Great video brother. Awesome that you show people how easy some projects can be and they can do them on their own. Keep up the great work I see the channel is growing
“It’s all about helping people”. Considering he’s knowledgeable and genuinely wants to help. This is the kind of person you want to get advice from. Loved the video 👍
I work for a plumbing/hvac company in sherman tx. a good tip is to use a map gas torch and add a little heat to the sil-cock before you try to twist it off. the brass will expand and let go easier. USUALLY no backup is needed that way.
I don't have a torch or anything. My faucet assembly piece is not budging at all when I try to loosen it. It must be rusted. I just need to replace the washer as I have a slow drip. Any advice on how to loosen the assembly piece? Thanks!
My two outside faucets are leaking and spitting water out of the vacuum breaker. Thanks for letting me know how to do this you are a tremendous value to our community!
How did you know it was threaded on? If it was soldered on then, you would have bent and cracked the copper and you would have to replace the backside. I made that mistake cause it was soldered on, and had to open up the drywall on the inside of the house and replumb it. Wasn't too bad to replumb but would have had to be replumbed regardless for the new spigot to be added on.
That you very much, good sir! We found out one of our spigot had a nasty leak, and after a long trip to the hardware store, 15 dollars in parts and a little time. It is as good as new! Thanks to this tutorial, we were able to save money and our water! In texas, there are water restrictions, so needed to fix that leak!
Thank you for the Video , I had to replace my leaky faucet just outside my garage door as well ...after removing a small section of drywall it turned out my 1/2 inch copper pipe was secured to the siding with metal brackets , so it made the job even easier but I bought channel lock pliers just incase I needed them for the job .. my outdoor faucet was just over 41 years old and had the same rubber washer inside from when it was new but I couldn't get the screw out that was holding the washer , so I opted to replace the faucet instead ... it only took 15 or 20 minutes ... thanks again ...
That is great to hear. It is always better to cut that little hole and know that to turn and pray. So glad this worked for you! Hope we can help again.
That’s great assuming you have ready access to behind the wall. Ours is in a non-accessible “crawl space.” If I need to get behind that wall I’m going to have to cut into the siding.
It is so hard I wish that is was standard to put a winged elbow in there that fastened to a stud. That way you would know that your not going to twist pipe when taking this out. Hopefully you can just replace the washer and call is good.
Thank you for such a helpful video. When the faucet is replaced, could I just shut off the main water valve that is coming into the house and then drain the pipes? Thank you.
I've found Brian sometimes is you try tightening an object some it will make it loosen it up when you take it loose not every time but it has worked for me in the past
Oh man I may have though so for a second as well. But I’m glad it was not! I was meaning to write you back and say I’m glad that the baking soda and vinegar worked. And you can never go wrong with filling the kitchen sink up to give the pipes a good flush! So happy I was able to help!
@@ThatFixItGuy yup. I saw the look on your face when you tried to move it with the adjustable. I thought that just a little more muscle and that thing twists like a licorice whip. Have a safe night!
I hate “men’s work”!😩 Can’t thank you enough for this video🙏🏻Sharing your knowledge and expertise has helped immensely.👍☺️And I pushed “like” and “subscribed.”
Outdoor faucet was leaking. Estimate from plumber to replace faucet $350. Vinyl siding removal and replacement for access $250. Total $600. I went to local plumbing supply store. Washer and screw for faucet $1.69. Enough said.
Thanks for the video Brian I was sweating for a minute I didn’t think that hose bib was going to break loose, I thought the copper was going to give first. Why do they not have a frost free hydrant does the weather not get below freezing?
Me too Britt. I did not know if my backup wrench would work or not. It totally freezes here. There should be a frost free hose bib in there, but you could tell this was done long ago. They may at some point change it, but for the moment they just wanted the leak stopped.
@@ThatFixItGuy that's so interesting because even if they had a sillcock, the waterline goes into the garage which in theory is not in the heat zone. Garages could get below freezing and blow the entire line.
