PVC vs HEATGUN -Take Apart Pipes the Easy Way

There’s nothing like the manly satisfaction of melting PVC pipes for easy removal. IMPORTANT DETAILS AND PRODUCT LINKS BELOW and Why it's important to use the correct hot air gun.
NOTE: Do not attempt this on pipes containing flammable substances. My half-brother Melvin tried that once. God rest his soul.
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This guy is so funny. His super dry humor is hilarious, and his voice is perfect for naration. I love how he calls it the "easy" way!

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Thanks for keeping the conversation clean without bad language.

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I try

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Using the heat gun tip was helpful, but the Eating PVC, the flesh covered Kevlar suit, the rabbit and the poor half brother RIP, gained you a subscriber. Now to try it out.

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Welcome aboard!

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SAME

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I've watched several channels showing how to do this procedure, but this one is by far the most entertaining!

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Lol, "When we was kids, when we couldn't afford marshmellas. We used to eat PVC." Hahaha, same here. Made me the man I am today!

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I love this video! Not only was it helpful, it also gave me a good chuckle. And when you're really annoyed that you have this plumbing dilemma in your life, you need a good chuckle. Thanks for making my plumbing issue a little more bearable today. 😊

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I am glad there are guys like you that keep it sane and with a touch of humor.

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Love your context and language throughout. Almost like comedy hour and need to pay attention. Great job. Also, God rest the soul of Melvin....

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I appreciate that!

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Great video, to the point and very amusing! Glad to see you take pride and thoroughly cover "safety"! Keep em coming!

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Thanks, will do!

[@UFOGHOSTHUNTER]

With the great Texas Blizzard of February 2021 I have some pipes to fix and this video has helped me out a great deal and made me laugh out loud!!!😂🔧

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Happy to be of service. Exercise caution and truly do be careful of the fumes. Praying for you all during the #TexasPowerOutage. If anybody can handle such a storm, Texans sure can.

[@xisigma]

Heated hole saw also works. Nice work.

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I'm working on my hot tub and I don't know a lot about the process. But now I know a little more. I appreciate the video....A Lot! Thank you. I think you saved me a ton of work.

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nice work. a job well done.

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Excellent video, thank you!

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Great video, great voice, and quite funny too, the step-brother quip, lol. Thanks.

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Disregarding for a moment the fact that this video showed me exactly what I needed to do it was also extremely entertaining. Count me as a subscriber! Thanks!

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Glad it helped!

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Came for advice, left educated and with a good laugh 👍

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Great to hear!

[@mathesons07]

I bumped into the pool equipment with my mower and cracked one side of the ABS union on the salt cell. Water was bursting forth like Old Faithful. Used this method to heat up the broken union and remove it without needing to replace the entire manifold. Worked like a charm!

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Nice work!

[@_1ben]

i am watching this as i need to replace the same fitting on the salt cell , any tips ? the author states to keep the heat on the inside top, but i think heat rises and to keep the heat on the top of the bottom? i am a bit nervous as an error will devastate my situation so you removed the female end of the screw union and tied back into the male pipe?

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K B Thanks very much.Great to have a pro to talk to But please look at my situation in this video. Just exactly where would you cut back to? It would require a lot of replumbing if I did that.

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Very informative yet funny at the same time

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entertaining, kind of reminded me of tool time half tim and half neighbor Wilson great voice/ narrating

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I think at the end of every video you should say" Time to hit the old dusty trail." With that voice it would be great. Love the video.

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He's also not afraid to share what he DOESN'T know!

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Oh, pipe down Demille. Did you mow my lawn yet?

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Excellent Work

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Just a small glimpse of my crazy life.

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looks like the magic turn to a physical work.funny guy and subscribed.

[@chrisgoosebeck]

Great video! This totally convinced me to give up on trying to melt this fitting out. Just gonna cut it and replumb. LMAO

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Go for it!

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Actually, JR that is not actually Merv talkin'...it's Helen. Ya see, Helen use ta have a chain saw in that bedside drawer until one night about 2 am, she wanted to initiate a surprise trial separation with Mr. Merv Himself. Evidence reveals that the fumes from the burnt up PVC Mervalicious has become rather unknowingly fond of, had taken a toll on his vocal cords causing unparalleled snoring. According to Ripley, Helen knew that the severing of those cord culprits would be quickly accomplished with her compact chainsaw before MervaBOOM would awaken! Well, it was dark @2am when Helen fired up her Poulan and the noise startled her so bad that she severed her own voice box!! While @her bedside in the ER Merv was relieved of Helen's recount of a "dream" about a giant Sequoia tree that was endangering Merv Himself's Workshop/PVC smokehouse. After several counseling session, Mr. & Mrs. Merv concurred on replacing the chainsaw w/the hacksaw. So, there you have it, 2 answers with one joint...PVC!!

[@Hubjeep]

Thank you! Replacing my pool pump and don't have enough pipe sticking out of a valve to put a new fitting on so I'm going to try to peel the old fitting off.

[@Hubjeep]

Worked great! I was able to peel away a fitting and also peel away pipe from the inside of a fitting. Up and running, and no need make all new pipes/fittings. Also installed a union so I can put the whole pump inside for winter!

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You should change your career to be radio announcer or commercial voice over you will make millions 😊😊😊

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This was good! the narration was the best,although at first I di not think this was going to work! thought the configuration of the joints would have doen more damage than needed!

