@bluecat*dancing wrote:I have a pair of those, Joe, and tried them but still couldn't get the bloody thing to budge. i have bought a boa wrench but forgot the WD40. I'm having a coffee before I try it. I've turned off the mains. A few months back, one of the shower taps exploded and there was water everywhere. I was like a chook without a head until someone asked,"Ummm, have you turned off the mains?" I hadn't. Well, I am a blonde and I do have a reputation to uphold. So far I've been fulfilling that role remarkably well.
Perhaps, I need someone from the Grey Army. I think that a little old man would have hands stronger than mine.
There aren't many male neighbours here and the few that there are, I don;t really have anything much to do with them because of my anxiety disorders.
not really, you just need the right tools
a pumbers pipe wrench as in my first picture, nice and long which doesnt require strength, the leverage does the work for you
you would just guide the thing
if you have a smaller pipe wrench, slide an extention pipe over the handle for better leverage
that boe wrench will come in handy for other uses around the house, so no waste of money there
Using a Strap Boa wrench in plumbing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMf7OpRNTdA
Are you turning it anti clockwise?
I had a mate who had come inside from doing a gas bottle and tried turning it clockwise when he went to
replace a washer,(thus tightening it)
Wrapping rubber around it and using a pipewrench usually will do the job and not damage it,(maybe he's used
something like lock tight to secure it).
In which case the seal needs to be broken,(gently going one way and then the other might break it).
Pity you don't have a pipewrench though.
Normally you just need a bit of initial force to loosen it,(just make certain you grip near the top as that's where
the screw part is).
It shouldn't be rusty after 8 months unless it leaks.
Just feel around the top part as some may have a small screw or grub that stops it from loosening.
