Removing Reefer 350 weir pipes

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

 

[Gill K]

What about a basin wrench or a strap wrench? Any chance you can share pictures (including what you removed)?

 

[Gill K]

He'll do nicely

 

[pelphrey]

Wipe the top down and make sure they are dry, a good set of rubber gloves should give you a better grip!

 

[lapin]

Howdy

A strap wrench like for a small oil filter as said above.
Last resort is to drill a hole thru the pipe and insert a rod thru it so you can get more leverage

 

[SPR1968]

Some great advice already so Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[LiveWire]

Welcome to the REEF!!

 

[Gill K]

Wipe the top down and make sure they are dry, a good set of rubber gloves should give you a better grip!

Unfortunately already doing that!!

 

[Gill K]

Howdy

A strap wrench like for a small oil filter as said above.
Last resort is to drill a hole thru the pipe and insert a rod thru it so you can get more leverage

Crikey, but may come to that. Been 36hours without main circulation now.

 

[Peace River]

I know I mentioned this already but after seeing the picture I still think it might be the right tool - do you have (or have access to) a basin wrench?

Basin wrench - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[fuelman]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Reefnman2]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[BeejReef]

drill a hole clear through the pipe from the side and push a screwdriver through the opening so you have something to torque on... maybe?

 

[themcnertney]

Dremel the bottom of the bulkhead so that the nut can be removed. Pull the pipe from above, replace the whole assembly with new. Don't glue down the pipe into the bulkhead.

I just had to do this on my 220 gallon relocation to the basement.

 

[Gill K]

I know I mentioned this already but after seeing the picture I still think it might be the right tool - do you have (or have access to) a basin wrench?

Basin wrench - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

YAY!! After 48 hours my other half bought and sacrificed a strap wrench/ratchet ( strap far too long for the job!!) and applied more upper body strength than I’ve seen for a while

 

[Peace River]

YAY!! After 48 hours my other half bought and sacrificed a strap wrench/ratchet ( strap far too long for the job!!) and applied more upper body strength than I’ve seen for a while

Congratulations on the win! Nice work!

 

[Gill K]

Hi from Cambridge, UK,
I've had a reefer 350 for about 5 years and mostly all going fine until yesterday . The pipework under the weir started to leak quite badly and although I've emptied the weir and dismantled the sump-side pipework I cannot unscrew the central and right hand pipework in the weir itself. Has anyone any suggestions how I can release them please?

Hey Peeps,
Thank you all so much. A strap wrench/ratchet and a bit of muscle finally did the trick. Just trying to rebalance the flow now.