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Glad to help. Please like, subscribe and turn on your notifications for more upcoming videos!

[@zangetsudx1]

This was definitely not easier but I appreciate giving another option on removal.

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Thank ya Vern.....

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it was ALMOST worth the problem i had to hear this guy's comments! cracked me up. (almost worth it. )

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Too old to change, but I know what you mean.

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Just did it worked like a charm

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Thanks! you remind me of my heatgun! I have the same problem with my pool filter pipes!

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No problem!

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Thank you sir 🙏, showed something that i actually used today to fix a sewer line

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Any time

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You da man Merv!!

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Absolutely hilarious, and a bit useful as well.

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Glad you enjoyed it

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Dayum Merv,,, you made that look easy.... You must have an engineering background. Look forward to more DIY vids from you...Thanks

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[@noeeon9910]

There is a method I just learned where you can use a hole bore socket or whatever it's called that goes in an electric drill stick it inside the diameter of the pipe and try to get the closest fit. Then heat that sucker up with a torch and stick it in the pipe. It will also allow you to pull out the inner pipe as it melts the adhesive.

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Waw gratulacion.. you are big artist.. you can have your Owen tv chanel .

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Very funny. My heat gun is in COVID quarantine so I am borrowing my wife’s hair dryer. Will also try the gas pipe suggestion on unwelcome relatives.

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LOL Oh Geez! Not advisable.

[@Joey.Pareja]

this guy is hilarious! and i got the info i needed. Thanks Merv! Now ill go eat some of that delicious Golden Brown PVC pipe "marshmella"

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When we was kids, we couldn't afford marshmellas. TImes were tough.

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I just came to listen to you talk your accent is fantastic..

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great vid

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Hilarious…and …..educational!!! Lol that was great! Great? Yeah great!

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Nothing wrong with this method if you can get the cement to bond well and do a leak check. I applied this technique with a washer drain. The 90 was broke in half where it goes under the floor.I put quite a bit of primer and cement on her and she set up solid. Not like its pressurized anyway

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Nearly 27 THOUSAND views.

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OmG...You are too funny. My jaws hurt after you said working on a gas pipe. Man your funny especially with that voice

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I couldn't stop laughing while learning at the same time. Thanks bro

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Love the patter ( talk)😅

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Good Job! FYI I think you sound like Uncle Jessie with a cold from the Duke's of Hazzard! Lol!

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Ha ! "Justa good ole' boys ...." Be sure to check out our new Heatgun video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/romUpZ55paaFjsU And thanks for joining the Mervolution Robert! Make sure to turn your notifications on, too!

[@JJ-zg1hh]

Wow what a useful video. I just separated a glued soil pipe in about 20 minutes. I tried this a few years ago by grinding away the unwanted interior tube with a wire wheel. It took me all day and the results were s**t! Wish I'd seen this video beforehand. Plus you sound like the guy from The Big Lebowski: "sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes, well, it eats you!"

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Hoping to be this cool one day on my channel!!!

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Awesome video! Gas line and a heat gun 😂😂

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That was BRILLIANT! Genuinely funny, but where is this bell thingy, or did it get the heat gun as well?

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That there bell thingy is the notification icon. Please mash on it. :)

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Video is very good n narration is first rate 😂🤣👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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Thank you so much 😀

[@catfeline1530]

This is harder than it looks. just got done with a plumbing job doing this and it was a pain. Hard to keep from warping the hub the pipe you are trying to removing from. And yes the fumes the sucks. if you are outside use a floor fan to blow those fumes away from you.

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great voice...reminds me of Earl Pitts...Pitts off Amerca

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Merv should Guest Star on Earl’s broadcast

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[@rjinnh3933]

Outstanding, Merv! This is the perfect technique to remove a short section of 2" PVC-Pipe that I mistakenly glued into a "T" fitting. Every time I trimmed some off, it was still too short. Measure once, cut Twice or More. Keep cutting till you get it right or replace and start over again. With my trusty HeatGun, I can now start over again so much easier. BTW: I just Liked/Subbed your channel. Hope you don't mind........ Russ in Nu-Hampster PS: Merv, you're the inspiration I've been seeking out for the last 65+ years. Before that, I was just a Punk Kid with some Rusty Tools. That's why my Gramps had my name changed to Rusty but my BoyScout DropOut Buds re-changed it to simply Russ. Actually, it was Simple-Russ but that's another story. Have a Happy and Re-Warding Saint Aloyisious weekend and don't eat too much Beaver-Meat at the big Party Blow-Out or drink too much wine during all those End-Less Toasts. Now, if I could only find an Extension Cord, I could remove that Too-Short section of PVC-Pipe.

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Per the legal department......

[@butchburns9106]

I usually heat up a hole saw slightly smaller than the id of the pipe, insert it, let the pipe absorb the heat, then pry the piece out with a screwdriver and needle nose pliers

[@MervsServiceSecrets]

Great tip! Thank you!

[@robertweekes5783]

Maybe easier to saw out the elbow joint entirely and replace it with a new one. But that takes a trip to the hardware store. Plus you might need to adjust the pipe lengths or connections 🤔

[@johnbranch4299]

Very informative and I laughed so FREGGIN hard!!! I should be an expert since I watched this about 20×!🤣

[@MervsServiceSecrets]

Glad you enjoyed it. Just be careful, because I'm pretty sure them PVC fumes can ooze through the screen!

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