Your cast-iron-and-bell-joint system was sealed with molten lead back in 1936. That makes your drains ancient, preceded only by lead pipes. The next generation was no-hub cast iron with joints ...

Take a look at how a pipe is formed. The BBJ took a quick tour of American Cast Iron Pipe Company’s ductile pipe-making facility and shot three videos. In the first video, you can see the ...

This cast-iron drain pipe is more than 100 years old and is in perfect condition. (Tim Carter) By Tim Carter. Q: Tim, I was visiting my son’s new home and someone upstairs flushed a toilet.