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    May 12, 2012, 10:11 AM
    How do I break loose a pipe.
    I am trying to install new shower head. Pipe coming out of wall is too long and I need to replace is with a shorter one. I can see were it is screwed into another pipe but cannot turn it. Is there someway to loosen it?
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    May 12, 2012, 10:48 AM
    Bigger wrench with perhaps a "cheater" bar. Can you get hold of the pipe it is going into ?
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    May 12, 2012, 11:50 AM
    Once more Chuck nailed it. What you're attempting to remove is called a shower arm and it threads into a drop eared ell. (see image) This ell's secured with two wood screws and won't break free. Like Chuck sez. A big pipe wrench and a lot of muscle. Good luck, Tom
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