I see you secured the back of the pipe while turning the spigot. I can't reach my back end because it a tight space behind way. Can i just turn the front end with channel lock pliers? Thank you
Great video!! I have a job tomorrow to do this same thing I've never done it before but I'm ah fast learner so just seeing this is so easy and I know I'm ah get it done right lol. Thanks for showing us your way it's definitely appreciated I just hope the customers be as easy as this lol 😆
The backside of my outdoor spigot is behind my shower insert. So to get to it I would have to remove my shower insert I guess. Mine isn't leaking but it's making a horrible humming noise when the water is being used.
@@ThatFixItGuy I think it is the little backflow preventer thing. When we take it off it stops humming. None of the replacement ones at home depot fit though. The guy there said we have to replace the whole thing. We have another spigot that we use less often so I think we might just switch the backflow preventers and hope the other one doesn't start doing it also.
I don't know what to do but I have almost the exact one that you have in the video, but there's a hole on the side of the spigot and when the water turns on it shoots out to the side instead of it coming out of the front, I can't post pictures cuz for some reason CZcams doesn't allow that so I can't really show it but I don't know what to do and the other owner painted the spigot into the wall of the house, is there anyone that can help me out?
@@ThatFixItGuy I would love to pick your brain I in the process of digging a trench down hill we live in Central Texas on a hill we have a well water we want to run water to our house underground about 195 feet what would you recommend to me about the cheapest pipping material to use
I would use type A pex. Depending on your soil it may have to be sleeved. I know in our area a couple of cities want it sleeved. I spoke with a friend of mine that is in Texas and he said for all his inground water he runs viega fosta pipe. This is going to be long lasting.
My pipe is inside my masonry wall on side of house and unable to get to inside pipe to hold. Even if I wanted to put a sharkbit how can I hold pipe to create the pushing pressure needed?
What do u do when u can't get to the pipe on the other side (the pipe inside the house) to grab it tight? My indoor pipes are definitely hidden. The outside bib is sitting against brick wall
Mine is backing up to a tile shower 😢 no way to get to that without literally cutting out pieces of tile. That sucks and it’s leaking. Going to change the washer in the handle and hope for the best.
I have a vacuum breaker on my spigot, but when I hook up a new soaker hose for my garden, it appears to leak out of the threaded seal. I tried plumber's tape and it still leaks. Found your video bc I thought I needed to replace the whole thing and remove the VB to a simple quarter turn ball-valve spigot but you actually suggested having the VB. Admittedly, it probably is an older VB and spigot. Any suggestions?
Thanks for the video! I have one issue, the value assembly piece on my outdoor faucet is not coming loose! Mine must be rusted because it is not budging at all. How can I get it to loosen? I think I only need to replace the washer and don't need an entire new faucet. Mine faucet is old and I doubt the washer was ever replaced. I have a slow drip and want to stop it. Any advice will be appreciated!! Thanks dude!
I soaked mine with a diy penetrating lubricant of 30% acetone, 70% olive oil. After overnight, I was able to loosen the bonnet nut and remove the stem to get to the washer at the end of it.
I suggested that to them and they just wanted the leak stopped. Since I could not get the faucet apart the quickest repair was like for like. I believe remodel is coming.
Great video and info; my spigot runs great w/ no leaks until I attach the hose, and then it leaks behind the siding? Replace the spigot? Thanks for your help.
Interesting. Sound like it could have froze at some point. Is it screwed in to the pipe inside the wall? Maybe it is not screwed in good. When you add the hose and nozzle it creates back pressure. I’m interested to see what you find.
@@ThatFixItGuy It got the coldest its ever been here in Seattle this winter-what does the freezing cold weather do to the pipe? Looks like the back of it, is inside my entry closet and will need to access it to change it out. Hopefully it's a screw in. I can turn it on fine, and no leaks-but when the hose is on it leaks under the siding. Thanks for you help!
Are they all designed like this, I have to replace an exterior water spigot, I noticed thats in the crawl space. I also notice that its been soldered its not like the hydrant style
No unfortunately not all are like this. There are a few styles. Ok well you know it’s soldered it will have to be cut and adapted to some how. Is there good access and space to work? Do you solder? Send me a picture if you like and I can tell you how I would do it. Ufix247@gmail.com
My bib has two bolts at the 3 and 9 o’clock positions. Are those necessary for use on vinyl siding? I don’t see any valves at the store that have those bolts. Thx!
