Stuck water hose - how to remove?
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What is on other side of the wall?
Are you asking how to replace the leaking valve(s) or the washer fill hoses?
If you want to fix the valves with the lowest risk, go to a local professional plumbing supply house (not Lowes or Home Depot) and ask them for a replacement valve stem and bonnet assembly. You might have to buy the whole valve and cannibalize the respective parts. I would not attempt to swap out the entire valve(s) unless you can access the water supply piping behind the wall.
If you want to fix the valves with the lowest risk, go to a local professional plumbing supply house (not Lowes or Home Depot) and ask them for a replacement valve stem and bonnet assembly. You might have to buy the whole valve and cannibalize the respective parts. I would not attempt to swap out the entire valve(s) unless you can access the water supply piping behind the wall.
Valves have a fix seat. If damage they still might make a tool to resurface them. They make flat and beveled gaskets. That are scewed to the stem.
Do what ? Maybe the dripping handle in the 2nd image ? Try tightening the nut behind the handle first.
Easy fix, and you can do it. Give it a few shots of penetrating oil then go form there. If you'd like to be real careful, you might shut the water off first. the packing nut behind the valve handle CAN be tightened, and might stop your leak right away.
If you need to get into it deeper, the whole thing can come apart to the point where you can replace all the stem packing as well as the valve seat (rubber) washer if need be.
Don't forget the torch. That hose is locked on pretty tightly with corrosion. It may need to be completely replaced.
They make those stainless clad hose now, which the homeowners insurance likes to see.
If you need to get into it deeper, the whole thing can come apart to the point where you can replace all the stem packing as well as the valve seat (rubber) washer if need be.
Don't forget the torch. That hose is locked on pretty tightly with corrosion. It may need to be completely replaced.
They make those stainless clad hose now, which the homeowners insurance likes to see.
Start by trying to remove them with a good pipe wrench with sharp teeth on the biting jaws. Be sure to hold the faucet from flexing with a wrench or Channel lock pliers applying counter torque. If necessary, apply some heat with a propane torch on the hose coupling, but don't heat the faucet too long since it may melt the rubber washer.
If all else fails, you will need to carefully split the thin wall hose coupling with a Dremel tool and peel it off the threads.
I think the easiest and fastest way would be to split the thin wall hose coupling with a hack saw.
You won't get a hacksaw in that space. Use a Dremel (if you have one) like Nukeman7 said.
If you have a 2nd person (ideally) and a pipe wrench, try that. The 2nd person is for holding the faucet so you don't break it.
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i have done about a 100 of these with a hacksaw takes about a minute at most..just come down from the top.split it. of it comes.
I would start with PB Blaster. Spray some on the top of the hose. Maybe a few times.
Then as others have mentioned use a pipe wrench and someone holding the valve from flexing.
Then as others have mentioned use a pipe wrench and someone holding the valve from flexing.
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I've removed a stuck hose like that with a pair of old Craftsman Robo-Grip pliers. My trick is to ever so gently tighten the hose, then loosen.
I never considered a hacksaw design like that. 100 times ?
I'd try clr or lime away to get rid of the hard water and corrosion first.
Split the coupler with a hacksaw, spread the split with a screwdriver. Of course penetrating oil soaking on it while you saw.
I've done hundreds of them in my years of being a washing machine tech. on service contract units.
I've done hundreds of them in my years of being a washing machine tech. on service contract units.
I used a hacksaw like that to cut closet bolts on a new toilet install in a flip. Had no room for for a normal hacksaw.
I got one off yesterday. But the cold side hose will not bulge. It's time to cut it off.
My friend suggested to buy a union connector and connect in between the old hose to the new hose. Do you think that would work?
Yep, until the old hose blows, flooding your basement.
Hence my comment on the stainless shielded hoses.