How to get this broke pipe out (w pic)
So my ladder falls and hits the (cheap) aftermarket regulator I have attached to my compressor and breaks the (accompanying cheap) connection pipe off flush with the compressor component leaving about 1/3″ of threaded pipe inside the compressor component itself. If it would’ve broken on the regulator side I could just remove the rest of the pipe and replace the whole thing. But as it stands I’m gonna have to work the last bit of this male pipe out of the female threads. The pipe is copper so maybe that’ll end up being to my advantage. How would you go about removing something like this? My camera takes bad close ups but to give some perspective the I.D. of the pipe is .40 in. Drew that line in there to show the end of the pipe.
I’ve got easy outs for rounded nuts but I’m not sure if there’s anything like that for this situation. Can’t be the first time it’s happened to someone.
I’m afraid the pipe is in there fairly snug so I don’t think prying one side up with a pic and then trying to work it around with some needle nose pliers is gonna get any kind of result.
I’m all ears. Thanks.
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You can get a easy out sized for pipe at a good plumbing supply house.
Take the broken piece with you to be sure they give you the right size.
I'd spray it with penetrating lubricant in case it's seized in there. After that, do you have a drill bit that is slightly larger than the ID of the pipe? I wonder if you had a tight fitting drill bit and you ran it in REVERSE, would it grab the copper enough to twist it out?
Drive a large screwdriver or chisel into the pipe until snug, then twist out with adjustable wrench or channellocks pliers.
Don't even need to go to a plumbing supply. the box store like Home Depot will have a tool designed to remove broken risers from PVC pipe. The Home Depot one is called: 1/2 in. and 3/4 in. Plastic Nipple Extractor. Less than $5. I think the copper should be soft enough for this tool to work.
Yep...a nipple extractor did the trick. I didn't even know these little tools existed. Once the grip broke it practically fell right out being NPT tapered threads.
Heh heh heh. Nipple extractor.
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