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Thread Number: 17486
Compact Wands Stuck Together |
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| Post# 188569 , Reply# 2 7/5/2012 at 21:39 (4,310 days old) by 97760 () | ||
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Removing wands &attachments -friction fit simply spray pieces with Liquid wrench..Let sit a day respray and let it sit another day..Hit the pipes with a Plastic malot and twist they should come apart. | ||
| Post# 188572 , Reply# 4 7/5/2012 at 21:54 (4,310 days old) by 97760 () | ||
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Removing wands &attachments -friction fit simply spray pieces with Liquid wrench..Let sit a day respray and let it sit another day..Hit the pipes with a Plastic malot and twist they should come apart. Be patient for product to work | ||
| Post# 188579 , Reply# 6 7/5/2012 at 23:14 (4,310 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
 Heating it causes the metal to expand. Cooling it will allowing then to shrink. That process will loosen rust and/or oxidation, which will then allow you to separate the two ends. I've done something similar using a torch on frozen screws and bolts. In fact, I think it was someone here on the Forum who suggested that. Glad you got it free! Those situations are very frustrating! | ||
| Post# 409683 , Reply# 7 5/22/2019 at 19:27 (1,798 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB) | ||
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| Post# 409685 , Reply# 8 5/22/2019 at 20:46 (1,798 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Antoine | ||
| Post# 409692 , Reply# 9 5/22/2019 at 21:36 (1,798 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB) | ||
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| Post# 409699 , Reply# 10 5/23/2019 at 13:12 (1,798 days old) by quebecois (Waterloo, Canada) | ||
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Now that's funny, I was about to write a thread on the same subject, the last Electrolux I bought came with two tubes stuck in each other and the end of the flexible hose stuck in the upper tube. I'll try the hot water trick, water is easier to clean up after if it doesn't work. | ||
| Post# 409701 , Reply# 11 5/23/2019 at 15:29 (1,797 days old) by blknblu (CT) | ||
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You can use rubber strap wrenches if you are careful. Harbor Freight & Princess Auto carry them cheaply.
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| Post# 409751 , Reply# 12 5/24/2019 at 19:15 (1,796 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Wrenches
Those wrenches look really similar to oil change filter wrench. I never got much use out of those. If I tried to pull apart would break. If items expand with heat freeze them but spray with some lubricant. I'm throwing iteas out there. You can take it to the car wash and spray it until it comes apart. I do think the boiling method of all the methods it's what it bank on.
You could put in a vice and twist one. Les | ||
| Post# 451456 , Reply# 13 4/10/2022 at 22:16 (744 days old) by BriGuy (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
Boiling water works! 
Just wanted to say I had Compact wands that were seriously stuck together. I found a flower power model at an estate sale this weekend that had the short power nozzle wand piece stuck in the bare floor tool by the previous owner. I tried PB Blaster and that didn’t work. I recalled this post from years back and tried Tania’s trick of boiling water. It worked like a charm!
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