87GT Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 I have never had to repair this before so I am kind of clueless. The water *****et outside my house drips water after I hand tighten it. How do I fix that? Turn off all my water then find a way to remove the *****et from my house to replace? Do I have to dig out part of my house or should the *****et just twist off. This house was built in 1952 so everything is old and outdated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted June 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 s.p.i.c.k.e.t isn't a bad word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 If you have a basement or crawspace, find where the pipe exits the house. Turn the water off and take a pipe cutter($5 at hardware store) and cut the pipe back far enough where you have good working room. Go outside and pull the remaining pipe and faucet out of the wall. Buy a new faucet and small piece of pipe the same size as the old pipe. Solder the new pipe to the faucet, unless you get a new compression fitting in which case no soldering is required, and place the new pipe and faucet back into the hole. Connect the new pipe to the old pipe either by soldering on a new connector or again going with a new style compression fitting requiring no solder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 s.p.i.c.k.e.t isn't a bad word. no, but the first 5 letters are if you're mexican . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Or pay Jason to do it for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted June 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 If you have a basement or crawspace, find where the pipe exits the house. Turn the water off and take a pipe cutter($5 at hardware store) and cut the pipe back far enough where you have good working room. Go outside and pull the remaining pipe and faucet out of the wall. Buy a new faucet and small piece of pipe the same size as the old pipe. Solder the new pipe to the faucet, unless you get a new compression fitting in which case no soldering is required, and place the new pipe and faucet back into the hole. Connect the new pipe to the old pipe either by soldering on a new connector or again going with a new style compression fitting requiring no solder. Sounds easy enough. Right on thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 I suggest a cork.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted June 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 I suggest a cork.... You are all about plugging holes eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig71188 Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Or... you can take the screw out of the handle (and again-after turning off the water in the house) loosen the large nut under the handle (if you have that type of faucet/*****et/spigot). You can then pull the "guts" out of the unit and simply replace the sealing washer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GMoney Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Or... you can take the screw out of the handle (and again-after turning off the water in the house) loosen the large nut under the handle (if you have that type of faucet/*****et/spigot). You can then pull the "guts" out of the unit and simply replace the sealing washer. +1 Exactly what i was gonna write. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgbdbn Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 s.p.i.c.k.e.t isn't a bad word. No but its the wrong one. Spigot is what you are looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger1647545502 Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 No but its the wrong one. Spigot is what you are looking for. And the bad one isn't spelled with a "k" either. Wait a second, lemme try something..... Faucet. Heehee, I said fauc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmrmnhrm Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Sure you don't just need a new washer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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