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JHGibson · 30th Apr 2012, 12:13 am

I only had to separate a base on one occasion and as an experiment I boiled the valve in a saucepan of water for 20 minutes, and that did the trick. Perhaps that valve had weak adhesive and this method would not work on all bases.
John.

30th Apr 2012, 12:13 am	#12
JHGibson Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada Posts: 368	Re: Taking bases off valves, safely? I only had to separate a base on one occasion and as an experiment I boiled the valve in a saucepan of water for 20 minutes, and that did the trick. Perhaps that valve had weak adhesive and this method would not work on all bases. John.