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Prepare Specialized Tools

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Don’t Crumble Your Water Pipe! #plumbing #plumber #diy

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What happens here

For safe removal, acquire a small tubing cutter. The video specifically shows a Rigid 118 tubing cutter, which is designed for pipes with an outside diameter (OD) ranging from 1/4 inch to 1 1/8 inches (or 6mm to 28mm). An optional ratcheting attachment for the tubing cutter is also shown, which can make it easier to operate in confined spaces.

Goal: Acquire the correct specialized tools for safe valve removal.

Tools and materials

  • Ratcheting attachment Rigid — Providing leverage and ease of rotation for the tubing cutter
  • Tubing cutter Rigid — Cutting the flow-type valve cleanly

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what kind of pipe it is? Do not do that. You can really jack up your plumbing and then you have a bigger issue. What you want to do is grab a little tubing cutter. This is a Rigid 118. It goes from 1/4 in to 1 1/8 in. I also happen to have this ratcheting attachment for it. We're going to cut right up here at the front by this O-ring. So, you're going to want to take the escutcheon off, slide this on up in here.

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