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Thanks to everyone for your advice. I didn't want to tackle sawing off the nipple on my own since I'm a novice, so I called a plumber. He did exactly that and made everything else PVC. I hope next time I can complete this job on my own. Thanks again for the help.

Hi - Checking back in. After coating the junction between the nipple and the elbow piece inside the wall (it's not a santee, it's a left-turning elbow) with WD-40 I tried using a pipe wrench to twist out the nipple. I didn't go far because, as I applied force, I wasn't getting a rotation and...

Hi folks - I'm still working on this since I'm still waiting on the snake. I applied some WD-40 on the boundary between the nipple and the santee, tried to twist the nipple out and failed. So I just applied more WD-40 this morning and will try again this evening. I don't have a saw that...

Hi all - A few days ago I noticed my bathroom sink was clogged. I disassembled the entire piping all the way to the nipple. There was lots of black gunk all the way through - I cleaned that out. However, when I got to the elbow that connected to the nipple, I couldn't find a way to get...