Recent content by Scewter

First off - thnx for all the posts and interest. Task at hand is pretty simple - replacing a residential water heater. Was trying to make this thread a question about a new type of wrench - at least new to me anyway. In trying to keep it simple guess I missed the mark here. Anyway I think I...

The ******* have not been removed - they're still installed from the factory. I'll still need some kind of wrench to hold these ******* in place while attaching a fitting or coupling to them.

Here's what they look like with the water heater top installed

Thnx for the attention to this. I should have said in the opening - this is one of two going into/out of a water heater. They're extensions (*******) that stick up out of the top of the heater housing when the top is fastened in place. I was considering replacing them with other's that are...

Hi folks. Working on a plumbing project and ran across this short length of pipe that I'll need to remove. Never seen this type of pipe and was wondering if anyone has run into this before. Looks like it calls for a specialized type of pipe wrench, but I'm not sure. Any help is really...

pcmeiners, thnx for that information. That has proven to be very helpful. I followed your recc and found a cross reference at Thermal Dynamics for the 1260 and 1290. I can't post a link yet, but they show the part numbers for Hayden Industrial as well as Thermal Transfer. Apparently all...

Hi folks, newbie here with first post. Love this forum. There is so much great info. This message is in reply to pcmeiners post dated 01/18/2020. (Apparently I'm restricted from posting links until I have 5 or more posts...) Been working on a design for the same thing the OP discussed in...