Can't Get Ball Valve Undone.

[Pollys13]

I need to take the ball valves off my pot as aren't needed for my air supply set up.In fact can use them in the air supply set up. I got the first valve off without too much trouble. The other is a different story, I've applied quite a bit of force in both directions, no joy. The other valve had PTFE tape also perhaps thread sealant in one of the unions to it.

With this second valve I'm not sure in which direction I should be trying to undo it. I don't want to strip thread or bodge up the manifold pipes.

As I say I'm not sure which direction I should be trying to undo it.
See the attached, should it be A up with the spanner or B down with the spanner?
I've tried thinking along lines of right is tight and left is loose but I'm still not sure of the direction.
Cheers.

 

[rtbcomp]

Up with A, it's a right-hand thread. Try some heat (blowlamp), that usually frees of any sealant. You may end up damaging the seal in the valve.

 

[MattF]

Anti-clockwise looking from the top of it, which is A in that photo.

 

[captain-destructo]

righty tighty, lefty loosy

it should be
same as a standard nut and bolt
clockwise to put it on
anticlockwise to get it off

 

[Kent]

as said use heat to break any sealant applied I recon

 

[Pollys13]

Ok cheers,
Can I use a paint striping hot air gun for this?
Oh, In the end I got my tablesaw upright and onto the mobile base. As is in the kitchen it can also double as a table to eat my breakfast on....

 

[rtbcomp]

Heat gun may work.

It may be a good idea to move those images into your table saw thread to avoid confusion.

 

[Pollys13]

OK if can't get undone by hand will try the paint stripping gun. How do I move the photos over to the other thread and delete from this thread?
Cheers.

 

[roofman]

Ok cheers,
Can I use a paint striping hot air gun for this?
Oh, In the end I got my tablesaw upright and onto the mobile base. As is in the kitchen it can also double as a table to eat my breakfast on....

handy for cutting the bead then

 

[rtbcomp]

......... How do I move the photos over to the other thread and delete from this thread?
Cheers.

Re-post them on the other thread and give me a shout and I'll delete them from here. I'll wait until you say in case you need to download them from here.