Use The Correct Plumbing Tools

1. It’s important to use the proper tools when removing stubborn plumbing fixtures
2. You’ll usually need two pipe wrenches on a plumbing job.
3. One is used for holding, the other for turning. Use pipe wrenches only on pipes. The teeth in  the jaws of pipe wrenches bite into the metal and can mar chrome-finished nuts, pipes and taps
4. Open-end wrenches and adjustable wrenches have smooth jaws and can be used for square or hex nuts. These wrenches are ideal for working with the interior parts of taps and valves
5. A closet spud wrench is a special thin wrench made to fit into tight places.
6. You can use strap wrenches instead of a pipe wrench when working with chrome-coated pipe if a regular pipe wrench might mar the surface.
7. Vise grip wrenches are ideal for holding and working with pipe of small diameter.
8. Use basin wrenches to remove or tighten nuts and hose couplings under basins and lavatories. Its alternate positions enable you to reach nuts that would ordinarily be inaccessible to other wrenches