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Where can I find a replacement outside drain cover for an older home? stratford1 05-07-2007
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Posted by stratford1 on May 7, 2007, 2:15 pm
My home was built in 1947 and has stairs leading down to a basement
door below ground level. At the bottom is basically a concrete floor
with an old drain cover and drain pipe. The old cover has cracked into
2 pieces, so I'm trying to find a suitable replacement. Unfortunately,
so far I've only been able to find lightweight metal covers which
secure with screws. This old cover is very heavy metal (lead?) and
basically sits down in the hole and stays put because of its weight.
There are no screws. Does any body have any ideas on where I might
find a replacement cover that could work like this? Something to
note...I must be able to easily remove the cover whenever I want
because from time to time the drain gets clogged with dirt and needs
to be scooped out - so screwing it into place (even if possible) would
not be ideal. Thanks for your help!


Posted by on May 7, 2007, 4:54 pm
If you are willing to accept a plastic cover they are readily
available. Personally I think the plastic ones suck when compared to
any metal one, but I doubt you have a choice. Try eBay.


Posted by hallerb@aol.com on May 7, 2007, 5:20 pm
On May 7, 4:54=EF=BF=BDpm, scott21...@gmail.com wrote:
> If you are willing to accept a plastic cover they are readily
> available. =A0Personally I think the plastic ones suck when compared to
> any metal one, but I doubt you have a choice. =A0Try eBay.

find a local machine shop they can easily make one. take along the
cracked one so it can be duplicated


Posted by on May 10, 2007, 2:16 am
wrote:

>My home was built in 1947 and has stairs leading down to a basement
>door below ground level. At the bottom is basically a concrete floor
>with an old drain cover and drain pipe. The old cover has cracked into
>2 pieces, so I'm trying to find a suitable replacement. Unfortunately,
>so far I've only been able to find lightweight metal covers which
>secure with screws. This old cover is very heavy metal (lead?) and
>basically sits down in the hole and stays put because of its weight.
>There are no screws. Does any body have any ideas on where I might
>find a replacement cover that could work like this? Something to
>note...I must be able to easily remove the cover whenever I want
>because from time to time the drain gets clogged with dirt and needs
>to be scooped out - so screwing it into place (even if possible) would
>not be ideal. Thanks for your help!

It's NOT lead. It's most likely cast iron.
An old plumber likely has one. A welding shop could weld it too.
Cast iron needs a special welding process, but will probably cost you
$10 at most. If there is a recycler around call them too.

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