How to remove an olive 

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@@adamglltt89 I've been making DIY videos for over ten years, so there should be a couple that will help ;-)

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+Jason Dunlop Yes, they are normally made from copper or brass. Thanks for the comment

+MKRM27 Jared has answered your question below- ferrules I made a lamp at school once and the brass bit that I machined on the lathe was called a ferrule!

+Jason Dunlop in Finland we call them "pearls"... sounds weird now when I think about it.

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+Zed Man Absolutely, you can only use this method in a few instances but I thought I'd show people that it is possible in the right circumstances without an additional tool. Thanks for the comment

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+Danzer McGee thats what i have to do on rad valve pipes .. but i find a sharp pen knife is better than a screw driver .. very tricky job

Rothenberger olive splitter is deffinetly worth the money if you do alot of rad valves. we fit trv rad valves on all the rads in a house 3/4 times a week doing oil boiler to gas boiler changeovers. Essential tool! lol

+Danzer McGee Thanks, Rothenberger make some good tools. Thanks for the comment ;-)

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+David Worsley They can be handy as you always have the right size spanner with you LOL Thanks for the comment

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Half inch spanner for half inch pipework three quarter for three quarter always worked for me too. Only problem is when a monkey has compressed the pipe too far to make removal impossible and pointless. Attaching a fitting loosely means that the olive doesn’t end up flying into that part of the floor that holds a 3rd dimension from which nothing returns 😊

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The house was up running proper when my grandad was alive and he was in construction, after he passed everything water related seemed to take a piss at me. Maybe that was his cruel joke

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+Arks Shackerwell (ArksE8) Sometimes you need a cutter or a puller, or saw through it with a junior hacksaw ;-)Thanks for the comment

Was the olive brass or copper? Thanks for the comment

+david rabone That's why I said in the video that you can use an olive cutter or an olive puller.

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Truly! I was stuck in the most awkward position looking up at a valve between two rafters that I could only reach with one hand. I had to remove a standard chrome isolation valve which was leaking - can you believe the plumber inserted the valve to a radiator feed. Anyway, the thing was leaking so I had my JG speedfit coupler at the ready (amazing products) but I just couldn't get those blasted olives off. With your tip it took me 5 seconds. Bearing in mind it was 11 pm , freezing outside and the heating and hot water was unusable so if I hadn't fixed the problem I would have been in deep cold water. Thanks again!!

I'm glad the video helped. You can get olive pullers but they are expensive if you are only going to use them every now and again. Thanks again for the comments ;-)

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You can get tools for removing olives, such as an olive splitter or an olive puller. You can also saw through the olive carefully using a junior hacksaw.

In that case i would use a pair of 6” footprints and wriggle the olive off, if it was crushed onto the pipe then cutting would be the best option.

Compression fittings can be used to join two pieces of pipe together, so you could need to remove an olive on a long run of pipe. This technique is only shown, as most people think they have to buy an expensive "olive puller" or "olive cutter" to remove the olive. Thanks for the comment 👍

+FoodOnCrack LOL

I guess you could try it. Thanks for the comment

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Thanks for the info Vishwan ;-)

ferol is "ferrule"

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+TomTheBricki You could do, as long as you don't catch the pipe with the blade. Thanks for the comment

You might need an olive puller for that- bit.ly/37zLV63

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+Jo Baecker You don't reuse the olive- you throw it in the scrap bin. You might want to remove the olive to remove the compression nut, or you may be using a different joint like a solder fitting in it's place.

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You can buy an olive puller, but they are expensive. Sometimes it is just easier to cut the pipe and remake the joint. Thanks for the comment 👍

Pressure tested on a stop end. It's a fitting that is used to cap off a pipe, it is the first one down on this page, after the olive- www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/how-to/joining-pipes/compression-fittings Thanks for the comment 👍

+Jared Shaffer Thanks for that, as someone has just asked what they call them in the states ;-)

You can cut the olive off using a small hacksaw, or buy a dedicated olive puller (although they are expensive)

The last time I did this, there was also a king sized bed in the way! Thanks for the comment 👍

@@ultimatehandyman LOL.. "We got a water bed... better install a supply valve next to it" :^)

You can buy an olive puller, but they are not cheap. Thanks for the comment

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Different method for that Berry, heat and a twist will do the trick there.

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@@ultimatehandyman you don't have the clearance because of the wall.

That is correct. You can but an olive puller, or even an olive splitter- but they are expensive. Thanks for the comment 👍

If you’ve never used this method you are no plumber. Any pro plumber would carry spare olives. The nuts and fittings don’t always match but the olives always do unless you are unfortunate to encounter 17 gauge pipe. Then you need a pipe crusher. (probably over your head) unless you are of a certain age.

Well, that's funny because I removed the olive this way without cutting it. Of course anything is more difficult if you don't have any room ;-)

+kardredren Yes, I have a Ridgid pressure testing rig and tested a compression stop end up to 50 Bar, or at least the gauge said it was 50 bar. I do have a pressure test gauge, which I am going to connect to the pressure testing rig to ensure that it gives the same reading as the gauge on the test rig (just in case it is faulty). We often pressure test pipework etc. using a similar rig when on site.

Not all pipes stick out of walls.

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You can buy a olive puller, or a olive splitter, or cut it off using a junior hacksaw Thanks for the comment 👍

Slabby, if the pipe is in situ and you just need to attach new pipework you could use a pair of footprints to wriggle it off alternatively you could simply use a mini pipe cutter and leave a clean pipe to attach to.

They are called olives in the UK. Thanks for the comment

That just goes to show that I can still learn something new every day.

A ferrule is a different shape, more of a tube. You get them on the ends of walking sticks. In compression fittings they are always called olives due to the rounded shape with hole through the middle.