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ddbbp (KS)
I have double concrete utility sink in the basement. Maybe 60 years old. The drain is cast into the concrete. It was leaking ever so slightly and the cement is cracking around it. I rigged it up with hydraulic cement and gutter caulk.
Anyway,I assume I cannot find a replacement drain for this old sink unless I frequent a plumbing junkyard.
When called for leak calls on these things, do you guys sell a new laundry sink or do you makeshift repairs? And if so, how do you go about fixing leaks? Caulk, cement etc? Or is it possible to retrofit a new drain to these things or am I going to have to bite the bullet on a new setup at some point?
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packy (MA)
not that i doubt you, but i have never seen a drain cast into concrete. i know the type sink you are describing and have worked on a few. a couple had steel braces underneath holding the drain assembly in place. the steel was rotted and they could not be saved. others had brass parts holding it all together and they could be saved. as for modern replacements. we have a better chance of being hit by lightning than duplicating those drains. hydraulic cement and gutter seal is probably the only answer.
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hj (AZ)
The ONLY ones I have seen DID have the drain cast into the concrete and once they went bad, you scrapped the sink and go a new one.
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packy (MA)
must be a west of the rio grande thing..
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hj (AZ)
It was a Chicago thing at least until the 70s when I moved.
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Vern H
Here's an oldie, very typical in Chicago. [ths.gardenweb.com] My house was built in the late 40's and had one very similar.
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m & m (MD)
It takes 7 five gallon buckets to hold the remains of a double concrete laundry sink after is has been reduced to chunks.
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packy (MA)
i always thought they were 'soapstone' sinks. the soapstone is actually quite valuable.
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hj (AZ)
Concrete with a wire mesh reinforcement.
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ravi102769 (VA)
In my neck of the woods they are just concrete, no mesh, with lead wrapped edges. I never counted how many buckets it took to get them out though. If it leaked, I replaced it. It's not worth a callback.
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southpawboston (MA)
Both concrete and soapstone sinks existed. The concrete ones are not worth anything, and if they crack/leak, they're toast. The soapstone sinks generally never die, can be worth a lot, and have enjoyed a renaissance of sorts. The soapstone might crack or start leaking at the joints, but cracks can be epoxied and joints caulked. The soapstone was usually drilled and counter-bored for a standard drain. We have a slope-fronted double basin soapstone sink that is hand dated June 1, 1915, so it's 101 years old. It's been the laundry sink for probably most of its life. I recently cleaned it up and re-oiled it with mineral oil, and it's one of the most beautiful pieces of functional architectural stone I've seen.
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