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I wouldn't even bother responding to the people mocking you for doing it this way. Clearly they have never been in a situation to need to do this and it shows. I'm a plumber, I learned to do this when I was 13 years old, I have done it dozens of times since and will need to do it dozens more in the future. I've never had to do it on small pipe like your demonstration, but its just that, a demonstration.
I actually found that this method is harder on smaller pipes like the 1" I used for the demo compared to larger sizes, on large pipes especially drains it is surprisingly easy.
Too bad you had issues WEN has been around for a long time My WEN jig saw is over 30 yrs old and still working. Yes, not a $400 DeWalt or Milwaukee but for a weekend warrior it works for me. This had a 2 year warranty. Did you fall into that time frame?
Yep, it was under warranty and I received a full refund. I would consider WEN again for tools that only get used rarely or for lighter duty tasks as their service is good.
ThIs works about 20 percent of the time. The other 80 percent of times it wont come out because its so badly rusted the two pieces are conjoined. Lol 😂 good luck people
If it won't come out because of severe rust you have no choice but to cut the pipe and rethread, but I have had good luck with this method working on an old building from the 1950s.
Another name for this although not used in the AC world is a vampire tap, and its not recommended. Its actually very easy to just cut the line, and install a proper service valve in there. Learn to solder!
How does one tell which of the couple copper tubes?
And have you ever experienced difficulty soldering to these? I know some plumbing that has already been wet can be difficult to solder.
Where can one find a proper service tap?
I have never heard the term vampire tap before! Installing a proper service valve is the way to go, but for this cheap old mini fridge it wasn't worth it.
Also for 40 Bucks you can get a pipe threader from Harbor Freight. I know what you are thinking, but its actually quite decent for Harbor Freight. Sometimes they got good stuff.
Did you seriously just cut a pipe and do it the hardest way possible?
No, I would use a torch and penetrating fluid first. This was a demonstration on how to remove completely seized pipes that won't come out with any other method and this technique is somewhat common when working in old buildings.
I wouldn’t trust this repair to hold any sort of weight
It's been holding up a somewhat heavy sun shade since 2021. Brazed joints are actually pretty strong.
Learn how to use solder with wire mesh and find out.
How strong is the glue ?
It's not as strong as epoxy or some super glues but it is stronger than most common household glues. I find it quite useful for small around-the-house repairs, especially since it bonds well to glass.
In case as shown why don't you use torch and unscrew along with a coupling. It takes a minute or two, no chiseling, no damage.
Im taking mine back, for the first time I turned it on it blew the plastic end off the connection piece that screws on to the faucet, I mean blew the bottom end off the top piece.
Not a hose bib. House bibs are attached to a house. Spicket is what that is
Interesting! Here in Southern California I have never seen anyone call it a spigot, all the supply houses call them hose bibs.
I just bought a second-hand mini fridge but it makes loud noise. I don't know how old is it? I've waited 6-7 hours before plug in to power after transport side way in the car.
@@ozals.3913 Is it still cooling despite the noise and what kind of noise is it?
A total fail then
How about an “ easy out “ smfh
Great video, thanx for the new ideas.
Wd40 to start bud. You went "f this pipe" the first try.
Pipe wrench not available?
Does the glue have longer shelf life after opening if stored away from light? Overall better controlled cross-linking might be a significant advantage.
The bottle is opaque so it provides enough protection from UV, it is still important to store it in a cool and dry area though.
You shouldn’t touch the copper with your fingers once prepped. I’m sure you know that!
WD
No plastic or rubber or fiber
Chizzle work rules
Looks very clumsy to use and would require three hands to position, hold, and press together. Not to mention the cost of those fittings, only real benefit is connecting pipe that is wet. I'll stick to soldering.
Torch.
If the threads as shown ar not deformed screw a mating fitting on the threads. Then use a pipewrench to unscrew the nipple. The mating fitting reduces the compression of the nipple as pressure/tork is applied.
I guess you've never heard of an "easy-out" before?😂
Or you use the proper tool because there’s no way in hell you aren’t getting that out with pipe wrenches
Don’t forget, fire is a tool!
What about a pipe nipple remover?
What size adapter do you use?
Yea apply heat, then penetrating oil will mostly work fine!!
So many wrongs in such little time.
its another way to get something done. Sometimes you just have to play the cards you are dealt
Update: Since the publishing of this video SupplyHouse has reduced the price of the Bluefin press tool to under $150. It's the same tool and I recommend it even more at the new lower price.
Krol it then pipie wrench
That's what I would try first but it doesn't always work.
Dumb! My gosh it’s a 3/4 inch pipe don’t be stupid and to boot replace the fitting definitely a leak point on the other side now that you hammered it
Or just use some WD-40 and a pipe wrench.
Millimetres? Americans have no clue
You cut off too much. You should have tried harder to rinse it off. Is heat or something
Torch the fitting
Ever heard of wd n a torch?
Nipple extractor
You made worse
Done this a bunch of times.
In most cases you can’t just put it in a table vice and start hammering out the pipe. If I can remove the pipe and put it in a vice, I’d replumb that section of pipe instead, and not waste time saving couple bucks worth of fittings, 99/100 in construction world
This is just a demonstration I did with some scrap metal, on a real jobsite you would obviously leave the pipe installed in place.
The steam plant that i work at has a lot of this going on. I usually write up my quotes to build back from the nearest brass fitting. The steel to brass joints never have any issues like this in my experience.
I read that they often use cast iron fittings on steam lines so you can crack off the fitting rather than having to cut and cape, are the fittings in your plant cast or MI?
@@DragonBuilds sch 160 steel. Only a small portion of the oldest parts are still cast iron fittings with steel pipe. Everything that's new is sch 160 steel. You can guess that we run high pressures lol
The art of Capeing !
Wd-40 and big pipe wrenches
I found that PB Blaster actually works better than WD-40, but when the threads are completely jammed you sometimes have no choice but to use the chisel method.
What the hill do you mean millimeters if are American speak in American feet and inches or move to a communist country that use millimeters!!
Bro u Rock 😻thanks for the tip 👍