Smallz wrote:
Im trying to hook up a gas dryer (Electric's Motor is shot). I have a
1/2" threaded black pipe near my hot water heater thats capped off,
unfortunately, the cap is very rusty, and im worried about damaging the
pipe trying to remove it with a pipe wrench. Any tips for getting the
rusty cap off? Would I risk damage if I applied too much pressure to
it?

Options:
-wrenches
-bigger wrenches
-heat the cap with a torch and give it a few raps with a hammer, then
wrenches
-cut most of the way through the cap on two sides and the top with a
sawzall being careful not to knick the threads (the threads at the very
end of the pipe you can just graze). Support the cap opposite the cut
with a block of wood or prybar. Use a cold chisel to split the cap.

R