Most likely 3/4 galvanized water pipe. And the white stuff is
pipe dope, to help keep the thread from leaking.

Use two pipe wrenches. One to hold the fitting, the other to
apply the torque. The wrenches should face oposite directions.
One opens up, the other opens down.

I got a set of three wrenches, in a case like this I'd use the 18
incher to hold the fitting, and the 24 incher to apply torque.

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"PCGumshoe" wrote in message
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: I've got two pipes that lead to and from a small size water
heater in
: my garage. The pipes coming out of the water heater are copper
and
: converge to lead. There is a 90 degree turn from the in/out's
on the
: water heater and I've been able to get the 3 foot section of
lead pipe
: unscrewed from the next 90 degree turn that bends into a 10"
section
: of pipe that is screwed into a "T" junction on the water lines.
It is
: this 10" section and 90 degree turn that I can't remove from
the "T"
: junction.
:
: Looking at the lead pipe, there appears to be some sort of
white paste
: that was used on the pipe when the pipes were joined many years
ago.
: I've tried to torch to pipes to loosen them, but nothing. I'm
using a
: Pipe Wrench to try and remove the pipe...
:
: I want to replace the pipe with less than 1" extension from the
"T"
: and make it CPVC to a 90 degree elbow on a new raised platform
the
: small water heater will be on.
:
: Can anyone suggest how to "FREE" this pipe? Is this some sort
of
: bonding agent between the "T" join and the 10" pipe?
:
: Thanks
:
: BTW: The pipe is less than 1" thick, 10" is the length.
: