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    Dec 28, 2009, 05:24 PM
    Use sleeve on cast iron stack before replacing drywall?
    I have the walls out and a hole in vertical air vent. Use a rubber sleeve to cover the hole? Don't want to replace the cast iron if not necessary. Doesn't affect venting just don't want mold, any suyggestions?
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    Dec 28, 2009, 05:59 PM

    Ask for a saddle clamp in the size of your stack. Good luck, Tom
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    Dec 28, 2009, 07:24 PM

    If you use the rubber sleeve coupling than you will have to cut the pipe to get it over the pipe. Do as Tom says...
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