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Re: Hub transition from CI to vitrified clay called...?

I've used oakum & hydraulic cement on Vitrified Clay joints as well. Mad Dog

Mad Dog_2

Re: Hub transition from CI to vitrified clay called...?

i mean don't just go to town on it, you have to use some judgment about what you're working with. the oakum is what makes the seal, the lead is just there to hold it together.

mattmia2

Re: What was the best MacGuyver moment you actually saw on a job site?

Many moons ago a friend of mine's furnace stopped running in the middle of winter. Culprit was a blown transformer.

Late in the evening with everything closed. Luckily he had a pair of older desk lamps with 12V bulb and transformer in the base. Wired two of them in series for 24V, hooked it up to the furnace and fire right up. Kept it going till the replacement part arrived.

Kaos

Re: If you are not using AI....

I use AI all the time to give me suggestions and help me double check my numbers.

RayWohlfarth

Re: 100 year old radiator??

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1855717#Comment_1855717

yes, all the floors in home are cork to reduce sound. House was empty for 40 years and restored in the 90’s. Guide said majority of the floors survived.

PC7060

Re: 100 year old radiator??

Older than 100 years I reckon....I'm gonna say 120-125 yrs old atleast Mad Dog

Mad Dog_2

Re: 100 year old radiator??

That's a Whittier rad. Go here for more:

https://www.heatinghelp.com/systems-help-center/whittier-radiators/

Steamhead

Re: 100 year old radiator??

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1855709#Comment_1855709

Yes I meant to say that it is a 4 foot level for reference. It’s so tough looking! It’s like if Charles Bronson was a radiator!

ayetchvacker

Re: Hub transition from CI to vitrified clay called...?

I don't think the hub size is standardized on clay pipe, I think you need to measure and find the right doughnut. You can also pack it with oakum and pour and pack lead or oakum and pack it with lead wool or probably oakum and mortar. Make sure you dry out the hub with the torch before you pour the led, if it is wet the steam will cause bad things to happen. You can find a transition fernco that fits over the outside of the hub and over the PVC and put it over the packed joint as a secondary seal. Could pour it all in concrete after you do it too so if the joint fails it is still all essentially contained in a formed in place concrete pipe.

mattmia2

Re: Hub transition from CI to vitrified clay called...?

Hi, How about putting a big hose clamp around the pipe, snugging it up a bit, and then cramming the Fernco into it? 🤠 That's what I do when making any threaded connection to a plastic female adapter.

Yours, Larry

Larry Weingarten