Sometimes you have to open the wall. Or take a chance and hope it is braced properly. If you spin it and the copper twists well that’s a lot more costly than a drywall repair.
Great video! Very informative. The only thing I was quite sure about was what you were doing with the tool on the back side of the wall... I have a pretty good guess but I'm coming from ground zero level of knowledge lol thank you!
I noticed it was not obvious what type of tool you were using to hold the copper plumbing inside the garage while you were tightening or loosening the outside faucet. Did you have a second pair of channel locks?
I have a question my garden hose faucet broke off the pipe I still see some thread left Can I use another Fossett or what will be your recommendation to fix the problem greatly appreciate it I’m on a limited budget
The same thing happened to me today and I'm here to find a solution to my problem. The other issue I have with this is it's in an extremely tight location and just can't put any tools on it and get leverage too!
Yeah it is. Some time older meter valves are just 1/4 turn though. You may want to check that! You don’t want to pay that city plumbing repair price! 😂
Can you tell me about how it should cost to have that replaced? I live in florida and it seems almost everyone tries to rip me off. So if you can share the average cost that would be very helpful. Thank you
Where do you live in Florida? I know a couple plumbers in different parts of the state. The price really depends on the work involved. Does it look like it will just screw out?
Well i live in fort pierce. I can get a plumbing. I just want to be sure price is reasonable. It looks about like what you did. Except you cant get to the backside of it.
Ok if you can’t access it you could be looking at a couple hours. 350 or so I would guess. I would think people charge about 150 and hour. Should or could be less, but I don’t know in your area. It varies for sure.
It's the way it is here unfortunately. I am also looking to get this repaired and the quotes are ridiculous. There's no honesty anymore, anything you try to do and there's someone there to rip you off. It applies to everything. School for the kids? Take out a second mortgage. Medicine? Arm and leg. Oh you want something fixed? The part costs $9 but the labor is $350.
I need to do this on two of my spigots. But they come through the brick wall and foundation and I have no access whatsoever to the supply pipe. Are they safe being that they’re in there? And what about the steady drip while you were putting on the tape and thread sealant? Is that indicative of a leak further up toward the cutoff?
Having no access behind to hold the pipe is always scary. You are taking a chance that the pipe is secure and will not twist or break. The water was still coming out while I was putting tape on because I had not drained the whole house down. I figured I was outside and did not need all the water drained out. Can you replace the washers in your bibs for the repair?
Great video brother. Awesome that you show people how easy some projects can be and they can do them on their own. Keep up the great work I see the channel is growing
Thanks Steve! I love that I can help people and it keeps growing!
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In a tight area, wrap the tape around the back of a pen, then use the pen to wrap it around the pipe. 😀
That is a great idea! I will look at that. Thank you!
Thanks helped a lot
“It’s all about helping people”. Considering he’s knowledgeable and genuinely wants to help. This is the kind of person you want to get advice from. Loved the video 👍
Thank you! If no one knows anything else about me the will know I love helping people. I really appreciate the kind words.
I work for a plumbing/hvac company in sherman tx. a good tip is to use a map gas torch and add a little heat to the sil-cock before you try to twist it off. the brass will expand and let go easier. USUALLY no backup is needed that way.
That is great to know! I will use this next time for sure! Thanks for the tip bro!
I don't have a torch or anything. My faucet assembly piece is not budging at all when I try to loosen it. It must be rusted. I just need to replace the washer as I have a slow drip. Any advice on how to loosen the assembly piece? Thanks!
@Ira Sherman Were you able to get your faucet taken care of?
@@ThatFixItGuy how to loosen jammed brass pipe
Sil-cock was my nickname in high school
Thanks, you made it easy. Plumber said he would charge me $150. I watched this and did it myself thanks to you! 💋
You’re welcome! So glad this helped you out. Hope we can help again.
