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    Replacement integrated dishwasher not going all the way back

    After a lot of work, this is the end result.
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    Replacement integrated dishwasher not going all the way back

    It's so frustrating, I know exactly what I want.
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    Replacement integrated dishwasher not going all the way back

    Thank you for all your advice. I'm going to leave it and let someone else deal with it tomorrow (hopefully). I shook the pipes and strangely I could hear there is still water higher up somehow. I tried blowing and sucking on the end of the pipe and it wouldn't shift. It's doing my head in...
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    Replacement integrated dishwasher not going all the way back

    My concerns are that the problem now will be all the heat will be drawn into the surrounding concrete and/or I'm still going to have problems with moisture somehow.
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    Replacement integrated dishwasher not going all the way back

    Thank you for your reply. After I couldn't get at the pipe any more with the angle grinder, I got out my old Dremel. I've checked and you were absolutely right about how much pipe is available. I'm impressed you could eyeball that. So if I sucked out 30c / 12 inches of water, that should be...
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    Replacement integrated dishwasher not going all the way back

    Before you replied I came to the same kind of conclusion. I took an angle grinder to it and starting cutting down the elbow. When I saw this, my heart sunk. As I cut further down towards the end of the elbow, it's looking better. Even if there is just enough space, it's a mess. There's a big...
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    Replacement integrated dishwasher not going all the way back

    That's very troubling news. I'm not sure what to do, we've not had water since around 3:00PM yesterday and no one will come to us today.
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    Replacement integrated dishwasher not going all the way back

    I've tried heating it up twice more and it's not budging at all. Applying flux hasn't made any difference. Even wiggling continuously with grips whilst getting it extremely hot isn't working. It's heating up to the point that the metal is pliable. I'm tempted to cut the elbow in half so I...
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    Replacement integrated dishwasher not going all the way back

    The pressure reducing valve has been removed and will not be put back. I've stripped it back to basics. In the last photo, you can see that I can managed to remove the copper pipe from the elbow that goes to all the pipes in the house. So, what you see in the photos at the moment is the pipe...
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    Replacement integrated dishwasher not going all the way back

    I can't even fit earth sheathing through. I'm feeling so stressed right now, if I could get the elbow off I would feel a lot better,
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    Replacement integrated dishwasher not going all the way back

    Okay, now I am concerned. I heated up the pipe and no matter how hot it got, it would not budge. I tried again and it's still not moving. I'm basically left with no pipe to work with if I cut this away under the connector.
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    Replacement integrated dishwasher not going all the way back

    Right, I removed the copper from the elbow and was a bit shocked by what I discovered. I've no idea how this happened other than assuming I got the copper red hot and as I did that, the pressure from water residue blew a hole in it?
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    Replacement integrated dishwasher not going all the way back

    Thank you! So in the morning, I need to remove the pipe from the elbow and get the water below floor level out as much as possible. What's the best way to cleanly remove the pipe from the elbow? Add flux on top first, hold the pipe firmly whilst applying pressure to pull it away at the same...
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    Replacement integrated dishwasher not going all the way back

    Thank you, that does work. Although the blue flame either flickers like a candle or goes into flame thrower mode. So, twisting the nozzle does absolutely nothing then?
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    Replacement integrated dishwasher not going all the way back

    Okay, that makes sense. I'll try that in the morning. Why doesn't adjusting the amount of gas or twisting the nozzle change the size of the flame? It seems to create a huge flame no matter what I do. I want it to pinpoint much more so I don't have a huge flame. I know I am aiming to hit the...

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