Water hose stuck on side of trailer..
Hi and thanks for reading. We were in Arizona. I think the water there has alot of disolved minerals. Like when you wash your vehicle, you need vinegar in the water because this hard white stuff ...
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JaxDad wrote:
Take a small hammer and spend a few minutes lightly tapping on the (former) hose end all the way around, sideways and straight on. The minerals when dry are like sandstone and crumble pretty easily. Then using a good pair of pliers start gently working the hose end back and forth.
Once the solids have been broken up movement turns them to powder.
The minerals while they may break up into a powder, will actually act like grit or sand and bind the two items together indefinitely making removal difficult to impossible. It is the reason why facets and valves that are exposed to water with high mineral content wear out fast.
That is one of the main reasons to try a liquid approach by soaking in a solution known to reverse the crystallization of the minerals. Strong vinegar solution is the safest bet. The vinegar solution dissolves and liquefies the hard minerals, reducing the concentration of minerals by dilution. The biggest downside is time and how you are able to keep the affected parts in the solution.
It took time to get stuck, it will take time to get enough vinegar solution flowing around the threads to make a difference.
Forceful attempts most likely will result in damage to the inlet, at this point, it is not usable so basically damaged so a mechanical "hail mary" is certainly worth a try.. But I suspect unless you find a way to cut a relief into the hose part (inside) it most likely isn't going to end well.
That is why I mentioned the OP may need to consider removing the RV water inlet to either soak it in solution or simply buy a new inlet and replace it.
