Olive puller

rocketmanbkk
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Olive puller Mar 18, 2020 7:55:12 GMT via Tapatalk

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Post by rocketmanbkk on Mar 18, 2020 7:55:12 GMT

I bought a puller ages ago but never used it, I usually cut the olive off if needed.

Anyway, I had a job so thought vid use it as it was nice & shiny on top of the tool bag, all went ok, but in the second olive it pulled it off but also pulled the pipe out of the end feed fitting?

Is this just bad luck?

It was ok as the 90 bend was accessible & I just put the pipe back it & soldered it up, quick job.

If it was behind tiles or inaccessible idve been in trouble.

Any thoughts on this?

Cheers all.

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crowsfoot
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Olive puller Mar 18, 2020 16:59:27 GMT rocketmanbkk likes this

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Post by crowsfoot on Mar 18, 2020 16:59:27 GMT

I would say that the joint hasn't soldered properly in the first place yet somehow it had held water and was just waiting for the next plumber to work on it,
Unlucky that it was you Rocky.

I've posted on the subject of "lucky" plumbers before and I do myself believe some plumbers are just born lucky and that joint wouldn't have separated if one of those LPs had turned up to do it (though it might have done at a later date).

Last Edit: Mar 18, 2020 17:02:19 GMT by crowsfoot

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Olive puller Mar 18, 2020 17:01:20 GMT rocketmanbkk likes this

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Post by woodbine66 on Mar 18, 2020 17:01:20 GMT

I think the puller did you a favour. If a joint that's supposed to be soldered can be pulled out, then it wasn't sweated properly and was a flood waiting to happen. Even though you hadn't soldered the joint, as the last one to work on the pipe you would have definitely been blamed when the joint popped and the tsunami hit.

Never had this problem with the puller myself, and I use mine a fair bit. That's the problem with plumbing. Soon as you start touching things, they're either seized, leak or come off in your hand. Every job's a bastard!

Last Edit: Mar 18, 2020 17:04:34 GMT by woodbine66

cylinderfella LBC Posts: 1,242	Olive puller Mar 18, 2020 19:55:54 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cylinderfella on Mar 18, 2020 19:55:54 GMT Lucky customer! Looks like you saved a total disaster there. Must be because of what CF said, hanging on by a thread of solder.

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