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What are my options here?

>> No.1578845

>>1578838
You'll still fit, even with those handles. Just use plenty of lube to make it slide good.

>> No.1578852

>>1578838
Re-caulk that tub, that looks like shit

>> No.1578860

>>1578838
Tear it out, and make a decent looking bath.

>> No.1578862

your AirBnb will stand out once you list your horizontal bidet.

>> No.1578870

You could always just kill yourself.

>> No.1578872

>>1578870
>>1578862
best options so far

>> No.1578880

>>1578838
It's hard to see exactly what happened here but I'm going to assume you tried to replace the tub spout and when you went to thread the old one out, the galvanized pipe behind the surround crumbled apart and now you have a piece of the old galvanized nipple lodged in the threads of the 90 buried in the wall. If there is easy access to the backside of the valve, like an access panel or a closet that you could remove drywall/plaster and install an access panel, you might be able to thread the old 90 out and just install a new one. If the 90 is too close to the backside of the wall/surround and won't spin off, then you need to go to the hardware store and pick up an easy out and some PB Blaster. Soak that bitch in PB and then use the easy out to remove the old threads, and you're good to go. Easier said than done of course.

>> No.1578884

>>1578880
Thanks senpai, that's what I figured. Some dingbat knocked the nozzle off and the pipe it was attached to is flush with the wall, making it hard to remove. I guess I'll check for rear access.

>> No.1578887

>>1578884
You got it honky, I’m a loser with no friends so I will check this thread over the weekend if you have any more issues.

>> No.1578901
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1578901

>>1578838

If there's no access from behind, say, in a closet, you'll need a internal pipe wrench to get the nipple out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyNVgsgCvR0

>> No.1579870

that pipe will not loosen no matter what you do
Its already rusting in half dipshits
carefully remove tile and replace valve body or go through back of wall. Old galv. pipe doesnt unscrew at that point...cut pipes and install sharkbites and connect ne valve...thank me later

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1579876

>>1579870
I've removed galvanized nipples with these bad boys, and the internal pipe wrenches the other anon posted above. The fact that you think sharkbites are a good idea outside of emergencies tells me all I need to know about you. Judging from the age of the valve, it's galvanized behind the wall, not just to the spout. You can't use a sharkbite fitting on galvanized, and even if you could, you would have to be the biggest meth head trailer park "maintenance" hack to think it's a good idea. If it's copper, sharkbiting is still nigger tier unless you are all out of options. There is a chance that the nipple is shot and the anon is not getting it out of the 90, but tell him it's impossible and he should go out and sharkbite some galvanized pipe is completely retarded.

>> No.1580730

>>1578838
Tear open the wall behind the tub. It's prolly sheet rock.

>> No.1580760

>>1578901
holy hell there is a god. I didn't know such a thing existed.