basement drain leaking

pete4

Hey there everyone

I have this drain coming from the kitchen on the upper floor and it stated to leak right around the circled area. I put some general purpose stuff that is supposed to stop leaks on everything all around there...worked great but now after a couple of months it has started to leak again.

I'm handy have lots of tools but have never worked on plumbing so I have no clue what to do.

What can I do to fix this for good.

Thank you

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plummen

Is that a reducer its tied into?

gregzoll

That is what it looks like to me.

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TarheelTerp

Cutting to the chase...
I think you'll need to break up the concrete around the pipe and dig down a bit until you can get to fresh pipe with a cutting tool. Cut it cleanly.

At that point you can set whatever new fittings are needed to transition between whatever it is you have in the ground and the pipe that goes up to the kitchen. I'd include a cleanout in that too.

hth

joecaption

I'd also suspect that the drain is starting to back up from a blockage causing the leak to show up.

pete4

Seeing how there is a reducer on this what is the best way to re-fit this...if I do open up the area around the pipe and cut the reducer off....run a reducer again?

Is there any way to remove the elbow off the rducer and try that before opening the floor.....the leak is right at the elbow and the floor dries up fast when the stop leak stuff was applied and was working.

Just checking my options

thanks guys

plummen

If that is a pipe nipple between the 45 and the reducer you might be able to remove/replace it,my question is how the nipple is connected to the reducer.
Is is threaded into it some how or is it leaded in?

pete4

Ok how would you remove this pipe ? Is there any way to loosen it? heat it up? Or it has to be cut carefully off trying to save the pipe underneath?

thanks

plummen

Looks like steel pipe coming down the wall tied into a cast iron reducer

pete4

No this is all abs pipe in the picture, by the way what is this fitting up the pipe.

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plummen

That pipe/fittings looked rough like steel in your first picture!
That makes life much easier,is that reducer and pipe coming through floor abs also or is it cast iron/steel?

plummen

thats a clean out plug

pete4

sorry about that maybe because of all the crap spewing down it

Everything there is abs pipe

plummen

Id take and have that line cabled out first through that cleanout plug.
Then once the area is all dried out id take some clear pvc primer and clean the area around that joint really good and let it dry really good(no water down the pipe)
Then id some masking tape and mask off the area directly above and below the joint,then take some of that nasty black abs cement and work it into the joint as good as you can all the way around.
Once the glue dries peel the tape back off and run some water down the pipe and look for leaks.
Thats not the most ideal way of fixing it,but if you dont want to break up the floor thats the next best thing i can suggest.
If that doesnt do if the next option would be a hole in your floor /recip saw and some no-hub couplings

pete4

Ok i'm off to get some stuff will try that cement first, thanks plummen