How to Tie PVC Into an Iron Floor Drain
Standard PVC and standard iron floor drain connections will not create a watertight seal when you connect the materials together. This occurs because iron does not soften like PVC when you apply solvent and glue to the material. Another issue involves the different sized diameters of the two materials. Using a connector that has the ability to create a watertight seal between the materials and has the ability to change sizes to accommodate the different pipe diameters will prove vital in successfully creating a seal between PVC and an iron floor drain. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- 220-grit emery cloth
- Clean rag
- Tape measure
- No-hub coupling
- 5/16-inch nut driver
Instructions
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Wrap 220-grit emery cloth around the outside of the PVC pipe. Spin the emery cloth around the lower two inches of the pipe five times or until it has an even dull appearance. Repeat the procedure to clean debris from the outside of the iron floor drain connection.
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Wipe all sanding dust from the two sanded connections with a clean rag.
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Measure the outside diameters of the PVC and iron floor drain connection with a tape measure. Purchase a no hub coupling matching the outside diameters of both pipes.
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Turn the hex head screws located on the tie bands surrounding the no hub coupling counterclockwise with a 5/16-inch nut driver to loosen them.
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Slide one open end of the no hub coupling over the floor drain connection and the other end of the coupling over the end of the PVC pipe.
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Turn each hex head screw clockwise with the 5/16-inch nut driver to secure the coupling to both pieces of pipe.
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