Tips for tricky slip nuts
Does anyone have any tricks to tighten slip joints that are barely accessible?
I can not get channel locks or and adjustable in there to tighten the P Trap to trap arm slip nut and it drips.
The back story:
I found a small section of old steel pipe between the walls, this weekend I removed the steel and pulled the bathroom sink it went to in favor for a pedestal since the room is rather small and the pedestal makes the bathroom feel bigger.
One hitch connecting the drain however, the bathroom wall lands directly on top of the main supporting beam that runs in the middle of the house so the plumbing can not go down in between the walls as it does in most cases.
The drain pipe runs along the inside of the bathroom and just "kisses" up against the main beam as it heads to the basement.
This makes the space behind the sink almost nil.
I could cut out the vertical drain, tighten everything up and then slip the vertical back on tighten the trap adapter last, which is what I should have done to begin with, but short of cutting it out, does anyone have a few tricks for tight to reach slip nuts?
much appreciated!
Does anyone have any tricks to tighten slip joints that are barely accessible?
I can not get channel locks or and adjustable in there to tighten the P Trap to trap arm slip nut and it drips.
The back story:
I found a small section of old steel pipe between the walls, this weekend I removed the steel and pulled the bathroom sink it went to in favor for a pedestal since the room is rather small and the pedestal makes the bathroom feel bigger.
One hitch connecting the drain however, the bathroom wall lands directly on top of the main supporting beam that runs in the middle of the house so the plumbing can not go down in between the walls as it does in most cases.
The drain pipe runs along the inside of the bathroom and just "kisses" up against the main beam as it heads to the basement.
This makes the space behind the sink almost nil.
I could cut out the vertical drain, tighten everything up and then slip the vertical back on tighten the trap adapter last, which is what I should have done to begin with, but short of cutting it out, does anyone have a few tricks for tight to reach slip nuts?
much appreciated!