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KCRoto (MO)
does it continue below?
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packy (MA)
that is the only picture i have.
i'm guessing it is some kind of rain collector???
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Wheelchair (IL)
Rain collector, is my guess too.
Best Wishes
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hj (AZ)
From memory, it is a Stringer #581 fitting, used on the first floor. The opening is the sink connection. The 2" above it is the sink vent. The middle pipe is the vent stack, and the right one is the drain stack.
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KCRoto (MO)
I looked at Charlotte Pipe's info after hj answered, and found that they are multi-story vertical starter fittings and there are a bunch of different kinds. Thank you for the starting point hj [www.charlottepipe.com] page 31 on the left hand picture has what appears to be the same fitting.
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hj (AZ)
Those are "soil stack fittings" for toilets. The one he has is for sinks, normally kitchen sinks, and the fact that it has 3 risers means it goes on the bottom floor. Upper level fittings only have two connections on top and the upper floor either has none, or they use a sanitary tee depending on whether they want all the sink openings to line up or not.
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sum (FL)
is this from the civil war era?
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hj (AZ)
Both ways from the 1950s. WE were still using them in 1968 when I left the Chicago area, (they were used in multistory buildings and I did not get involved with them after I moved), and they were being used long before I started in the business in 1953.
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sum (FL)
Seems like a fitting like this is going to be a real challenge to snake from the roof.
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KCRoto (MO)
Snaking from the roof will send you down the dedicated vent portion of the line. If you want to clean the drain you need the top floor kitchen sink
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hj (AZ)
Not really, because the drain line is a direct line from the roof to the basement, which is the reason we used them.
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hj (AZ)
The "dedicated" vent portion is the top of the drain stack and it IS a straight shot from the roof, BUT, it was a rare situation when we took the snake up on to the roof. Remember, these were multistory buildings, not single family residences.
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BigReg1500 (CT)
I don't want to sound silly, but I am truly in awe everytime I open a thread and learn something like this from you veteran tradesmen out there.
I'll bet if someone could produce a picture of a Roman lead pipe fitting, HJ could probably tell you what the part # was from his apprentice days!
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hj (AZ)
Lead pipe fittings were ALL made in the field by craftsmen who knew their trade.
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