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Re: Plumbing: How to remove remaining piece of nipple from galv elbow
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| bamboo@localnet.com 2006-04-30, 12:21 pm |
| There are internal pipe wrenches that use a cam action to grip the
inside of a nipple but in a severeley rusted scenario I doubt they will
work well.
Use a hacksaw blade and a pair of vise grips to saw a slot through the
inside of the nipple and then collapse it in on itself.
You may damage a bit of the threads but nothing a good application of
pipe dope won't handle. If you are ballsy use a sawzall, I'd make the
cut on the upper side 12 o'clock position. worst case you make 2 cuts.
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| Speedy Jim 2006-04-30, 1:21 pm |
| bamboo@localnet.com wrote:
> There are internal pipe wrenches that use a cam action to grip the
> inside of a nipple but in a severeley rusted scenario I doubt they will
> work well.
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> Use a hacksaw blade and a pair of vise grips to saw a slot through the
> inside of the nipple and then collapse it in on itself.
> You may damage a bit of the threads but nothing a good application of
> pipe dope won't handle. If you are ballsy use a sawzall, I'd make the
> cut on the upper side 12 o'clock position. worst case you make 2 cuts.
>
Right! Forget the EZ outs et al.
Saw the pipe as noted and collapse it.
Jim
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| ameijers 2006-04-30, 2:21 pm |
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"Speedy Jim" <volks@nls.net> wrote in message
news:K655g.65899$F_3.54829@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...
> bamboo@localnet.com wrote:
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> Right! Forget the EZ outs et al.
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> Saw the pipe as noted and collapse it.
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Chuckle. BTDT, on a showerhead feed pipe. In a rental place, where it was
easier to fix it myself versus dealing with idiot landlord.
aem sends...
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