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Reaching out for some fresh ideas on how to dismantle an in-wall shower fitting from 1969. Both sides of the upstairs wall have tile so I've been performing this work overhead via basement access which complicates options.
The fitting began leaking and it appears the issue is with the rubber in the compression fitting so I am trying to remove everything up to the valve body so I can replace it (CPVC?).
Heres the stack (top to bottom):
1) Brass valve body (compression nut has been removed)
2) Rubber grommet (stuck)
3) Copper FPT (stuck)
4) Copper MPT to 1/2" copper pipe (has been removed)
This has been sprayed with PB many times over weeks and had heat used multiple times to unbind the copper pipe MPT to FPT.
I then removed the brass fitting compression nut revealing the rubber grommet between parts.
Now I am left with this and it does NOT seem to want to budge when I pull on it.
Any ideas how I can most easily and effectively fix a leak in this 55 year old rubber boot?
Attached Photos:
"brass-rubber-copper" shows the remaining in-wall pieces from a side view via scope (#1, #2 and #3)
"Screenshot" shows the removed pieces (nut from #1 and #4)
Reaching out for some fresh ideas on how to dismantle an in-wall shower fitting from 1969. Both sides of the upstairs wall have tile so I've been performing this work overhead via basement access which complicates options.
The fitting began leaking and it appears the issue is with the rubber in the compression fitting so I am trying to remove everything up to the valve body so I can replace it (CPVC?).
Heres the stack (top to bottom):
1) Brass valve body (compression nut has been removed)
2) Rubber grommet (stuck)
3) Copper FPT (stuck)
4) Copper MPT to 1/2" copper pipe (has been removed)
This has been sprayed with PB many times over weeks and had heat used multiple times to unbind the copper pipe MPT to FPT.
I then removed the brass fitting compression nut revealing the rubber grommet between parts.
Now I am left with this and it does NOT seem to want to budge when I pull on it.
Any ideas how I can most easily and effectively fix a leak in this 55 year old rubber boot?
Attached Photos:
"brass-rubber-copper" shows the remaining in-wall pieces from a side view via scope (#1, #2 and #3)
"Screenshot" shows the removed pieces (nut from #1 and #4)
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