Help! Plug is stuck in return fitting.

[fponzani]

I've got an 1.5" plug that won't unscrew from the return fitting on my steps. I suspect that I screwed it in a bit too deep and it hit the glue at the back of the fitting. (This happened on another fitting, but I was able to break it loose.) I don't want to force it and break the fitting, creating more of a problem. I thought about drilling it out as much as possible, right down the middle, then using a 1.5" tap to clean the threads.

Does this sound like a plan? Any other suggestions?

Thanks,

Frank - who's trying to get his self-built pool open before the wife and kids send him swimming with concrete shoes.

 

[257WbyMag]

That sounds like a pretty reasonable way to handle that predicament. I can't think of really any other way to remedy that problem because if the fitting itself is destroyed, you would have an even bigger problem.

 

[waste]

Frank, your plan sounds like it would work...but be extremely careful with the threads!!

I've got another way to do it, but the threads are also at risk, which is why I will not post it on any forum (I don't want to get blamed for a pool owner ruining their return from not having the patience to fully follow my advice) If you'd like me to tell you the way I do it, shoot me a pm and I'll pm the info back to you 8) You built your own pool and seem to have a good grasp on the tools, methods and dangers involved in getting this plug out.