On 11 Oct,
"Dave Liquorice" wrote:

On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:54:06 +0100, wrote:

Most I've come across are the same physical size. Unfortunately the
threads on the compression fittings seem usually to be manufacturer's
specials, necessitating replacing the olives and nuts. An olive puller
simplifies this in confined spaces, else judicious use of a junior
hacksaw.

Or one of
these:

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hand...s/Monument+Oli
ve+Removing+Tool+22mm/d10/sd210/p93155

http://tinyurl.com/2vnu928

Mind you at £25 a pop and needing one for 15 and 22mm a junior
hacksaw has a lot going for it.

Or this one which does both and is a little cheaper.

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hand+Tools/Plumbers+Tools/Olive+Puller/d10/sd210/p32737

Just be very careful not to knick the pipe or getting a seal again may well
be difficult. How well do pullers work on olives when the joint has been
murdered up and the pipe distorted?

Depends how nackered the pipe is. Now worth trying if the pipe won't take a
new olive without difficulty.


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