# Plumbing tool

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-tool/633992>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 7, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-tool/633992 "2012-09-07T14:43:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-tool/633992/21 "2012-09-09T13:06:21Z")

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Got whatcha need right here:

[A resin bench.](http://www.pilotrock.com/recycled_plastic_products/images/BC03_003.jpg)  
mmm

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**Author:** ![Uber\_the\_Goober](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/58956e/32.png) [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-tool/633992/22 "2012-09-09T13:19:48Z")

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You know guys…in all seriousness.

I do this with a [Crow’s Foot](https://www.google.com/search?q=crows+foot+wrench&hl=en&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=9JZMUMPxNMfo0QGD_oDIBw&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1360&bih=643)

That way I don’t need to own a tool which has absolutely no other purpose. Crow’s Feet can be used for all sorts of stuff. Basin wrenches can only really be used in that specific application.

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**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-tool/633992/23 "2012-09-11T00:37:59Z")

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I successfully used a basin wrench. The Crow’s Foot Wrench might have worked but there was an awful lot of water deposit crud on the nut that made the teeth and increased clamping force of the basin wrench pretty helpful. It still was a total pain in the butt to get the damn nut off with all the pipes and the hose in nearly the same place.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-tool/633992/24 "2012-09-11T00:51:26Z")

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Why didn’t you try using a basin wrench?

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**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-tool/633992/25 "2012-09-11T01:17:04Z")

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A basenji wrench is right out.

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-tool/633992/26 "2012-09-11T01:23:21Z")

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> [@Nars\_Glinley](#):
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> A basenji wrench is right out.

Hey, you never bark your knuckles…

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