Hello! I'm Canadian so you may wonder what I'm doing on a UK plumbing forum. I'm basically just here to learn the British term for a tool that I've seen recommended in American plumbing videos. As you probably don't know, Canada has a curious mix of terminologies at times and sometimes we use the American term for something and other times we use the British term for something. (I've actually seen car repair manuals in this country that list both the American and British terms for things so that the manual is useful to Americans, Brits. AND Canadians. But I digress....)
I am strongly considering replacing a shutoff valve for a toilet in the basement since it can't be turned any more, making it useless. American videos I have seen recommend using a compression shutoff valve for the replacement and those videos show a tool called a "compression sleeve puller" (or "ferrule puller" in another video) that is highly recommended for removing the old compression fitting. Unfortunately, when I look for these tools at Canadian plumbing supply websites, I can't find ANY such tools listed. I suspect this is a case where we use the British term for the tool but I have no idea what the British term actually IS. I'm hoping someone here can help.
This video illustrates a "compression sleeve puller" starting at 2:37:
Can anyone advise me on the British name for this tool?
I am strongly considering replacing a shutoff valve for a toilet in the basement since it can't be turned any more, making it useless. American videos I have seen recommend using a compression shutoff valve for the replacement and those videos show a tool called a "compression sleeve puller" (or "ferrule puller" in another video) that is highly recommended for removing the old compression fitting. Unfortunately, when I look for these tools at Canadian plumbing supply websites, I can't find ANY such tools listed. I suspect this is a case where we use the British term for the tool but I have no idea what the British term actually IS. I'm hoping someone here can help.
This video illustrates a "compression sleeve puller" starting at 2:37:
Can anyone advise me on the British name for this tool?