How to remove frozen pipe nipple

doc1717 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Mar 16, 2017, 11:03 AM

How to remove frozen pipe nipple

Nipple is frozen afraid to break fitting

ma0641 Posts: 15,675, Reputation: 1012

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Mar 16, 2017, 02:57 PM

That's the chance you take. Soak the joint with PB Blaster or WD40, let sit for a while, heat with a heat gun or hair dryer set on hot.

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