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Breelyn
Jan 13, 2007, 09:55 PM
My husband and I are putting in a new fixture in our shower/bath combo, got everything in order now, but one pipe that we cannot get loose. My husband is a big guy that has the man power, but I think that it might have something to do with the pipes being corroded. Does anyone know of any tricks that they could give us to get this thing loose? OH yeah we only have ONE bathroom!!

THANKS

speedball1
Jan 14, 2007, 08:57 AM
We spray WD-40 on the threads and tap around the female fitting to loosen the threads. We then use a large pipe wrench to take the fittings apart. Good luck, Tom

Fr_Chuck
Jan 14, 2007, 09:19 AM
Yes WD 40 and a very, very big pipe wrench, plus even what we call a "cheater" bar on the end, a pipe making the handle longer, since the longer the handle the more torque you can get on the pipe.