On Apr 27, 8:33*am, wrote:
On Apr 26, 3:51*pm, Jim wrote:

1) *Any easy way to free up that elbow?

Don't be afraid to really romp on it. Collapse the pipe and twist it
off if you have to. It will be easier to use a cold chisel and hammer
to collapse the pipe threads and peel them away from the inside of the
fitting.


And after you get done butchering a $1.25 fitting you throw it in the
trash and buy a new one anyhow.

2) *Assuming answer to #1 is no, would it be possible to use a sawzall to
cut of the elbow and somehow transition over to pvc?

A transition will never seal on the rough galvanized. Compression
fittings are for smooth pipes.

Perhaps you should be re-educating 60 years of plumbers who have been
using them then.

A rubber transition will not withstand
the pressure.

BS and see above.

Harry K