Girl power
I'm about to take this on myself.. thanks for posting
$150?!! Mine says $1,100
@@dude4173 whoa….
I just quoted at $350 today 👎🏽
My two outside faucets are leaking and spitting water out of the vacuum breaker. Thanks for letting me know how to do this you are a tremendous value to our community!
Thank you for the wonderful comment. Please let me know if I can ever help.
Depending on the type of vacuum breaker you can repair or replace.
"It's all about helping people" love that! Positive vibes, ALL DAY LONG!!!!!!! Night too :)
This is what it is all about! Thank you for your comments!
How did you know it was threaded on? If it was soldered on then, you would have bent and cracked the copper and you would have to replace the backside. I made that mistake cause it was soldered on, and had to open up the drywall on the inside of the house and replumb it. Wasn't too bad to replumb but would have had to be replumbed regardless for the new spigot to be added on.
older people need a good guy like you. God bless you.too bad you don't live by me.`
Thank you. We try to help out. Where are you located?
That you very much, good sir! We found out one of our spigot had a nasty leak, and after a long trip to the hardware store, 15 dollars in parts and a little time. It is as good as new! Thanks to this tutorial, we were able to save money and our water! In texas, there are water restrictions, so needed to fix that leak!
Awesome so glad this was able to help you out. Please subscribe, share your story and help us grow. Thank you.
Great job on explaining what faucet to use on the outside of your home.
Thank you. So happy this helped you out. Hope we can help again.
Thanks brother. Helped me to save money.
Wrapping your piece of thread tape on a pen/pencil to help get into tight spots. Finger sometimes works too👍🏽
That is a great tip for tight spaces! Thank you.
Thanks for your support 😊
Thank you very much. You are generous! Educating and helping your audience to save money.
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Thank you for the Video , I had to replace my leaky faucet just outside my garage door as well ...after removing a small section of drywall it turned out my 1/2 inch copper pipe was secured to the siding with metal brackets , so it made the job even easier but I bought channel lock pliers just incase I needed them for the job .. my outdoor faucet was just over 41 years old and had the same rubber washer inside from when it was new but I couldn't get the screw out that was holding the washer , so I opted to replace the faucet instead ... it only took 15 or 20 minutes ... thanks again ...
That is great to hear. It is always better to cut that little hole and know that to turn and pray. So glad this worked for you! Hope we can help again.
That’s great assuming you have ready access to behind the wall. Ours is in a non-accessible “crawl space.” If I need to get behind that wall I’m going to have to cut into the siding.
It is so hard I wish that is was standard to put a winged elbow in there that fastened to a stud. That way you would know that your not going to twist pipe when taking this out.
Hopefully you can just replace the washer and call is good.
Thank you for such a helpful video. When the faucet is replaced, could I just shut off the main water valve that is coming into the house and then drain the pipes? Thank you.
I've found Brian sometimes is you try tightening an object some it will make it loosen it up when you take it loose not every time but it has worked for me in the past
My goodness! I thought for sure that the bib was sweated on and you opened a pail of aww nuts!
Btw, the baking soda and vinegar worked. Thanks!
Oh man I may have though so for a second as well. But I’m glad it was not!
I was meaning to write you back and say I’m glad that the baking soda and vinegar worked. And you can never go wrong with filling the kitchen sink up to give the pipes a good flush! So happy I was able to help!
@@ThatFixItGuy yup. I saw the look on your face when you tried to move it with the adjustable. I thought that just a little more muscle and that thing twists like a licorice whip. Have a safe night!
Thank you so much! Very helpful video along with great pictures and external links for purchasing. I’m a girl and I may even be able to do this!😀❤️
So glad to hear this helped you out. Please subscribe, share and help us grow.
9:17 anyone else say "a little bit more" before he did?
This is great! Let’s start a count!
Thank you for sharing these instructions online. You have a very kind face. Thank you again!
Looks easy enough. I'll give it a shot
You got this! Feel free to reach out if you have a question.
Really appreciate the video. Watched this morning, and am using this newly gained knowledge to replace my outdoor faucet. Thanks dude!
Your so welcome. Thanks for watching and hit me up if you have any questions.
