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How to repair a hole in cast Iron pipe?

01-31-2008, 02:05 AM	#1
bofusmosby Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tampa Florida Posts: 355	How to repair a hole in cast Iron pipe? I am getting ready to replace the toilet (seal leaking) in my house, so I went under the house to check out the plumbing, so I know what I am up against. Everything I have done on this house has turned into a big job. You know, the "can of worms". Well, the toilet I am replacing is one of the newer types, so I saw from under the house, there was PVC going from the under-side of the toilet, going into the old cast-iron pipe about 4-5 inchecs below the floor. About 3-4 inches above the ground, I noticed a small hole in the cast iron pipe. It looks to be about a perfect 1/4 " hole, that looks to have been drilled. The water isn't flowing out the hole, because it looks like there is some paper clogging the hole, so the water is just slowly seeping, with a small wet spot surrounding the pipe going into the ground. First, would there have been any reason for this hole to have been put there, and second, what is the best way to seal or plug this hole. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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