question on moving moving shower drain

JZETTY84

Hey Everyone,.

Im gutting my old tub and replacing with a new shower pan and bench, however I need to move the old tub drain. Prior to tearing out, there was a shower stall next to the bath tub. Im converting the shower stall into a small closet, so that drain will get removed entirely. The tub drain im moving over by about a foot or so, basically the next joist over, to accomodate for a 60" pan and 12" bench. Im going to cut where the tub drain ties into the main line, then reconnect further down the line, pretty straight forward. My only question is, per the picture below, instead of replacing the existing elbow assembly where the old tub drain merges with the line and the stack, can I just cut the tub line short of the elbow a few inches and put a cap on it? I cant imagine that would effect anything especially considering its right at the base of where the stack and main line meet, and it has the highest connection point of all the drains in the bathroom so I dont see a big risk of debris getting lodged in there. If Im wrong on this, please let me know though…

As for the old shower drain, where it connects to the main line is just a simple wye so i can cut that out and just couple it together. Thanks!

PC7060

i’m having difficulty understanding where you place the cap and how you plan to tie in drain for the new shower.
Please post a before and after sketch of the drain lines. No need to overlay on photo.

EBEBRATT-Ed

Difficult to see what your trying to do. Is the drain you are going to reuse vented directly by the stack or is the tub drain wet vented through the vanity?

You will have to draw it out as @PC7060 said. I don't see the old shower drain.