We will be redoing the kitchen. As a result an old galvanized pipe for the drain in the floor below needs to go (the pipe has a hole that someone patched). The galvanized starts at a cast iron Y and goes up to the floor above where the kitchen is. The split end of the Y must have been the cleanout. A previous owner or contractor had the smart idea of putting a bar in the same area and the sink of that bar connects into that end of the Y. That sink is pump assisted and the pipe is 3/4 copper going into that 2 inch Y. The sink was abandoned before we bought the house and we have no plans to put it back in service, but the pipes are still in place. An inspector viewing the galvanized pipe replacement will definitely see the improper connection. Shall I expect them to make me do something about that connection and abandoned sink now? If yes, would a simple disconnect and turning the Y back into cleanout suffice or will I need to remove all pipe connecting to that sink and the pump itself?
I do not have the money to redo the area with the abandoned sink now, but I am handy enough to do certain things myself and I will go as far as pull permits for electrical and plumbing work myself and do them myself as long as I have sufficient free time on my hands which is rare. The kitchen needs to be out of service for no more than 8 weeks, so I am getting others to do the work related to it.
I do not have the money to redo the area with the abandoned sink now, but I am handy enough to do certain things myself and I will go as far as pull permits for electrical and plumbing work myself and do them myself as long as I have sufficient free time on my hands which is rare. The kitchen needs to be out of service for no more than 8 weeks, so I am getting others to do the work related to it.
