[Shop-talk] removing broken PVC threads

[Steven Trovato]

How about heating up the oversized screwdriver so that it melts the 
plastic a bit when it is inserted.  That should grab the broken piece 
pretty well.  Keep in mind that everything is plastic here, so if a 
lot of force is required, you're probably going to just snap 
something somewhere else.

-Steve Trovato
strovato at optonline.net

At 01:10 PM 9/4/2010, Glenn Owen wrote:
>Same thing happened to me while installing a system a couple of 
>weeks ago. I just tapped an oversized flat screwdriver (tapered 
>blade) into the broken off piece and unscrewed with no problem.
>If this is an old installation and the sealer has hardened, you 
>might have a bigger problem.