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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?
 
As you may realise, Shaun typed "Olive" but spellchecker did its work!

The bodge technique used by those of us who don't have an "Olive Puller" is to use a junior hacksaw to CAREFULY cut diagonally nearly through the olive, while not cutting as far as, or marking, the pipe, and then stick a screwdriver in the slot formed and twist it to snap the olive open, Simples. 🤪. No olive puller required!

Or leave the olive on the pipe, replace the valve with another with the same thread, and use the original nut. May need cleaning up.
 
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Monument Olive Puller

Bushes engage in fittings.Hex drive for use on drills.Aux T/bar for hand use.
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I Use this type of olive cutter/removing tool.
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Knappers said:
I used to use my hacksaw blade but an olive cutter/puller is now a standard toolbox item and well worth having.
Altho I still often try to 'hammer' them off with my adjustable spanner.
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Same here. There are times you just cannot use a hacksaw and times you just cannot pull it. Nice to have the option though.

The 1969 Readers' Digest DIY Manual calls olives 'slip rings', by the way. Never used the term used outside of that book, but then perhaps it is an age thing?
 

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