All the recommendations on this forum provide great advice for removing cast-iron wall clean-out plugs! Houses that were built within the last 30 years have plastic clean-out plugs (because plastic is cheaper than cast iron)! Using a propane torch on plastic pipes is not a good idea - it tends to melt the pipes and set one’s house on fire.
Because the original sheet-rocker did not provide a large enough hole around the clean-out plug to fit a pipe wrench, I propose to enlarge the hole just enough so both the wrench and the existing stainless steel cover-plate fit over said enlarged hole.
If I successfully open the plug, I will certainly post advice on this forum giving the impression that I knew what I was doing all along…just like the rest of you “smug-alecs”.
Sincerely:
deanthefoul-mouthedplumber
Well, the brute-force way is to get a hole saw smaller than the OD of the plug (3 1/2" for a 4" plug, e.g), drill the cap out and then pull the remains out with pliers. Put the new plug in with anti-seize on it. Sounds excessive, but it takes maybe 10-15 minutes instead of jacking with it for hours. This also works with brass plugs stuck in cast iron, for the record.
Since I don’t see an actual question here, I’m going to close this.
deanthefoul-mouthedplumber, insults are not permitted on this board outside the Pit. Please read the forum rules and FAQs before posting again.
Colibri
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