Re-use the olive?

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replacing a bath service valve with a full bore version per advice on here.

cant get the olive off - bad news to reuse it?
 
Can you not carefully cut the old olive off with a junior hacksaw?

Put some jointing compound around it. It should be ok.
 
managed to get it off. used a pipe slice to score it and then a pump wrench to twist it off.

the new full bore service valves dont have any directional marks on them. i guess this means they work equally well either way around?
 
Reusing olives is fine. Clean it up a bit and put a smear of jointing compound (Boss White) on it as a bit of insurance.

If it leaks, you'll have to think again. I bet it won't.
 

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