Thank you very much for the guidance - you make it look easy!
Your welcome. Thanks for watching and I hope we can help again.
I had a tough time prying the assembly piece loose and wound up using a little motorcycle oil on it and it worked. LOL
Awesome! Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I was also going to say PB blaster as well. That is awesome you got it out!
I hate “men’s work”!😩 Can’t thank you enough for this video🙏🏻Sharing your knowledge and expertise has helped immensely.👍☺️And I pushed “like” and “subscribed.”
That is wonderful! I really hope we can help you again! Thank you!
as of now i am having same problem, My outside Faucet is leaking, i have brick wall in front, need to try this, thanks
You got this! I hope it all works out for you! Thanks for watching!
gracias por alludar pues hay jente qué cobra bastante y uno es pobre Dios te vendiga
Bienvenido. Solo estamos tratando de ayudar donde podamos. Espero poder ayudar de nuevo.
Awesome just discovered a leak break behind my outdoor faucet now I have the confidence to DIY my self thank you 🙏
I’m glad to hear that! Email me if you run into something funky. Ufix247@gmail.com
Outdoor faucet was leaking. Estimate from plumber to replace faucet $350. Vinyl siding removal and replacement for access $250. Total $600.
I went to local plumbing supply store. Washer and screw for faucet $1.69. Enough said.
Right on. I always love a repair instead of replace when possible. Thank you for sharing.
Swapped mine out today. You da man 🔥
Awesome! Glad that worked for you and happy to help! Hope we can help again.
It looks like it could get cold there and I am surprised that they arent using a frostfree silcock.
It does get cool here. I was surprised that it was not frost free either. Told the to make sure and cover it in the winter.
Wow it was a good chance to seal that gap around the pipe, just to prevent water damage.
True. The overhang right there is quite big, but your right any chance you can seal a gap take it!
Great tutorial!! It was so easy to do. Thank you
Thanks man i thought it was going to be far more difficult
I'm glad the video was able to help you. Hope we can help again.
Before putting on the plumbers tape on I would have cleaned the threads with a wire brush.
Hey lucky guy missing those electrical wires with that sheet rock saw...
So true! ⚡️⚡️
Not exactly my problem but good video.
Thanks for the video Brian I was sweating for a minute I didn’t think that hose bib was going to break loose, I thought the copper was going to give first. Why do they not have a frost free hydrant does the weather not get below freezing?
Me too Britt. I did not know if my backup wrench would work or not. It totally freezes here. There should be a frost free hose bib in there, but you could tell this was done long ago. They may at some point change it, but for the moment they just wanted the leak stopped.
@@ThatFixItGuy that's so interesting because even if they had a sillcock, the waterline goes into the garage which in theory is not in the heat zone. Garages could get below freezing and blow the entire line.
Pipe wrench and a torch heat up the bibb
That is a good call. Have you ever heated the bib up so much that you unsweat the male adaptor?
I changed mine out no problem thanks to you.
So happy to hear that! Thanks for watching and I hope we can help again.
Wish you were our neighbor. Thank you!
Your welcome! I don’t know if you want that my house is lacking yard maintenance right now.
Thanks for the video. I needed confidence to replace ours outside.
Glad it helped and hope we can help again.
I see you secured the back of the pipe while turning the spigot. I can't reach my back end because it a tight space behind way. Can i just turn the front end with channel lock pliers? Thank you
You can, but if it is not secured in the wall there is potential for something to happen. Do you know what kind of pipe it is?
@@ThatFixItGuy its a threaded pipe. I used a plumbers wrench and applied light pressure. You video was a good reference. Thank you
Awesome! Glad this worked out for you. Hope we can help again.
Great video!! I have a job tomorrow to do this same thing I've never done it before but I'm ah fast learner so just seeing this is so easy and I know I'm ah get it done right lol. Thanks for showing us your way it's definitely appreciated I just hope the customers be as easy as this lol 😆
Your welcome. Please let me know how it goes.
Another easier way to stop the leak is to install a garden hose Y-adapter with shut-off valve.
