Angle grinder advice please

[SimonJohns]

i have all makita tools and i have the makita 18v lxt grinder

one of the best tools ive ever bought

use it to cut copper, cut flues, remove old pipework, remove cisterns, cut absolutly everything

10/10 imo

 

[Mike Jackson]

I'd use a dremmel with a small cutting blade in this instance. They're great for cutting things out in small spaces.

 

[scotty plumber]

The only tool's you need for cutting through a rusted c/c kit is a hacksaw and perseverance!

 

[scotty plumber]

The only tool's you need for cutting through a rusted c/c kit is a hacksaw and perseverance!

Also a towel for wiping the sweat off your forehead!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

never failed with a hacksaw either cut halfway though the bolt and snap off with your grips or cut though the wing nut and prise off

 

[scotty plumber]

Ever noticed that mostly the first one come's off not too bad but the second wing nut is an absolute nightmare!

 

[PlumbBobBob]

every time lol

 

[scotty plumber]

Or it is even worse when the wc is very close to the wall and you cannot get in about properly! Worship The 2-part syphon!!!!

 

[johnnyplumb]

WD40 tried it, about 30 years of rust! surprised they just haven't coroded away.

Tried everything, won't budge!

Cant get access to hacksaw as too tight.

unscrew both cistern & pan. lift both out together, turn them both upsidedown and you'll have all the room you need to cut bolts with your hacksaw.

 

[ecowarm]

never had to use an angle grinder on cistern bolts, always managed with hacksaw either junior or my home made racing cut down junior or just a blade from a large hacksaw

 

[scotty plumber]

Or do what the boy from my last job did, just raise the water level and tell the tenant that it is fixed then muggin's here is back to fix it properly two day's later!

 

[tamz]

unscrew both cistern & pan. lift both out together, turn them both upsidedown and you'll have all the room you need to cut bolts with your hacksaw.

That is the sensible way to do it :wink:

 

[johnnyplumb]

That is the sensible way to do it :wink:

aye, i'm all for making things easy, none of that struggling underneath a cistern nonsense.

 

[midge]

Its amazing how years of old peoples pee splashes corrode those bolts. I bet the floor boards both sides of the pan are also rotted. :goofy:

 

[scotty plumber]

I think i have changed around 8 or 9 c/c syphon's in the past fortnight in roughly the same area and all have been the same model cistern and about 5-6 year old! Must have been a contract on at the time, amazing how they all go at the same time!!