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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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news wrote:
FWIW I tried losening a stuck immersion element with a flat spanner
and it buckled the tank. the best tool for the job is a box type
spanner with a bar through it as you can control the rotation and
deflection. the flat type spanner seems to 'torque up' and in my
case buckled the tank.

But if you try the impact method, you need a spanner that is in line
with the 'nut'.

I tried that - it made the problem worse.

Coming from him, that doesn't surprise me.

cylinders are gravity fed

Some are mains pressure fed.

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