Crack off xantia anti-sink sphere - Unpressurised, Yes?

[John Plum]

Although the rear spheres are best crack off 1/2 a turn or so whilst under pressure at high setting, I am guessing this method should not be applied to the rear antisink sphere, because the supply pipe needs to be detached first. Is that right?

[xantos]

Yep.

[electronmirror]

Ditto.

Also, it's really worthwhile soaking the pipe going into the sphere with Plus Gas over a few days before attempting removal.

[John Plum]

Excellent. Well, I got it off OK , and I had soaked it in plus gas for a few days (while I waited for arrival of a 3.5mm die for flare tool to tackle a supply pipe replacement). I think it made a great difference to have soaked it like that.

Then I found I'd been sent the wrong sphere! Put the old sphere back on! Huh… my fault for not checking before, sure… but gosh it's getting hard t get the right stuff supplied these days,sometimes. I've had a little run of that kind of thing. Still, she's up and running, having adapted a supply pipe with hybrid LDS and LHM unions.