Undoing PVC pipe

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  1. trent51593

    trent51593 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Hello all, I am moving soon and i was woundering how i can take my 1 1/2 inch PVC drain to my sump apart. When i set it up i glued it together so im not sure to go about undoing it easily. Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks.
     
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  3. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Make a new one.... When I did mine, I put a couple in the middle so I could take it apart in 2 sections... Worked out great when I took it down.....
     
  4. trent51593

    trent51593 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Well see thats fine lol, but how do i break the seal that it has already so i can take the tank off the stand?
     
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    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Well too many beers and once I drain the radiator, oh never mind...LOL.... Honestly once its glued I'm not sure... Sorry to be no help....
     
  6. trent51593

    trent51593 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    LOL yea thats whats going on now lol haha, well lol i dont know hopefully someone can think of something cause im moving next weekend hopefully. I thought about heating it up but im not sure, dont want to melt anything, or burn something down because of the affects of the alcy lol
     
  7. gazog

    gazog Kole Tang

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    really sharp saw, its the only way...don't bother heathing it because it will not work.
     
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  9. trent51593

    trent51593 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Yea thats what i figured lol, well i guess thats what I'll be doing then.
     
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    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    As mentioned below, once its glued thats it. You'll have to start all over again. If it helps any, take measurements so you can repeat the form again. Luna
     
  11. Afterdark230

    Afterdark230 Flamingo Tongue

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    Sometimes, and I do mean sometimes you can take it off with two pipe wrenches I have done this to my used tank to remove what the guy before put in and I was very lucky.
    Matt
     
  12. smallcrpt

    smallcrpt Astrea Snail

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    can you cut it and then put an female / female coupler back in to put it back together... but ya, theres no reversing pvc once its been glued correctly...