Timeline for How to remove this galvenized pipe?
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| Mar 8, 2021 at 2:24 | comment | added | DavidRecallsMonica | If there's a basement, it may be possible to access the vertical pipe and cut it. Then, presuming the coupling marked "X" has indeed been removed, the vertical pipe and the elbow (still in place) can be removed from above. | |
| Mar 7, 2021 at 22:20 | answer | added | Richard | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 7, 2021 at 19:00 | comment | added | Alaska Man | Looks like a cement floor, there is basement? I would remove as much as you can in the basement as well. Cut it with a reciprocating saw and use the cut off piece to slip over the end of your pipe wrench handle for a longer lever. | |
| Mar 7, 2021 at 18:56 | comment | added | DavidRecallsMonica | If the coupling marked "X" has already been removed, then you're trying to unscrew the elbow from the vertical pipe, or unscrewing the vertical pipe from whatever it's screwed-into at the floor level. Is that correct? If so, I'd use a real pipe wrench, not vice grips. Bigger is better: I have a 36" one hanging in the garage. You could increase wrench swing room by removing the toilet tank, while leaving the bowl in place. | |
| Mar 7, 2021 at 18:24 | history | asked | Jonx1000 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |