12-30-2014, 02:42 PM
doctorwayne Wrote:Oakum is the stuff we use to stuff in the bell joints of cast iron drain pipe - pack it in place by hand, then set it using a hammer and cold chisel.
Wayne
Yup - That's what I was referring to. Plumbers use them to stuff in around the pipe below a toilet, when they have to lead in a flange, so that when they melt lead it will stop at the oakum and form a seal. Instead of flowing down through the floor.
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