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    npatka Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 12, 2009, 10:35 AM
    How to loosen brass fittings
    I cannot loosen a bathtub faucet with a wrench. Will heat help to loosen the brass fittings?
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    Dec 12, 2009, 05:02 PM
    Hi Npatka:

    Tell us a bit more about the faucet you are trying to remove? Is this a clawfoot tub faucet? How accessible are the fittings? What tools are you using?

    If a clawfoot tub faucet then the best tool for loosening the nuts will be a large CRESCENT WRENCH or a BASIN WRENCH... see images.

    Heating the fittings shouldn't be necessary, but could be used as a last resort.

    Let us know more...

    MARK
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