4 GENIUS Ways To Remove Glued PVC Fittings | GOT2LEARN

what's up guys and welcome back to another video so the title says it how to salvage a glute fitting and a lot of you are probably wondering why you'd ever need to do such a thing and in this video i'll explain why it's a good thing to know how to do it and how to actually get it done ekwb is a sponsor for this video and i want to thank them for supporting my channel making good quality youtube videos requires a high performance pc with premium quality parts and ekwb specializes in water cooling components such as graphics card coolers cpu coolers and so much more if you want to see all the goodies they have to offer go visit them at ekwaterblocks.com these tricks will save you money and get you out of a jam where many would be stranded with no solution so first things first why would you want to know how to remove a fitting from a pipe there's a few reasons why a good example is if a pipe was cut too short it could be very handy to know how to deal with these types of situations also these techniques are good if you have a pile of scrap pieces that you don't want to waste it might be a good option to save them instead of throwing them out so let's go through all the available methods together there's four ways that i know of to get a pipe off a fitting or fitting off of a pipe and they all have their respective pros and cons some are good indoors some are not some require power tools and some know so i'll be covering all of these as i go the first method which isn't really a trick is to just get a pipe wrench and rotate it till it comes loose this would only work if let's say the pipe was glued for an hour or two or it would be too tough to remove the second method which is one of my favorites is using a hole saw this trick is probably the cleanest least expensive and most accessible way of getting it done you must make sure to open some windows to ventilate the area as this process releases gases which are bad for you so pretty much every plumber or do-it-yourselfer has a basic set of hole saws and this is why it's my favorite way of doing it the idea is to choose a hole saw that fits perfectly or almost perfectly inside the pipe it doesn't matter that much if there's a small gap in between and you'll see why in a few seconds when you found the right one heat it thoroughly for around one minute and put it inside the pipe as such what this does is it heats up the glue just enough for the pipe to unstick and it only takes around 1 minute so it's a pretty quick process after around 1 minute remove it and test it out get your needle nose pliers and try sticking them in between the pipe and fitting if it's hot enough they'll just separate and you'll be able to twist it out just like this pretty neat right once it's removed you then prime the fitting as usual and glue your new setup making for a quick and easy repair the downsides to this method is it only works on pvc it releases harmful gases and it'll burn off the paint on your hole saw so it might rust after doing this now let's go ahead and talk about our other options the third method involves using a drill and a special tool called a socket saver or fitting saver check it out this cool gadget is used in conjunction with a drill and it basically drills out the glute pipe with minimal effort and it's a lot safer than the previous method as it doesn't release any gases what's fun about it is it could be used on any type of pvc and even abs there are also some cheaper versions that exist but aren't nearly as good as the more expensive model the real question is though how many times will you really be needing this tool in your whole career that only you could answer so basically this right here is the guide which fits perfectly into the pipe and right here is the cutter that cuts to the exact diameter of the fitting you want to make sure you cut the pipe as close to the wall as possible to make it easier on yourself so let's see how quickly and how effectively it works and do make sure you have a fully charged battery when doing this [Music] all right so as you could see it was pretty darn easy to get it done and it only took a little over one minute to get a smooth surface that's ready to be re-piped now this is in a perfect environment if you were to try and do this in between two studs for example you wouldn't have enough space so you'd have to go back to the first method with the hole saw that's one of the downsides to this tool something else to consider is that these tools are quite costly this particular model is 70 on amazon at the time i'm filming this video so it's no pocket change solution the cheaper model is less than half the price at 26 which is a lot more affordable and does a very similar job i just don't know how long it lasts compared to the read model as it has a changeable cutter what's nice too about the replaceable cutter is that it could be rotated which adds to the longevity of the tool and lastly they are battery hungry if you have a newer gen brushless drill you should be fine but older brushed model drills will suffer and might not even complete the job so keep that in mind before buying one and the last method which is my least preferred way of doing it is to cut out the pipe by hand this method requires a lot of patience time and effort but the advantages is it only requires a small saw and a flathead screwdriver i did a full video on this previously but i'll do another one just not to rerun an older clip and plus a little practice doesn't hurt so just like the previous trick you need quite a good amount of space to be able to saw through the pipe the goal is to cut the pipe in four quarters or more depending on the size of the fitting you have one cut at 12 o'clock one at three one at six and one at nine o'clock and knock them out with a screwdriver so here we go [Music] so do [Music] so as you could see it took quite a lot of effort to saw the pipe and notice i didn't say saw through the pipe if you saw through the pipe you might nick the fitting and create a passage for the water or waste to pass so make sure you leave a bit of meat on the pipe then get your flathead screwdriver and gently pry off each quarter one by one as to not break or crack the fitting and you should be left with a decently smooth finish that will allow you to upcycle it the downsides to using this method are that it requires a good amount of space just like the socket saver does you need some good elbow grease as you're manually sawing and not using a power tool and it takes a bit of time some other ways i wouldn't recommend doing is using a direct flame on the pipe if you're doing this type of repair on a drainage system for example there will be sewage gases also known as methane which are highly combustible so using a direct flame for this would be dangerous another known method is using a heat gun the problem with using a heat gun is that you aren't only heating the pipe you're also heating the fitting and its surroundings which you don't want to do the goal is to only get the pipe hot enough and not the fitting since we're keeping it and the last method that i would suggest never doing is setting the pipe on fire yep you heard right it involves taking some primer and setting it on fire to heat up the pipe several times and it's very very harmful so take my advice and only use the methods i showed you to get it done and there you have it four different ways to salvage and reuse a plastic fitting these tricks are great when working on drains spas or even irrigation systems and as always all the tools i used in this video will be linked below for those of you that are interested i hope this guide was helpful to you and if it was please give the video a thumbs up and share with your friends thanks for watching and i'll see you guys in the next video

Channel: Got2Learn

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Keywords: got2learn, plumbing trick, plumber, do it yourself, pex plumbing installation, plumbing hacks, plumbing, plumbing tools, plumbing repair, plumbing diy, plumbing how to, how to repair plumbing, how to fix plumbing, how to fix copper pipe, plumbing tips, salvage fitting, how to salvage a fitting, socket saver, how to solder copper pipe, how to unglue a fitting, life hacks

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Length: 10min 29sec (629 seconds)

Published: Sat Nov 16 2019