Held a candle under a stuck PVC joint and it slid right off, no hacksaw needed

Henry Campbell · 2026-10-08T17:15:02.786027+00:00

Kitchen sink drain arm was cemented solid, so I figured I'd cut it and rebuild the whole trap. My neighbor Ray said try heat first, so I waved a candle under the fitting for maybe 45 seconds and it twisted free by hand. I stood there in my Newark basement holding two clean pipes feeling like a wizard. What's the dumbest trick you almost skipped that ended up working?

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