Floor Drain Bypass Plug

How to loosen a cast iron clean out plug.

Floor drain bypass plug. If this doesn t work you ll have to resort to chiseling. I ve highlighted this bypass in the photo below left. Choose from our selection of drain pipe plugs including expansion plugs plumbing fixtures and drains and more. Floor drain backflow preventers.

Pneumatic pipe plugs can be used in an inflatable rubber bladder to seal pipe ends. The floor drain has an area which bypasses the trap which will allow a tool to be inserted in to the drain. Pipe and test plugs aid in repairing and testing water sewer and general plumbing systems. Removing a plug from corroded steel or cast iron fitting is a real chore.

In stock and ready to ship. Expansion plugs with bypass. Put an end to water damage from backed up sewers. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.

Test plug sold at home centers. A plug will stop rising sewage but you ll have to remove it every time you want to use the drain. If that doesn t work you can call a plumber to repair the threads with a tap or you can seal the drain with a 2 in. Plugs about one in five.

Test plugs are used to test pressure in dry waste and venting dwv stack vents and other vent pipes. The tapered threads on the steel pipe help to clean and straighten the drain threads. Expansion plugs with bypass. I believe the floor drain connects to the sump pump because earlier this year the city main backed up and we had sewage that came up our laundry tub and not the floor drain.

The main sewer out of the house is about 1 5 feel above the floor which means the previos home owner built a thrown for the basement toliet kind of funny looking but it works. Try using a pipe wrench with a steel pipe slipped over the handle to increase leverage. Often used to prevent spills from going down your drain these plugs resist oil and most chemicals. The longer cast iron plumbing pipes sit in the ground basement or crawl space without being disturbed the more corroded and stuck their joints become.