Here are the fittings you're most likely to need when assembling or repairing water lines: Cast iron was a common material for drain pipes in the first part of the 20th century. They're usually ...

Q: A plumber came by recently to look at a problem in our kitchen but when we showed him our garage with our 1936 overhead drainpipes he gasped at our old bell-style cast-iron pipes and said they ...

American Cast ... Pipe was founded in 1905 by John J. Eagan. It is one of the world's largest manufacturers of ductile iron pipe. Other products include high-pressure steel pipes, ductile iron ...

A typical specification may read, “All drain, waste, vent, sewer, and storm lines shall be of cast iron soil pipe and fittings and shall conform to the requirements of CISPI Standard 301, ASTM A 888, ...

Q: Tim, I was visiting my son’s new home and someone upstairs flushed a toilet. It sounded like Niagara Falls across the ceiling and in the walls. I thought there had to be a leak. Did the ...

Q. I have a problem with the main drain pipe in my basement. It's a five-inch diameter cast iron pipe that the other drain pipes connect to. It extends from the basement ceiling to the floor.

THE view is gaining ground in this country that it is often desirable to provide cast-iron drainage in lieu of the usual provision of stoneware pipes. The vibration from heavy motor traffic ...

The owner of this house under construction desired cast-iron drain pipe but got PVC instead. (Courtesy of Tim Carter) Analysis by Tim Carter I discovered years ago that readers like stories and ...