Sprinkler problem with threaded PVC pipe

Jul 31, 2006 6 Replies
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Hello all, Just found this group and thought I would ask this question here.



I have a little problem. My water sprinkler head needs replacing and it would be a pretty simple matter IF the darn thing didn't snap off RIGHT at the thread point IN the pipe! Any ideas how to remove the 1/2 inch plastic thread end from a larger PVC pipe?.. I need to unscrew it but there is NOTHING to grab onto. The break is FLUSH with the 2nd pipe. :(



I hate to have to cut and replace the whole section.. there must be some trick I could use.



Thanks for any suggestions..


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You have to wedge something INTO the pipe hole. There are things called "EZ-outs" for removing broken screws. I think there are big ones. They have a left-hand thread.

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While you are buying the head, look in the same section for a tool to remove these pipes. T- shaped...red handle thingy...

In a pinch I have used a knife blade, gently force into the thread and rotated out. Not much pressure is really needed.

Oren

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Thanks very much for the help.

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Go to a hardware store and ask for an internal pipe wrench that will fit

1/2" pipe. They're not very expensive. They have a serrated cam portion that you stick in the pipe, and when you apply torque, it'll grab the internal surface.

Pluvious wrote:

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Picture of the tool.

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Oren

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Oren gave you the right answer, and he's also right that you can use a knife, a very stiff-bladed knife with an edge on both sides works best.

But the tool he refers to is the safest.

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