Very true. Those are a quick easy way. I may do a video on those type of easy repairs at some point. thank you.
I had one like that but the back pressure was enough to eventually press through the valve seal
I have watched a few of these. Yours is the simplest to understand. Thank you. Like/subscribed.
GOOD VIDEO.. AT MY HOME .. THEREC IS A COUPLER ON THE WALL PIPE AND GET THE TAP WITH THE MALE FITTING ANF SCREW IT INTO THE COUPLER
Yeah right on. They install these a few different ways. Eventually I am hoping and will have a video on every way. Thanks for watching.
Wont that glue you put on there eventually hardened and make it near impossible to take off in the future?
No that is megaloc pipe dope. It does not dry like other pipe dopes.
The only thing I would add is to put a old rag/cloth on the new spigot while you’re tightening it so those jaws won’t leave marks.
There is usually a shut off valve inside the house.
The backside of my outdoor spigot is behind my shower insert. So to get to it I would have to remove my shower insert I guess. Mine isn't leaking but it's making a horrible humming noise when the water is being used.
I would try repairing it. Maybe it can be repaired and you don’t have to get into the wall. New construction people never think about access.
@@ThatFixItGuy I think it is the little backflow preventer thing. When we take it off it stops humming. None of the replacement ones at home depot fit though. The guy there said we have to replace the whole thing. We have another spigot that we use less often so I think we might just switch the backflow preventers and hope the other one doesn't start doing it also.
Do you see marking on your spigot? Can I li email or Facebook me a picture?
@@ThatFixItGuy I messaged you on Facebook :)
I don't know what to do but I have almost the exact one that you have in the video, but there's a hole on the side of the spigot and when the water turns on it shoots out to the side instead of it coming out of the front, I can't post pictures cuz for some reason CZcams doesn't allow that so I can't really show it but I don't know what to do and the other owner painted the spigot into the wall of the house, is there anyone that can help me out?
send me an email. ufix247@gmail.com. I'm happy to give it a look.
Thanks for the video. Hoping to swap out my broken faucet without having to call plumber! You sure are scared of spiders! 🤣🤣
Lol! Not a big fan of spiders! If you run into an issue and need something hit me up. Ufix247@gmail.com
@@ThatFixItGuy I would love to pick your brain I in the process of digging a trench down hill we live in Central Texas on a hill we have a well water we want to run water to our house underground about 195 feet what would you recommend to me about the cheapest pipping material to use
I would use type A pex. Depending on your soil it may have to be sleeved. I know in our area a couple of cities want it sleeved. I spoke with a friend of mine that is in Texas and he said for all his inground water he runs viega fosta pipe. This is going to be long lasting.
@@ThatFixItGuy you dont think plain ole black poly wouldn't be sufficient? That's what we use here in PA, plus it's a lot cheaper
@@theodorenevin7760 I vote 200' roll of black poly!
My pipe is inside my masonry wall on side of house and unable to get to inside pipe to hold. Even if I wanted to put a sharkbit how can I hold pipe to create the pushing pressure needed?
In fortunately you need to get in to that back side of the wall. It should be drywall or crawl space.
What do u do when u can't get to the pipe on the other side (the pipe inside the house) to grab it tight? My indoor pipes are definitely hidden. The outside bib is sitting against brick wall
Is it drywall on the other side of the wall? I personally would rather cut and know that turn and pray.
Mine is backing up to a tile shower 😢 no way to get to that without literally cutting out pieces of tile. That sucks and it’s leaking. Going to change the washer in the handle and hope for the best.
does that glue stop the next person from ever removing that?
Thanks for the vedio, you do a great job explaining the process
It's better to push down, than up, specially with one hand
It is so true! Thank you for watching.
I have to replace mine , good job.
I subscribed.
Awesome! Thank you for the sub. So glad this could help.
Is it possible these my old and leaking faucet is soldered on instead of threaded ? It appears to be original to the house from 1977.
