Since most toilets and sinks are supplied from half inch line, I have a mini
tubing cutter that works great. Opens up to 3 quarters of an inch and it's
narrower than the larger models.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lee A. Stone
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plumbing rough in
how would one of those tube cutters work if you have a pipe right
close to a wall or to a sub flooring? Lee
On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at
10:14:01AM -0400, Scott Howell wrote:
> Yes, that is what I used and I do not recommend sawing them off. Sorry
> I should have mentioned how I did it. I find a tube cutter to be much
> easier to work with in tight spaces where many of these valves were
> for me.
> On Oct 13, 2009, at 8:01 AM, Alan & Terrie Robbins wrote:
>
> > Dan,
> >
> > Not sure how Scott did it, but I used a tubing cutter. I find they
> > give a
> > nice smooth even cut especially when installing the compression
> > fitting.
> >
> > Al
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Dan Rossi
> > Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 9:41 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plumbing rough in
> >
> > Scott,
> >
> > You said that you ran around your house replacing all the shut-offs
> > with
> > the ball valves. How did you remove the old valves? Did you heat them
> > and pull them apart? Or did you cut them off and hope for enough
> > slack?
> > Or, were the old one's compression fittings also and you were able
> > to pry
> > them apart?
> >
> > Just curious.
> >
> > --
> > Blue skies.
> > Dan Rossi
> > Carnegie Mellon University.
> > E-Mail: [email protected]
> > Tel: (412) 268-9081
> >
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> >
> >
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