Dry fitting problems

[jdpeters]

So I’m currently dry fitting my 40 breeder and found that some of my fittings are stuck. I assumed plumbing was going to take awhile and get me hung up but I had no idea I would run into this. I have an elbow or two stuck beyond belief. I read after the fact that sometimes when plumbers dry fit they don’t totally push down.

I can get a piece or two for the life of me off. Do I need to trash those parts or at this point do I have a good enough bond to not need glue? Any tips would help. I tried warm water but that didnt yield results

 

[FUNGI]

yeah....dry fit, best not to push all the way.
I would use two of these and in a twist and pull action....

 

[Kingsley_Reef]

yeah....dry fit, best not to push all the way.
I would use two of these and in a twist and pull action....

+1 on this plyers to help grip twist and pull once you get it moving it should come apart

 

[Reefer1978]

Hit it with another pipe!! Happened to me many times.

 

[jdpeters]

So I’m currently dry fitting my 40 breeder and found that some of my fittings are stuck. I assumed plumbing was going to take awhile and get me hung up but I had no idea I would run into this. I have an elbow or two stuck beyond belief. I read after the fact that sometimes when plumbers dry fit they don’t totally push down.

I can get a piece or two for the life of me off. Do I need to trash those parts or at this point do I have a good enough bond to not need glue? Any tips would help. I tried warm water but that didnt yield results

Ok a little hot water and some strength I got all my fitting apart. I was careful to not submerge the fittings but just the pipe. Schedule 80 fittings were expensive and unnecessary but I have extra pipe intentionally