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  1. E-man

    Trap Adapter Cap Leak

    Jim and HJ, You both seem to agree on the cut and melt approach, sounds logical to me, so that's what I will do. Thanks for helping out another retired aerospace engineer, (1955-1985).
  2. E-man

    Trap Adapter Cap Leak

    Please elaborate on "lots of ways to remove the plastic pipe". You were right about "unscrewing that brass fitting"; can't get any leverage, even with 18" pipe wrench. It would be a lot easier if I disconnect the two sinks and remove the entire cabinet, but that would be the exreme last resort...
  3. E-man

    Trap Adapter Cap Leak

    Well, I have stuck a short handled tool into the plastic pipe and torqued it until it deflects. No movement. I have beat on it with a 2-lb rubber hammer. No movement, just deflection. Presently, I see only two options: 1. Try to remove the brass adapter, assuming that the CI is threaded...
  4. E-man

    Trap Adapter Cap Leak

    Thanks, HJ and Tom S. Twist & pull is not working. I can just barely reach it from the front of the cabinet to pull, but can only twist with wrists. With my head and shoulders in the cabinet, I can twist a bit, but not pull and my back complains. I wonder if this tube could have been glued...
  5. E-man

    Trap Adapter Cap Leak

    I have a brass desanco fitting into a cast iron stub-out. An ABS elbow fits into the desanco with a nut and flange on the other end. The brass desanco cap has a crushed seal (part of the cap) with a hole in it. The plastic elbow will not move; its stuck. Are these glued in place or what...
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