too small.
>
> >> > Called three other plumbing stores, nobody has ever heard of 3.5" DWV
> >> > pipe, so now I have two waste pipes sticking out of the ground with no
> >> > caps on them.
>
> >> > Anyone heard of 3.5" and know where I can get the caps with the
> >> > cleanout plugs in them?
>
> >> > thanks,
>
> >> > Erik
>
> >> 3-1/2" OD is going to be 3" schedule 40 PVC. The store
> >> probably sold you schedule 20 DWV pipe fittings. Are the
> >> fittings extremely thin?
>
> >> Also, there are fittings designed to go onto the pipe and
> >> there are fittings designed to go into a fitting such as a
> >> coupling. Make sure you get the right type as well as size.
>
> >> --
> >> Robert Allison
> >> Rimshot, Inc.
> >> Georgetown, TX
>
> > Robert,
>
> > thanks for the reply. Actually, the pipe itself is very think, but it
> > is sch 40, says so right on the pipe. it is 3.5" O.D. and just under
> > 3.25" I.D. I actually took a chunk of the pipe (that we sawed off) to
> > the plumbing store...nothing in the store fits it.
>
> Go to a plumber's supplier to find what you are looking for not a retail
> store.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Is the pipe plastic or metel are you trying to put it in the hub or on
the spiggot or pipe end there is to my knowledge no 31/2 or33/4 pipe
Ive been plumbing for 30 yrs and have just about seen it all post a
picture I can tell you what it is
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