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Author Topic: tricks to getting nipples removed  (Read 1294 times)

hrc200x

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tricks to getting nipples removed
« on: September 13, 2014, 09:53:50 PM »
Are there any tricks out there to getting nipples removed? Seems every time I try, it either crushes them or damages the threads on the close ones.

Since we're on the subject, when calling the local plumbing store and a lady answers don't ask her, "what size your close nipples".
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Re: tricks to getting nipples removed
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2014, 10:32:53 PM »
I've had luck in the past using EZ outs. I have a big enough one it will take 1" pipe out.

One of these days I'm going to pick a set of these up: http://www.irwin.com/tools/impact-accessories/impact-screw-grip™-double-ended-screw-extractors
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Re: tricks to getting nipples removed
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2014, 05:49:14 AM »
Sometimes a little heat around the fitting not the nipple helps, Recto seal has been used by lots of guys in the trade for years, that stuff hardens up like crazy glue!
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