Advice on removing stuck sprinkler from hose?
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Advice on removing stuck sprinkler from hose?
I had 3 spike bases outside most of last year, and one got welded to the hose, on a brand new hose. I've tried everything I can think of (wrenches) to get them apart. Any other ideas?
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Re: Advice on removing stuck sprinkler from hose?
Spray "PB Blaster" on it. You can also try applying heat with a heat gun.
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Re: Advice on removing stuck sprinkler from hose?
Good advice!
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Re: Advice on removing stuck sprinkler from hose?
worse case new fittings would be about $2 if you were to cut it off
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Re: Advice on removing stuck sprinkler from hose?
2 pairs of channel lock pliers would probably work. With or without the PB Blaster and or heat.
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Re: Advice on removing stuck sprinkler from hose?
Sommerland. Always use brass, unless you want to go through that again very soon.
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Re: Advice on removing stuck sprinkler from hose?
Looks like the original fittings may be stainless steel or zinc.
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Re: Advice on removing stuck sprinkler from hose?
I have one, and tried it along with a slip joint pliers for the other side...the issues are that there isn't a good grip on the spike base side, and the pliers are splayed so far apart that it's hard to get a good grip on them (the connector the hose came with is pretty wide. Also, I started deforming the metal a bit instead of getting things to turn.schreibdave wrote: ↑September 5th, 2017, 11:21 pm2 pairs of channel lock pliers would probably work. With or without the PB Blaster and or heat.
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