I've finally decided to join a forum. I live in the country and maintain a lot of things but the main item that consumes my time is my pool. Those of you here who live in the country and has a pool knows what I mean when I say owning a pool in the country is lot of work. My pool is like having a baby that never grows out of infancy. It is always crying needing more chemicals, cleaning, fixing something and continues to demand my time.
My newest problem is with the handrail. It is stuck. The handrail uses the wedge anchors that has a bolt to tighten up the wedge to hold. To remove the handrail, loosen the bolt and tap it down to release the wedge. One of the wedges has caulking material preventing the wedge's ability to release enough to remove the handrail.
I've tried using a tractor jack, a scissor jack and it will not loosen enough to remove and I am bending the handrail. I am about to cut it with my reciprocator but want to see if there is anything else I can do before I cut it.
I've been wondering if heating the area with a torch would work? Any ideas?
My newest problem is with the handrail. It is stuck. The handrail uses the wedge anchors that has a bolt to tighten up the wedge to hold. To remove the handrail, loosen the bolt and tap it down to release the wedge. One of the wedges has caulking material preventing the wedge's ability to release enough to remove the handrail.
I've tried using a tractor jack, a scissor jack and it will not loosen enough to remove and I am bending the handrail. I am about to cut it with my reciprocator but want to see if there is anything else I can do before I cut it.
I've been wondering if heating the area with a torch would work? Any ideas?
Since this is an Intro forum area, you might want to start a new thread in the forum linked below. That way intro stuff and your repair questions can be separate. Enjoy the forum.