anyone know much about plumbing?

[sleek]

I will be soon tearing out all the old rusted cast iron sewage lines and copper supply lines in my house I am renovating.  I have never done this before and wonder, do I just replace whats there already with the Pex and pvc equivalent, and keep my rise and run the same?

[bjrogg]

Are you on city hook up, or going to septic tank. I'm on septic and I was going to try to hook into existing line but it broke so I had to go all the way to septic tank. Best thing that could have happened replaced all septic line with new and it was probably easier in the end anyway. I used pvc dry fit all pieces 1st mark line with marker across connections so you know which way there turned don't use to much slope

[sleek]

I like the dry fit and marker idea. Im going in to a city hook up. Id like to be able to connect in to the main line from my house with out much fuss.

[Pat B]

You might check with your city building Dept. If you do the work and it's not to code they won't let you hook back up.

[PaulN/KS]

They also may require an inspection and a licensed plumber to do the hook up.

[sleek]

Well, at this moment I am really wishing for smaller government.  I shouldn't need all that to fix my house. Ugh.

Anyway,  I will look into all of that. I have no clue about code, I was just gonna rebuild whats there with updated material.  Guess I need to find out how to find out whats code.

[bushboy]

Sleek.codes may have changed over time.i know some have changed in my trade since I started almost 30 years ago.

[mullet]

PVC is the way to go. I know when I worked part time with my friend, a licenced Plumber, we ran the 4" PVC line from the house to the City hook up but had to stop there. The City did the final hook up to their line.

[bubby]

We mostly use abs pipe, the black stuff. Styrine is legal but most everyone goes with abs in the ground and under for sewer

[bushboy]

Look up single story wet venting,i think it's accepted most every where.

[JoJoDapyro]

Plumbing is really simple. Shit rolls down hill. Don't make it too steep, or the water flows around the stuff in the pipe, rather than pushing it down. If you are replacing the whole thing it should be pretty simple. You can hook up ABS to Iron with a rubber Fernco fitting. Pex works well. Invest in a good crimper. Copper in my opinion is fine, and simpler to work with once you can sweat pipe. And you more than likely have a torch and a copper pipe cutter.

[paulsemp]

I'm not a plumber by trade but know plenty about it and I can assure you it's not all that simple. True water does flow downhill it will not without the venting being proper. Do yourself a favor and do some research or post pictures

[JoJoDapyro]

I'm not a plumber by trade but know plenty about it and I can assure you it's not all that simple. True water does flow downhill it will not without the venting being proper. Do yourself a favor and do some research or post pictures

That is what I mean by if he is just replacing what is currently there. Running the whole system from nothing is a different story.

[Pappy]

I call a plumber. I have a lot of weak suites but plumbing is at the top of that list. I can't even put in a trap without it leaking. Good luck.
 Pappy

[bjrogg]

It's may or may not be a overwhelming job. If you don't finish you don't have sinks toilets showers etc. you don't want to spend a lot of time after you disconnect your sewer line figuring out what to do. It's best to have well thought out plan and more than enough materials on hand. At the time I did mine my home town Hardward Store let me take as many fittings as I wanted and return what I didn't use. Usually not a after work, or when stores are closed job. My home town hardware store owner say the 1st thing you get for plumbing job is a full tank of gas. Good luck however you proceed.