The ring type do have the advantage that you can wallop them easier, and you are reasonably aligned with the screw thread (so less bending moment on the tank). However once it is free and turning the box spanners are indeed better.
Sounds like what we need is an impact driver-style[1] immersion heater remover. :-)
[1] The modern, up-to-date, Drivel and Makita approved impact driver - not the old lump and hammer type.
Give some thought to preventing the replacement one from getting stuck - Copaslip on the threads would be my choice. The washer does the sealing - not the thread.
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "The Medway Handyman" saying something like:
I have a pair of 3kW 11"ers, so they're as good as the long jobs.
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember David Hansen saying something like:
They're the most common type I've encountered, so I don't know where you mean.
Got a feeling the most recent one I fitted did not have a washer, and did seem to expect you to get a seal partly on the thread. Right PITA to stop it leaking it was as well. Had to resort to real hemp and boss white to get a workable seal.
LS-X is your friend for this sort of thing.
Yup, but I think my tube was so old it had set!
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