unscrewing pipes: counter or clockwise?

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Annabel

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Ours are so tightly screwed that I can't get then to budge, and now can't remember the rules for counter or clockwise.
 

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Depends on which way you're looking, and which part you're talking about.

For standard, right hand threaded fittings:

Pipe, one end close to you, fitting at far end of pipe. Turn pipe clockwise into fitting; CCW to remove from fitting.
 

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My Porter-Cable Tiger Saw will also do the job.:p About connecting and disconnecting pipe. It works exactly the same as a hose connecting to a faucet or another hose. Also, nut and bolts turn the same direction (although there are special applications that use left-hand threads)
 
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