Keeping PVC cleanout plugs from getting stuck?

BruJan Posts: 38, Reputation: 1

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Mar 27, 2015, 10:17 AM

Keeping PVC cleanout plugs from getting stuck?

Would it be OK to put Anti-Seize liquid on PVC cleanout plugs so they would come out easier?

ma0641 Posts: 15,675, Reputation: 1012

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Mar 27, 2015, 11:51 AM

Petroleum jelly works well too. Either will not degrade the PVC

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