So, I’m doing a remodel job that requires moving a tub. I’ve done a good amount of plumbing but very little with threaded pipe, which are what the risers to this tub’s faucets are. (Old cast iron tub with separate hot and cold valves, which appear to be one piece) I’m reluctant to cut the pipe in the event there’s any kind of issue and I have to cap them temporarily but at the risk of sounding stupid, how do I unthread them from the faucet body? Won’t turning it to loosen it from the valve tighten it at the preceding fitting?
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I watched a Three Stooges movie that addressed this very issue. Everyone was wet at the end, and lightbulbs were filling with water after Curly connected some conduit to the water pipe...
The problem you're facing is the order of assembly. The original plumber started at the faucet -- you have to start where he finished, or get out your hacksaw.
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Turn the water off and cut the pipe in half. Have a couple of short capped nipples of the right size to screw into the existing supply lines.
That free you up to do the remodel work. When reinstalling everything you can add a union somewhere up stream and build back to it.
Dave