Rotate soil stack - lubricant?

Ookysoft · 6 Dec 2010

Hey!

I need to rotate the toilet 'branch' on a soilstack by 90 degrees.

I've done it before ok, by popping a length of pipe in and using leverage. But this one seems not to want to move. I'm guessing it's 40 years old now, maybe.

Anyways... is there a lubricant I could pour around the connections to try and break the seal between the rubber & plastic? Maybe washing-up liquid?

Ta!

tommyl18 · 6 Dec 2010

well u got to make sure its not solvent welded for a start and fairy liquid rots the seals you can use silicone grease but its doubtfull it will penetrate into the jointwithout any movement

Ookysoft · 6 Dec 2010

Hmmm!

1 of those rubbers which doesn't like washing-up liquid, eh?

Silicone grease, though useful stuff, is nowhere near fluid enough to penetrate....

I may just have some liquid silicone still - time to turn the garage upside down again I think!

Thanks for the input!

homes · 7 Dec 2010

WD40 might do the trick and it's not damaging to the rubber.

Ookysoft · 7 Dec 2010

Oh? I assumes str8 away that it would wreck it!
Thanks for that!
*Gets can out and has a look......*

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