I have a vacuum breaker on my spigot, but when I hook up a new soaker hose for my garden, it appears to leak out of the threaded seal. I tried plumber's tape and it still leaks. Found your video bc I thought I needed to replace the whole thing and remove the VB to a simple quarter turn ball-valve spigot but you actually suggested having the VB. Admittedly, it probably is an older VB and spigot. Any suggestions?
Is there a rubber washer on the vacuum breaker?
@@ThatFixItGuy not that I can see
Did you get a video out about the Vacuum Breaker? Thanks
I have not yet, but I can do one this week.
Thank you for your help! I subscribed to your channel, very easy to understand and not overly done. Great job!
Thanks for the video! I have one issue, the value assembly piece on my outdoor faucet is not coming loose! Mine must be rusted because it is not budging at all. How can I get it to loosen? I think I only need to replace the washer and don't need an entire new faucet. Mine faucet is old and I doubt the washer was ever replaced. I have a slow drip and want to stop it. Any advice will be appreciated!! Thanks dude!
Can you send me a picture? Ufix247@gmail.com I would like to put some eyes on it.
@@ThatFixItGuy I'll send a pic in a few minutes.
I soaked mine with a diy penetrating lubricant of 30% acetone, 70% olive oil. After overnight, I was able to loosen the bonnet nut and remove the stem to get to the washer at the end of it.
Well done.
Thank you.
Was expecting to see some Loc-tite on those threads with all that torque needed!
Man I’m glad there was no loc-tite on those threads. I would have twisted copper for sure!! Thanks for watching!
My outside faucet like that have its own shut off valve a couple feet away couldn’t I just shut that off instead of the main water valve.
Yes. That is great that it has a shut off valve. No need to shut the main off.
Should have to install non freeze hose bibb instead.
I suggested that to them and they just wanted the leak stopped. Since I could not get the faucet apart the quickest repair was like for like. I believe remodel is coming.
Sante sana 🤝
Thank you! Same to you and your family.
Great video and info; my spigot runs great w/ no leaks until I attach the hose, and then it leaks behind the siding? Replace the spigot? Thanks for your help.
Interesting. Sound like it could have froze at some point. Is it screwed in to the pipe inside the wall?
Maybe it is not screwed in good. When you add the hose and nozzle it creates back pressure. I’m interested to see what you find.
@@ThatFixItGuy It got the coldest its ever been here in Seattle this winter-what does the freezing cold weather do to the pipe? Looks like the back of it, is inside my entry closet and will need to access it to change it out. Hopefully it's a screw in. I can turn it on fine, and no leaks-but when the hose is on it leaks under the siding. Thanks for you help!
I know it was crazy. I work at Boeing in south Seattle. I fixed lots of broken pipes this year.
@@ThatFixItGuy Nice, we're right up the hill from the Renton plant, want to fix our spigot?
That is awesome. I live up the hill from the plant as well. Have you seen how it is connected yet?
good teaching
Thank you. So happy we could help.
Are they all designed like this, I have to replace an exterior water spigot, I noticed thats in the crawl space. I also notice that its been soldered its not like the hydrant style
No unfortunately not all are like this. There are a few styles. Ok well you know it’s soldered it will have to be cut and adapted to some how. Is there good access and space to work? Do you solder? Send me a picture if you like and I can tell you how I would do it. Ufix247@gmail.com
@@ThatFixItGuy thabk you ill send you a picture and explain
Why is the shut off outside the house? I'm In CT
That was their meter. Their house shut off was buried behind a lot of stuff in the garage.
My bib has two bolts at the 3 and 9 o’clock positions. Are those necessary for use on vinyl siding? I don’t see any valves at the store that have those bolts. Thx!
That is how a lot of frost free bibs are secured? Usually screws though. Send me a picture if you want to. Ufix247@gmail.com
I have a frost free one that looks to be soldered to the pipe, it drips outside, would i have to cut the pipe to replace it?
Have to tried replacing the washer instead replacing the hose bib?
My house bib is leaking, but it's attached to 50-year old PVC so I'm really nervous about doing this. Any advice?
Do you have access and can you get a back up wrench on the hose bib you are trying to get off. If so I would not worry to much about breaking it.
