Home Improvement Asked by Dave3of5 on April 3, 2021
How should I remove the nut from this vertical motorized valve in the following picture?
The valve itself is a few milimeters next to the pipe and I have tried quite a few tools to remove this and nothing works. I also can’t get any tools behind it either so I’m out of ideas.
They somehow built this thing and tightened those nuts so they must be able to loosen them, it’s just I can’t see how.
The valve here is making a screeching noise at times when opening so I want to replace it.
Remove the valve motor (and housing), then you have access to the fitting.
Possibly you won't need to remove the valve itself, and the noise comes from the motor.
Answered by P2000 on April 3, 2021
Answered by JACK on April 3, 2021
Flare Nut Wrenches. With handles, or "crowfoot" to be used with a ratchet (and extension if you need to get behind/beyond something.)
Answered by Ecnerwal on April 3, 2021
Turn off the water, relieve pressure on the system, and cut a 1 foot section out of that poorly located pipe to the right of the value (and curse quietly about they person that installed it). replace the valve. Now take the piece of pipe you removed, clean up and deburr all 4 ends, and sweat it in using 2 new copper couplings. Trying to do this any other way is going to be pure frustration, and you may end up breaking something in the process (so you'll be better off if you break it ahead of time on your own terms...).
Answered by Z4-tier on April 3, 2021
It does look like a case of cruel & unusual plumbing, but you might be able to get to it with a basin wrench
These come in various sizes [& qualities] but they can usually grab anything they can reach.
It's difficult to tell from your photo whether this would be able to grab the bottom nut, but the top one should be relatively easy.
Answered by Tetsujin on April 3, 2021
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