suggestions needed for loosening this true union

[Gary Majchrzak]

thanks for all of the suggestions.

Somebody elsewhere mentioned that an installer accidentally dripped solvent on the threads of their pool plumbing!

I think I'm going to get the installer back here to play with it

 

[jfl14609]

Is that a saltwater pool looks like a chlorine generator

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Is that a saltwater pool looks like a chlorine generator

yes. I now have an 18,000 gallon saltwater pool in my back yard

 

[jfl14609]

I just added one to my ghetto pool its awesome no more chlorine although my wife hates the salt taste. Can you taste it in yours as well?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I haven't tried tasting the water yet :beer:

 

[jfl14609]

well come on get to it

 

[acdraindrps]

I hate to see people waste money on labor with such an easy task as unscrewing a union.

Gary - Unless you have some type of warranty, or are wealthy, I suggest you try and get it loose yourself.

 

[pascal32]

ok guys...all you GUYS with the strap wrench suggestions....BAD IDEA. Because what if something goes wrong?

then you fix it where is your sense of adventure? :lolspin:

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I hate to see people waste money on labor with such an easy task as unscrewing a union.

Gary - Unless you have some type of warranty, or are wealthy, I suggest you try and get it loose yourself.

I tried getting it loose myself already- that's why I posted this thread
No money was wasted on getting the installer back to unscrew the union. (Why would I have to pay them?)
It was no easy task! They needed a big wrench.
It's now been adjusted so it can be hand undone. Thanks for all the helpful (and not so helpful) suggestions.

 

[acdraindrps]

(Why would I have to pay them?)

Labor hours? Unless, like I said, you had a warranty of some sort? I'm not too sure how pool installation works.

Glad you got it taken care of, at not cost either. :spin3:

 

[superkat]

then you fix it where is your sense of adventure? :lolspin:

i save the adventure up for roadtrips with Mel.....:hmm5:

Gary? that's saltwater? shoot...thought i was kidding about adding dolphins...but now.......

 

[jfl14609]

If you ever need them Gary just give me a ring I definitely have the same wrenches they do even some designed specifically for large unions

 

[PCIALF]

Gary
I have a strap wrench if you still need it

 

[dreaminmel]

Glad to hear you got it taken care of Gary. :thumbsup:

i save the adventure up for roadtrips with Mel.....:hmm5:

Didn't want to come in and shove the train off the tracks on the thread but since my name was mentioned... Kat, I know without a shadow of a doubt that you have had MUCH more adventure than on the 2 roadtrips we have been on.

 

[superkat]