Removing the drain pipe from the bottom of the bath

[jjgang]

Hello,
Seeing as this is a home reno forum....and you are all mostly men, I was wondering how you remove the drain pipe from the bottom of the bath...
I have a shower to install and I can't do anything until I have the stupid nut under the bath undone. Can anyone please help me!

[journeyman Mick]

What's the problem? Can you not get access to the nut or is the waste spinning as you turn it? More details please

Mick

[maglite]

Try a stillson......perhaps if your next post is less condescending....you may even get 2 answers.
1. to tell you what a stillson is.
2. to help fix the problem you have got.

[alanm]

Just finished a bathroom reno. Old fashion cast iron and thick copper pipes. I used one of those rubber strap oil filter removal tools. Just slip it around the nut (if the nut's big enough) and give it a few yanks loose. Remember to undo in the right direction, as I've seen a few people twist it the wrong way when upside down.

Give the thread a spray or two of RP7 (WD40) five minutes before you yank. Worked for me and skinned only one knuckle.

Or more fun, angle grind it off.

[Sturdee]

I was wondering how you remove the drain pipe from the bottom of the bath... I have a shower to install

By getting a plumber to do it. Not only easier but also legal.


Peter.

[Wildman]

Does the bath just need to come out regardless? I am thinking angle grinder, cut around the plug hole, remove bath, heaps of access to loosen nut then....Oh, you wanted to keep the bath????

Can anyone give me a good reason why it is supposedly illegal to do your own plumbing? (water not gas) More rubbish regulations to save us from ourselves from stupid politicians who still wouldn't know a stillson after a someone tried beating sense into them with a pair. If you are planning on staying in the house, then you have to live with the consequences of not doing it properly. Here I go again, sorry, my bad.

Cheers
Ben

[Sturdee]

Can anyone give me a good reason why it is supposedly illegal to do your own plumbing?
Cheers
Ben

Whether the reason is good or bad depends on your point of view, which in this case is irrelevant, as it is illegal to do your own plumbing unless licensed.

Any illegal plumbing could possibly affect public safety by incorrectly connecting to the water supply system or drainage system and so the only suitable advice is to use a licensed plumber as the question indicates that the member does not have much knowledge on plumbing matters.

Ben, here I go too, as it always amazes me that some people think that laws are made for everyone else but themselves. Everybody can use plumbers or electricians except themselves.

And don't start me on all these criminals on the road who habitually break every law dealing with driving. Those speeding, tailgating, red light runners and drink drivers all think that laws don't apply to them. :mad: IMO they all should be mandatory locked up for a while and their car crushed before handed back to them. Maybe then they will learn to obey.

Similarly anyone caught with illegal plumbing or wiring should be permanently disconnected from the public supply systems.


Peter.

[ozwinner]

:eek: Did your missus step on one of your bunions Peter? :eek:

Al

[Sturdee]

No, but still annoyed at seeing a drunk driver crash into another two cars last night whilst trying to park his car.

Plenty of empty spaces in another row of the carpark but he tried to park between two cars. Two families only mode of transport wrecked, one a couple with a young baby who were on a travelling holiday.:mad:

Peter.

[jjgang]

Thankyou for your replies.

I plan on talking to a plumber first , but at this time of the year they tend to be extremely busy.

Wildman.....yes the bath does have to come out regardless, as I am installing a shower system.
As you may have been able to tell I am a woman and I don't have much knowledge in this sort of thing, however my father renovated his bathroom a couple of years ago and he is trying to help me!Bit hard when he is on the other end of the phone.

The nut is very hard to get to as the previous owner only allowed a little bit of room around it!

[journeyman Mick]

Can you take a photo of the problem? If access is really tight and you're not reusing the tub, then cutting arond the waste with an angle grinder like Ben suggests might be the go.

Mick

[Ashore]

Whether the reason is good or bad depends on your point of view, which in this case is irrelevant, as it is illegal to do your own plumbing unless licensed.

I dissagree Peter , just where do you pull the plug , is it wrong to change a tap washer, renew a garden tap , remove a bath , replace a sink handset
If your toilet is running do you call a plumber



Ashore

[Wildman]

Similarly anyone caught with illegal plumbing or wiring should be permanently disconnected from the public supply systems.

My issue is with what is defined as "illegal plumbing". Why is plumbing illegal just because a plumber didnt do it, if it is done properly? I agree that people with no idea should not attempt these things, however, why should I do a 4 year apprenticeship with low pay just to be "legally" able to change a kitchen tap. Why is there no option for skills based qualifications for non-commercial use? I barely last 4 years in a career before I get bored and go on to something else anyway.

Road users are not really a valid comparison here, I agree entirely with your point of view on drunk drivers. A drunk driver poses a high risk to other road users and themselves however getting a copper water pipe join wrong and flooding your house doesnt pose much of a risk to anyone and if you got it wrong, you deal with the consequences and hopefully learn a lesson as a result of it.

My main issue is that fact that I am now subjected to 640,000 pages of state legislation alone (who knows how much federal legislation) that has been written by overpaid public servants who are far too far removed from "real life" to make informed decisions. Put the lawyers out of work and re-write it all from scratch in plain english. Should be able to get it down to a few hundred pages and leave the rest up to "common sense".


Regards
Ben

[Harry72]

I agree WM, plumbing is not rocket science... sure setting up a large system you need a pro plumber, but if your just extending some pipe's to say shift a kitchen sink why do you need a plumber as its already connected to the mains?

Then you got to look at the other problems asscoiated with pro's... to get a plumber(non-emergency$)here its a 6-12mth wait!(small town syndrome)
Most city folk take things like this for granted!

[ozwinner]

I agree WM, plumbing is not rocket science...

Hot on the left,5hi7 flows down hill.
Im a plumber......

Al