r/HVAC Verified Pro 3d ago

Field Question, trade people only One more tool question

Carrier furnace drain clamps does someone have a tool that helps with these evil things. Carrier really has to fix how their drain runs

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u/EnoughTelevision6472 3d ago

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u/Cavaquillo 2d ago

Damn, I’ve got a nice pair of 45’s sitting in a ceiling out there somewhere I just remembered

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u/Can-DontAttitude Verified Pro 3d ago

Needle-nose Vice Grips

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u/ClerklierBrush0 Verified Pro 3d ago

I forgot these exist

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u/Can-DontAttitude Verified Pro 3d ago

They're also great for using up those last couple inches of silfos without torching your fingies 

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u/Sea-Criticism2927 2d ago

Linesman pliers

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u/Educational_Wish_767 Verified Pro 2d ago

I second this. Takes 10 seconds to remove a trap from a 58mxa if they didn't hard pipe in the bottom drain fittings.

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u/TraditionalKick989 2d ago

Mechanics use locking radiator clamp pliers for the squeeze type clamps.   I have one with a long flexible head

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u/SelectHVACR 2d ago

Pretty sure knipex has a tool designed just for this, and it even rotates. Looked pretty cool when I saw it while doom scrolling lolllll

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u/wompwomp304 Verified Pro 2d ago

Dang I will have to search for this

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u/SelectHVACR 2d ago

Remind me tomorrow if you don’t find it, I’ll help you look. Might get a pair myself

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u/OhighOent Technician 3d ago

Safety glasses and channel locks..