OK to Cut Off Toilet Waste Pipe?

[TheScullster]

Hi all

I am looking at the detail of replacing a downstairs toilet pan. The existing drain is concreted into the floor with only a flared portion above concrete level. Would it be OK to remove this flared section completely so that the drain pipe is flush with the floor? Will this leave enough vertical straight pipe for a pan connector to engage in? What bore are the old glazed drains? Are the standard 90 degree pan connectors suitable, or is another adaptor needed?

TIA

Phil

[Owain]

Probably

Probably

You probably need one of those adaptors with a rubber flapped flange on

- I think they're called multikwik. They fit almost anything to almost anything.

I suggest not doing this on a day when the plumbers' merchant is closed :-)

Owain

[Dave Fawthrop]

|!Hi all |! |!I am looking at the detail of replacing a downstairs toilet pan. |!The existing drain is concreted into the floor with only a flared portion |!above concrete level. |!Would it be OK to remove this flared section completely so that the drain |!pipe is flush with the floor? |!Will this leave enough vertical straight pipe for a pan connector to engage |!in? |!What bore are the old glazed drains? Are the standard 90 degree pan |!connectors suitable, or is another adaptor needed?

I would search for a pan the same size and shape as the existing one, then just use the old flared section. Anything else you run into too much trouble and expense.

[John Rumm]

Yup, just get a flexi pan connector. Stuff the rubber finned bit into the open end of the existing soil pipe, and the flexi bit will take car of any alighment problems.

Will this leave enough vertical straight pipe for a pan connector to engage > in?

yup, does not matter if it is not that straight either.

see the link above...

[calums]

Personally I would go for a rigid pan connector, again with the rubber fins on it. The flexible ones are, in my opinion, of little use. My only concern with what you are saying is with regards to the distance of the waste pipe from the wall. It wants to be about 20-30mm. If it is 100mm or there abouts then you will need to try and source a swan necked toilet.

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[John Rumm]

So would I, if you can get one that will do the job.

I would have to disagree here. I have found in some circumstances they can solve problems that would be very difficult to resolve by other means. Once installed they seem to work effectively.