Wall Pipe Offset Joints Sealant.

[EFLImpudence]

Bath/shower wall mixer taps offset joints.

I need to adjust one of the offset joints - old taps 160mm.; new 150mm. - but it is sealed with now hard brown sealant.


What is this material? Is this possible to loosen with heat or anything else?

Thanks for any help.

 

[blup]

Probably needs some tlc with a hammer.

Blup

 

[Madrab]

It'll be plumbers mait/thread sealant putty/hawk white that's gone hard over time.

Unless they used resin sealant but unlikely, if they did then the joint would need to be replaced

It should go with a bit of effort but you may need to support whatever joint is in the wall, only issue is that it may then leak and it'll need re-made and re-sealed. They're terrible those s/z connectors. Ideally they'd get replaced but only if the centre of the couplers are bang on 150mm.