3 Ways to REMOVE PVC Pipe From a FITTING – DIY Plumbing
DO you have a broken pipe you need to replace BUT want to save the fitting? Well, you’re in luck, today I’m going to show you 3 ways you can take out the broken pipe WHILE keeping the fitting in one piece!
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Y’all I know heat gun is the better tool! But I wanted to have some fun today. Have you tried this trick before?
Y not just add a coupling to the piece remaining n on the wye u broke cut it off leaving the pipe size remaining n also add a coupling
I used to do it at work score your pipe with the saw like you said and then take a heat gun or a blow dryer and heat the pipe on the inside then take a pair of pliers and turn the pipe n-word and a rose around a circle and pulls away from the glue fitting then you can pull the piece of pipe out
We had a guy burn it out and he blew up a underground. Luck he and the guy he was with are not dead. 1ish miles away framers down the road Hurd the explosion
In a perfect setting with a vice so love to see this on a jobsite I give you 20/80
Don't do any of this replace the fitting. Do it right or don't do it at all
I love that you keep the set attempts in. Its for beginners to see. Even an experience professional can make mistakes. But, the best learn from them and improve because of them.
Why not just buy a new fitting? My customers would think I'm using drugs If I tried this lol
Hub savers are cool put them on your hammer drill and get the job done ✅
i found it super super odd that you had a cleanout cleaning into another cleanout both flowing into eachother.. lol .. totally understand that this is just a demonstration but thats not a good look at all in my standpoint. not professional at all.
I wish I could show you my technique. I think you would like it
As I’m watching what you’re doing.
The first idea seems to be an excellent idea. however when trying to perform that type of repair most of the time you’re in a tight spot which will not allow you to use a salsa or any type of cutting tool since you will be in such a awkward position.
I have personally used your second method of saving a fitting. There’s actually a company that sells a kit with the different sizes for your drill. They have two separate styles of kit for cutting a PVC pipe and having a perfectly round male and a female removal kit as well. Know using fire for removing PVC I’ve never utilized that method. in my opinion it seems dangerous depending on the individual situation. You never know if there’s any methane gases that have collected in the pipe unless it’s a new construction.
How do you remove the fitting off a pipe?
whenever i do the flathead and hammer method, I heat up the PVC i am trying to remove. It makes the PVC much more pliable and easy to remove without it shattering. try it out!
If I am doing surgery on a serious 4" San Tee/2" side outlet inside a conventional framed tee post where if it chips you are in bigger trouble. MY IMSURANCE POLICY ON CHIPPING(SURGERY) is a simple HOSE CLAMP! INSTALL THE CLAMP AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE PLASTIC HUB !!! It "helps" hold the fitting together while a screw driver gets used as a chisel
Doesn’t PVC give off a poisonous gas when it burns? For which we have codes for fire rating in OH. Also yeah my 14 year old self made a pretty stupid username lol
Great job Sr. I did this in those 3 ways. Another tip: I use a heat gun also getting a good and clean fitting. Most part of the time after extraction use a pipe to keep the shape while fitting still hot
That fire trick was pretty soivo
Ok I’m convinced roger or YouTube is watching me .. I’m on my tool box doing just this watching a podcast and this comes up
Ram bit is the go to but I’ve chipped out many of fittings. Not sure why he made so many cuts. I just do two cuts about an inch apart with the sawzall or sawzall blade. Then if you chip it right the rest will come out in one piece.
Or you could just take a torch to the inside of the pipe.
How long did it take to burn it out?
If you're going to cut out a bushing you need to change the angle of your cuts. You want the wide end towards the center, not towards the fitting you want to save. The way it was cut in the video you wouldn't be able to push it out and that's why it wasn't budging.
Also, burning PVC is pretty toxic so use that as a last resort or use proper breathing protection.
I am an apprentice and I have a doubt, that does not cause problems when the pipe is in operation and the gases come out of the drain after you put fire, could it be something dangerous?
Heat gun so you don’t have an open flame
I’ve tried it all but now that I have employees ive purchased the reed reamer set best investment ever the set goes from 3/4” to 4”
Multi tool works way better then a sawzall also mucho safer
that combination wye was definitely a bit melted Roger! hahaha
whatever you do don't move the bottle away from the flames lol
Good job but indirect camera angles are annoying. What's the point?
I’d Rather use the reamer
Came here to figure out how to change out a section of my PVC. Leaving with the expectation that I will not be changing out a section of my PVC.
Thanks I'm going to try this next time I have full access to a large pipe that's securely fastened to a workbench
What if pipe fitting is the other way
Everyone has videos about how to remove the pipe out of the fitting how about how to remove the fitting of a pipe?
Im 4 months into a plumbing apprenticeship and your videos are great, i love my new profession altho ik their are gonna be some growing pains