What if you the faucet is in a spot that you can't get behind the wall
Sometimes you have to open the wall. Or take a chance and hope it is braced properly. If you spin it and the copper twists well that’s a lot more costly than a drywall repair.
@@ThatFixItGuy thankd
Thanx, fix it guy!
Your welcome! Thank you for watching.
Nice fixed,I hope I can fix my outdoor water faucet.
I hope you can as well! Thanks for watching and please reach out if you have a question
Great video! Very informative. The only thing I was quite sure about was what you were doing with the tool on the back side of the wall... I have a pretty good guess but I'm coming from ground zero level of knowledge lol thank you!
He is holding the back of the pipe to prevent it from moving, which could put pressure on another connection and cause it to leak.
I noticed it was not obvious what type of tool you were using to hold the copper plumbing inside the garage while you were tightening or loosening the outside faucet. Did you have a second pair of channel locks?
My problem is that the other side of the spigot is behind my living room wall!! 😢
Good job! I need to fix my too!
Great video, I learned a few new things today. Thank you!!!
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Thank you!
So how do I know if its soldered/sweated on or if it's the same screw on type? No access behind wall.....Great video and thank you!
You got to be able to see it. Is it just drywall behind it?
I have a question my garden hose faucet broke off the pipe I still see some thread left Can I use another Fossett or what will be your recommendation to fix the problem greatly appreciate it I’m on a limited budget
I got the picture you sent. Email me back if you have any questions on the info I sent. Hope you got it takin care of.
The same thing happened to me today and I'm here to find a solution to my problem. The other issue I have with this is it's in an extremely tight location and just can't put any tools on it and get leverage too!
Do you always turn the main to the right to turn off. Just want to make sure because the city said it's a lot of money if break it lol
Yeah it is. Some time older meter valves are just 1/4 turn though. You may want to check that! You don’t want to pay that city plumbing repair price! 😂
Great advise. Awesome information
So glad this could help. Thank you.
Teflon tape AND pipe dope?
How did you know that it was a screw-on faucet instead of welded on?
By removing a little dry wall on the inside and checking. My thought with this is always better safe than sorry.
Great video.
Thank you. Hope it helped.
Thanks for the tips Brian!
Your welcome! Trying to do what I can!
Thank you. I got what I needed.
Sweet. Glad it could help.
Amazing vlog and very helpful
Can you tell me about how it should cost to have that replaced? I live in florida and it seems almost everyone tries to rip me off. So if you can share the average cost that would be very helpful. Thank you
Where do you live in Florida? I know a couple plumbers in different parts of the state. The price really depends on the work involved. Does it look like it will just screw out?
Well i live in fort pierce. I can get a plumbing. I just want to be sure price is reasonable. It looks about like what you did. Except you cant get to the backside of it.
Ok if you can’t access it you could be looking at a couple hours. 350 or so I would guess. I would think people charge about 150 and hour. Should or could be less, but I don’t know in your area. It varies for sure.
Thank you i appreciate your input. Your Awsome
It's the way it is here unfortunately. I am also looking to get this repaired and the quotes are ridiculous. There's no honesty anymore, anything you try to do and there's someone there to rip you off. It applies to everything. School for the kids? Take out a second mortgage. Medicine? Arm and leg. Oh you want something fixed? The part costs $9 but the labor is $350.
Thank you
Your very welcome! I hope we can help again!
This video was so helpful!
Thank you!
I need to do this on two of my spigots. But they come through the brick wall and foundation and I have no access whatsoever to the supply pipe. Are they safe being that they’re in there? And what about the steady drip while you were putting on the tape and thread sealant? Is that indicative of a leak further up toward the cutoff?
Having no access behind to hold the pipe is always scary. You are taking a chance that the pipe is secure and will not twist or break.
The water was still coming out while I was putting tape on because I had not drained the whole house down. I figured I was outside and did not need all the water drained out.
Can you replace the washers in your bibs for the repair?
@@ThatFixItGuy Thanks for your reply! I haven’t gotten out there yet to do a good investigation yet. Hopefully it is just the washers. :-)
I would check the washer in it for sure. Good luck and please let me know if I can help!