At 12/14/2020 08:09 PM, you wrote:
>At 12/14/2020 04:37 PM, Mike wrote:
>>I always dread the time to change out the filters. I have two Aquapure AP802
>>housings in front of my softener---bypassed for the hoses and orchids; latter
>>with on-demand heater. I have triflow faucets upstairs and downstairs with
>>RO water for the sensitive orchids upstairs. My design, of course, and has
>>worked like a charm. Marnie says I need to stick to "theoretical plumbing."
>>I fear she may be correct.
>>
>>It is always a struggle to get these buggers off. The plumber had the
>>foresight to put in a drain valve on the line so I can totally release the
>>pressure instead of those puny release valves.
>>I have always been able to finagle them off using two of the plastic casing
>>wrenches together, with a rubber mallet. If I can get them to budge a mm,
>>they will give way in about 5min of coercion. I had used food grade silicon
>>grease on the threads each time.
>>I try not to over tighten. I don't change q 6mos as that is overkill given
>>the size of the filters and our usage. I haven't tried the hair dryer trick
>>yet. I may get that strap wrench but only have a 3/8 inch ratchet. I think
>>there are adapters. Perhaps a PVC pipe as leverage bar on the wrenches.
>>If they provided really THICK metal custom wrenches with a long handle, I
>>doubt this would be an issue. Instead crummy flimsy plastic ones or too
>>thin metal ones that just ruin the plastic housing. Bah. If I call Luke,
>>the master plumber, it is 150 bucks to step in the door and that is
>>surrender.
>>
>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmGZCqKts8M
>>
>>
>>It just won't budge, Mike
>
>I recently had this problem with under counter OR system as AZ water is very
>suspect. What I ended up doing was putting on a wide enough pipe clamp, since
>I had one in the garage. That allowed me to get a good grip onto the pipe
>clamp screw to remove it. Anyway, large pipe worm gear clamp is pretty cheap.
>
>WayneS
That is I could get my channellock pliers on the pipe clamp screw. If you need
even more leverage, you probably could still use the pipe clamp in some way,
rather than purchase a special tool.
I also had the same problem with plumbing to the pool filter, getting it loose.
pipe clamp worked for that as well.
WayneS
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