Plumbing wrench? Spanner wrench? HELP?
Hello, trying to see if there is a special wrench for the compression fitting on the black plastic plumbing? My shower drain down-pipe has come lose from the "J" pipe and I can't get it tight enough...
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thanks for the responses folks. The type of fitting I have has the all-in-one plastic nut and built in compression ring (the white one) so there is no lost part best I can tell.
I think the problem is that in order for me to slip the shower drain downspout into the "J" trap, I have to lift the rest of the pipes weight that are connected to the system "downstream"... so that one fitting at the shower drain down pipe has to hold up the weight of the rest of the pipes.
I think I am going to try and just hang the pipe with some plumbers tape to take the weight load and hold it in place, then the fitting won't need to support any weight and shouldn't have a problem sealing, since it's not a pressure system, just gravity. It should drain fine with no leaks if I can just get it to stay in place without slipping down and off... wish me luck, thanks.
I think the problem is that in order for me to slip the shower drain downspout into the "J" trap, I have to lift the rest of the pipes weight that are connected to the system "downstream"... so that one fitting at the shower drain down pipe has to hold up the weight of the rest of the pipes.
I think I am going to try and just hang the pipe with some plumbers tape to take the weight load and hold it in place, then the fitting won't need to support any weight and shouldn't have a problem sealing, since it's not a pressure system, just gravity. It should drain fine with no leaks if I can just get it to stay in place without slipping down and off... wish me luck, thanks.
