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    Default Any ideas how to remove this fitting from pool?



    I have 3 returns I need to plug. One of them in the stairs I do not have an issue with. For the other two I have plugs with male threads on them. The fitting above is the part that screws into the wall, then the eyeball and outer ring screw onto this.

    Any advice how to remove this? I have tried with one of those rubber strap wrenches and had no luck. The amount of threads sticking out of the wall is small, so it is tough to grab a hold of. I would think those 2 indents (you can see 1 in the above pic, the other is on the opposite side) have something to do with removing them maybe. Special tool?

    Thanks in advance.

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    Default Re: Any ideas how to remove this fitting from pool?

    I use a pair of needle nose pliers. Just spread them out so the points go into the notches.

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    Default Re: Any ideas how to remove this fitting from pool?

    Quote Originally Posted by JohnT View Post
    I use a pair of needle nose pliers. Just spread them out so the points go into the notches.
    Thanks for the advice.

    I actually tried that after I posted and did not have any luck. The pair I used though were a little small. I have a larger pair I have to dig up, hopefully give me a little more leverage. I was also out of the pool, so it was a little tougher. Will try this weekend in the pool. Thanks again

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    Default Re: Any ideas how to remove this fitting from pool?

    I hesitate to recommend the following, which would be the way something stuck like that would be removed.

    Normally, I'd say take a cold chisel and put it on the inside and whack it with a hammer to drive it--but one slip and you'll damage your liner.

    If the through-wall fitting is accessible from the outside, you may just want to lower water below it, and remove the entire thing, then remove the fixed part of the eyeball. I'm assuming you can't get slip-jaw pump pliers on it.

    You may try to drive a large socket like a spark-plug wrench with hexagon points on the outside straight into it, then just unscrew it that way.

    In any case, plan on the piece you are removing being a throw-away.
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    Default Re: Any ideas how to remove this fitting from pool?

    I thought I had a pic of the tool I made and if I find it I'll post it. It's nothing more than a piece of aluminum plate maybe 1/8" thick and a few inches long that I cut and filed to the right width to fit in the inside grooves. Stick it in and use a pair of pliers for leverage. I'd be careful with the needle nose that you don't slip and cut the liner.
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    Thanks guys.

    I do not have access from the outside. I love the idea about the piece of metal that slips in there though. I have some decent scrap metal in the garage and will go that route.

    And Carl, I agree with your statement about the piece being a throw away. I already purchased a couple of these figuring my patience would not hold up and I would end up breaking it.

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    Made the piece this morning and it worked like a charm. Thanks!

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