Help tightening a pipe leading to a water heater

 There's a thread behind the red circle? Well then, it would make the repair so much easier. All you need to do is to undo the nut again, then use plumbing pliers (like the ones on the picture below) to completely screw the stub with the loose nut on it out of its socket on the 90 degree bend. Check the thread on the stub once it's out and wrap some Teflon thread seal tape around the thread, then screw stub back in using the pliers and tighten it.

Once the stub is securely in, use a plumbing wrench to screw the nut back on. This time,  while you are tightening the nut, use the pliers to hold the stub from turning. If there's any play left in the 90 degree socket thread, tighten it at the same time you're tightening the nut, that should do the trick.

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Posted 3 years ago by homeowners in Hot Water

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