Home Page link

Unable to break thread on toilet water supply valve

Home| Search | About
Login Password
Register Now! Lost Password?

Home Repair - - If it ain't broken, don't fix it. Otherwise look here. 

Page 4 of 5       < 1 2 3 > last >> Bookmark this page:  YahooMyWeb Yahoo!  Google Google  Windows Live Favorites Windows Live  del.icio.us del.icio.us  digg digg  Add to Netscape Netscape
Subject Author Date
Unable to break thread on toilet water supply valve billsahiker 08-10-2007
If you were  Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
Posted by Stormin Mormon on August 11, 2007, 9:40 am
I have met several very fine men who are excellent citizens,
father, etc. But who mix up right and left. Is it possible in
this case?

I'll assume that the pipe is close to the floor, and that you
will put the wrenches above the pipe.

The pipe wrench on the tubing from the wall applies turning force
this way

------------>>

The crescent wrench on the valve applies turning force that way

<<--------------

Now that I'm over 40, I'm having to buy bigger wrenches to
accomplish the same job. So, you may need longer wrenches to get
more force into the fitting.

--

Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
.

: I must be getting weak in my old age because I cannot unscrew
the
: threaded fitting on the half inch valve where it is threaded
onto the
: copper water pipe(which comes up through the floor in my
house). I put
: a large crescent wrench on the flat part of the valve and a
large pipe
: wrench on the copper water pipe. It won't budge. Any
suggestions
: before I call a plumber? I tried tapping the fitting pretty
hard. I
: bought a quarter turn halve inch valve to replace the old
because the
: old one is leaking water out the handle. The metal in the old
valve
: is in bad shape so I would not want to try to replace the
rubber
: bushings and re-use it.
:
: Bill
:



Radiant Heat 468x60
Posted by Jeff Wisnia on August 11, 2007, 2:00 pm
Stormin Mormon wrote:
> I have met several very fine men who are excellent citizens,
> father, etc. But who mix up right and left. Is it possible in
> this case?
>
> I'll assume that the pipe is close to the floor, and that you
> will put the wrenches above the pipe.
>
> The pipe wrench on the tubing from the wall applies turning force
> this way
>
> ------------>>
>
> The crescent wrench on the valve applies turning force that way
>
> <<--------------
>
> Now that I'm over 40, I'm having to buy bigger wrenches to
> accomplish the same job. So, you may need longer wrenches to get
> more force into the fitting.
>

Or a BFH appropriately applied to the end of the wrench handle. <G>

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.


Posted by Stormin Mormon on August 11, 2007, 6:03 pm
Extender pipe works better. BFH tends to make the wrench jump off
and go klunk on the floor.

--

Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
.

: >
: > Now that I'm over 40, I'm having to buy bigger wrenches to
: > accomplish the same job. So, you may need longer wrenches to
get
: > more force into the fitting.
: >
:
: Or a BFH appropriately applied to the end of the wrench handle.
<G>
:
: Jeff
:
: --
: Jeffry Wisnia
: (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
: The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.
:



Posted by Jeff Wisnia on August 11, 2007, 9:12 pm
Stormin Mormon wrote:
> Extender pipe works better. BFH tends to make the wrench jump off
> and go klunk on the floor.
>

Agreed, however, most folks have a BFH, but not all will have an
extender pipe "aka cheater" large enough in diameter to go over their
wrenchs' handles.

And while I'm not certain this is really a factor, perhaps the shock
when the BFH is used helps break things free?

Peace,

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.98*10^14 fathoms per fortnight.

Posted by terry on August 11, 2007, 2:23 pm
On Aug 11, 11:40 am, "Stormin Mormon"

> Now that I'm over 40, I'm having to buy bigger wrenches to
> accomplish the same job. So, you may need longer wrenches to get
> more force into the fitting.
>
Thanks for those words Chris.
I am 73 approaching 74 and in last few years have found I have to use
a little more brains than brute force to accomplish tasks! Also I
depend more on wheelbarrow, and hand truck etc. Sometimes just a
matter of planning work.
Anyway; back to stacking firewood for the winter.


Page 4 of 5       < 1 2 3 > last >>
Similar ThreadsPosted
Replacing toilet supply line valve..... August 16, 2007, 10:24 pm
New Toilet install - no shut off valve in supply line July 23, 2007, 1:56 pm
Replacing main water supply valve March 28, 2006, 8:51 pm
Re: help on water supply line to toilet April 13, 2007, 6:39 pm
Replacing water supply shutoff to toilet January 17, 2008, 9:57 am
Water supply question for the Toto Drake toilet March 20, 2006, 8:07 pm
Toilet valve water hammer problem September 18, 2007, 9:40 am
Toilet water shutter-offer electrical valve January 25, 2007, 9:15 am
Installed a dual flush toilet cistern outlet valve to save water January 23, 2006, 12:51 am
Shouldn't a 6.8 gpm shower valve be able to supply adequately two sprays at 2.5 gpm each? February 26, 2008, 9:52 pm

Contact Us | Privacy Policy

XML SitemapXML Sitemap