missmuffet Posted May 7, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.83 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted May 7, 2017 Ok all you Worthy peoples I want to remove an old shower head and replace it with a new shower head. But the old shower head will not move . This is what I have done so far. 1. Poured boiling water over threads of old shower head 2. Poured CLR over old shower head threads. 3. Squirted WD 40 over old shower head threads. 5. I have currently squirted the WD 40 over the threads I am going to let it set for a few hours. Any ideas?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted May 7, 2017 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 227 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 469 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/06/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/18/1960 Share Posted May 7, 2017 (edited) WD-40 is almost too thin to stay in the threads. It will drip down too quickly. I've used liquid Wrench, let it saturate for a couple hours, then use a vise grips. Edited May 7, 2017 by Kate forgot a word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted May 7, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.83 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 1 minute ago, Kate said: WD-40 is almost too thin to stay in the threads. It will drip down too quickly. I've used liquid Wrench, let it saturate for a couples, then use a vise grips. I will try that. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted May 7, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.83 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 10 minutes ago, Yowm said: #5 should do it or Liquid Wrench. I will try the liquid wrench. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoob57 Posted May 7, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 35 Topic Count: 99 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 41,031 Content Per Day: 7.97 Reputation: 21,372 Days Won: 76 Joined: 03/13/2010 Status: Online Birthday: 07/27/1957 Share Posted May 7, 2017 21 minutes ago, missmuffet said: Ok all you Worthy peoples I want to remove an old shower head and replace it with a new shower head. But the old shower head will not move . This is what I have done so far. 1. Poured boiling water over threads of old shower head 2. Poured CLR over old shower head threads. 3. Squirted WD 40 over old shower head threads. 5. I have currently squirted the WD 40 over the threads I am going to let it set for a few hours. Any ideas?? use more muscle... plumbing is 100% brute force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostdog Posted May 7, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 242 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 4,230 Content Per Day: 1.53 Reputation: 3,744 Days Won: 4 Joined: 09/28/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/04/1980 Share Posted May 7, 2017 hammer, the bigger the better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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missmuffet Posted May 7, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.83 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 2 hours ago, enoob57 said: use more muscle... plumbing is 100% brute force I will have to find some. I have a couple of options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted May 7, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.83 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 8 minutes ago, Yowm said: or buy a new house. It is a rental. But the shower head is ancient and gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted May 7, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.83 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 The liquid wrench did not work. On to plan B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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