I have a washer that drains into a stand pipe. Every year the drain pipe under the basement floor gets clogged with lint and I have to snake it out - this is getting to be a pain. This time, after snaking the pipe, I put one of those metal screen lint traps on the washer drain tube to catch the lint before it goes into the stand pipe. Well, I guess there was a reason the lint trap said don't use in a stand pipe installation because it clogged in three days and backed up the water all over the basement floor (I have a lot of kids and we do a lot of laundry). There is no room to install a utility sink and drain into that. What other options are there to catch the lint before it gets into the drain pipe? Thanks.

First off please no plumbers saying CALL A PLUMBER! I'm a first time homeowner who works retail, but is getting better at these projects. Paying a plumber is not an option. that said.... OK guys, here's the issue. My main cast iron drain pipe that leads from my main floor to my basement has a crack in it. Or more precisely a very large pain in my butt crack. The crack runs from about a foot from the top of the pipe all the way down to the bell on the pipe below it. The pipe runs completely vertical, from the main floor down into my concrete. So from what I've gathered from numerous other forums and web sites i have to cut out the bad section of tube and replace it with PVC. Now i realize that once i remove this bad piece using(angle grinder??, sawzall?? any suggestions) there's a chance all of my plumbing attached to it above will shift. And i do not want that. So my best bet would be what? how do i prevent my pipes from shifting? what type of PVC do i use? what should i cut the pipe with? whats the best way to connect the cast iron pipe to the new PVC? Please someone point me in the right direction... :thinker: