PVC PLUMBING RESCUE TIP | Remove Broken Pipes

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Here’s an amazing trick to easily remove broken PVC pipe nipples (threaded), or glued pipe segments, allowing you to re-use the fittings.
All you need is a propane torch or electric heat gun, and a piece of round scrap metal.
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@jaylangford8788 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much! Saved me so much time and effort replacing all the pipes below the issue!

@TomWylie 3 месяца назад

Awesome, glad it helped! 🙌😀

@dboj834 Год назад

I had to let the hot metal sit longer and use a long but small head flat point screwdriver at angle to lever out the broken piece. I was ecstatic this worked. It saved me time and money. Thanks for passing it on.

@TomWylie Год назад

Awesome, good job! 🙌

@brandonthomas22 Год назад

You saved my sanity and my evening. Thank you

@arcadelossiervosdelasantav9145 11 месяцев назад

This tip safe my day… I was trying to remove a piece of pvc from a culligan water filter and try many gadgets before I found this life saving trick. Thanks

@TomWylie 8 месяцев назад

You bet! I’m so glad to hear it helped.

@Mstymntntop 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the tip! I knew heat would help, but didn’t think to use rebar to transfer the heat….only had a few inches to work with from the wall. Worked like a charm!

@TomWylie 8 месяцев назад

Great to hear, I’m glad it helped! I’ve used this more times since and it sure does the trick!

@brianmiddleton2127 Год назад

Thank you. I have same problem. I considered heat but didn't know how to isolate the inner pipe. A very helpful tip.

@hyyou6377 2 месяца назад

The most impressive part of this clip is at 3.50 !

@user-em3fd5yj5y 9 месяцев назад

i have a hopelessly stuck moen cartridge nut i'll try this on. i'm hopeful! great idea in any case.

@4tarsus 2 года назад

Very helpful. My pipe extruder tool was not working on the broken nipple, so I used your heating method and was able to get the stub out. Thanks again!

@TomWylie 2 года назад

Nice! Glad it worked for you.

@donkoenig905 11 месяцев назад

Hey thanks a ton for posting this solution! This saved my Saturday! Much appreciated!!

@TomWylie 8 месяцев назад

So good to hear! Glad it helped 👍😄

@major69420 2 года назад

thanks for this, ended up grabbing the tool for $5 from lowes and it worked perfectly

@marknichols8124 6 месяцев назад

Worked exactly as he said. Great help.

@TomWylie 6 месяцев назад

Good to hear!

@thebumpchannel Год назад

Thank you so much for making this video. Saved my day and a lot of extra work. Use this method and the removal tool and worked like a charm. It took a few tries to get it flexible enough to remove, just needed to heat for longer and leave in longer. Mine was in a below grade irrigation access, so was not looking forward to digging out and completely redoing it. All the extra work is now avoided.

@TomWylie Год назад

I’m so glad it helped you! That’s what it’s all about. Thanks for commenting!

@bxxxbzzz Год назад

The heating method didn’t work as easily as it did for you because my pipe was much larger, but it got heated enough that I was able to chip away at one part enough so it broke & then I was able to peel away the rest of the stuck pvc pipe because the heat loosened the stuck part. So thank you for this great tip!!

@erwinraymond Год назад

Thanks a lot. It worked as a charm. Greetings from Managua Nicaragua

@vinaricee Год назад

Very helpful, just saved me some headache

@TomWylie Год назад

Awesome, glad it was helpful!

@SunfireWoods 3 года назад

Good job Tom, thanks for sharing that with us. 😀

@D9everything Год назад

pretty cool. well, technically not once you do it right, but you know... thanks for the tip

@TomWylie Год назад

Lol true 😆 You’re welcome!

@dratonbalat3423 Год назад

Thanks for sharing knowledge. It reminded me that I have a set of scew/bolt extraction bits. The very large one worked perfectly. Hopefully ill remember this method for glued ones in the future.

@a2bmoving526 Год назад

It worked like a charm. Thanks

@pjjracosta2157 Год назад

Great tips. Good job, great explanation. Thank you!

@TomWylie Год назад

You’re welcome!

@stevenpelayo9418 Год назад

Brilliant! Worked perfectly.

@TomWylie Год назад

Awesome, good to hear!

@artlee2506 3 года назад

That's Awesome! I will have to show Art!

@leopoldogravador9804 2 года назад

This is a very helpful video. Thank you for sharing

@TomWylie 2 года назад

Great, thanks for letting me know! I just used this trick again the other day in the bottom of a super heavy ice machine. I could only access it from under the machine, only about 3-4” of clearance from the ground. I cut off a short length of steel round rod, and held it with pliers while I heated it and then held it in position within the broken PVC nipple threads that were stuck. There was no room to even attempt to use a T-handle type removal tool. Worked like a charm, and in a matter of minutes I had the broken nipple out and was ready to install new drain parts! 👍

@Kevinh1998 Месяц назад

Awesome video. Currently working on broken pvc nipple that broke off on the bottom of a hot water heater on drain valve.

@TomWylie Месяц назад

@@Kevinh1998 thanks! Hope it comes out nicely for you. 👍

@BigDreamsTinyBudget 3 года назад

Great tip!

@joecooper7863 8 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@TomWylie 8 месяцев назад

You’re welcome!🙌

@aagalani 2 года назад

I have the same problem. How high did you heat your iron pipe? I don't have any iron pipe but I plan to use a piece of copper pipe. Thanks.

@TomWylie 2 года назад

I didn’t check the temperature, but I heated it until it was just barely starting to turn red. I would guess that using a piece of copper you might need to hold it inside the plastic longer, and maybe reheat the copper a couple times. A thin copper pipe won’t hold the heat as long as the iron rod did. Good luck!

@user-cm4bi7mi4r 2 месяца назад

How can i do for a 2 inch pipe...?

@TomWylie 2 месяца назад

I’ve seen people put some fresh extra PVC cement inside the pipe section being removed, and light it on fire. 🔥When the pipe was soft enough from the heat, use pliers to remove the soft pipe section. Seems a bit risky but it worked for them. If you wanted to try the more conservative method I showed in the video, I would use a piece of larger steel pipe that is just smaller than the ID of the piece you’re removing, and heat it red hot. Might need to repeat a few times to get the plastic pipe piece soft enough. Hope you get it done smoothly!