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Questions tagged [spigot]

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The head of a screw is missing on one side of the spigot outdoor

I want to avoid creating a much larger issue (due to water), but I would like feedback on how to fix the damaged screw on the spigot. My thought would be to turn off water, allow it to drain, and then remove the spigot from the side that still has a…
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How can I prevent damage with a frozen spigot?

I was doing some spring cleanup and hooked my hose up. Unfortunately I forgot to put it back away when I was done and the temperature dipped below freezing overnight. It was 25 degrees this morning when I went out to remove the hose and while the…
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Leak inside house when turning on outside spigot

I am a new homeowner and am having some issues when the outside spigot is turned on. The water pressure is low but no visible leaks from the outside. In picture on the left, above the spigot is what looks to be an overflow pipe. The picture on the…
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Is flow direction through fittings important when fitting PVC or ABS pipe?

I am replacing the rusted out plumbing (drain, p trap, tee, trap adapters, 45 degree elbow) under my kitchen sink with ABS, but I notice that some fittings offer a choice of hub or spigot connections. There are a couple of places (particularly an…
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Risk of not capping old hose spigot

I have this old spigot sticking up out of the ground. There is a newer working one that’s on the side of the house. I’d like to remove this one. I believe the pipe runs away from the slab that you can see in this picture. I kinda just want to dig it…
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What is this leaking pipe?

I have this soldered looking pipe protruding from the foundation of my house that continues to leak water. What could this be possibly?
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Do I build my own garden-hose manifold?

It is spring time, and the manifold I used last year is, once again, irreparably broken. Judging by feedback on Amazon, none of them survive winter -- even if drained dry before the first frost. I'm thinking of building my own -- using a manifold…
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What is this tank?

There was a spigot that was randomly in our yard when we first moved in a couple months ago. Now that the weather is somewhat warmer, I decided to finally dig it up and find the source of water. While digging I found this random tank. Now my…
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How can I get stuck hose off spigot and can’t get sprayer off hose

Both spigot/hose and hose/sprayer are severely stuck. After tolerating it for years the sprayer now directs more water on me than at my lawn. One or the other has to come off. I’ve tried a variety of tools to get them off. Absolutely won’t budge.…
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Anti-siphon spigot dripping from unique downward-facing port

Dripping anti-siphon spigot with unique design Hi all - I recently bought a house and noticed a slow drip coming from the spigot in the back yard. The spigot appears to be a discontinued Arrowhead Apache 455, which has a little 1/8” diameter…
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How to replace this spigot washer?

This is the stem from an outdoor spigot. The washer has failed. The "screw", if it is a screw, holding the washer is perfectly smooth and round. No provision for any screwdriver. Have you seen one like this, and how do you change the washer?
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What is the brand of outdoor spigot?

I need to identify the brand of this spigot in order to replace the vacuum breaker. The spigot is about 30 yrs old. Thank you.
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Remove leaky backflow preventer

I have a leaky backflow preventer I'm trying to remove. It's been on for most of 10 years, and we've got pretty hard water. I've drilled out the set screw: I have some channel locks that I can use to try to remove it, but it looks like the pipe for…
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How to stop this leaking spigot?

This spigot leaks only when running, from the handle spindle. I have never worked on one like this, but I assume the handle needs to be removed with the front screw, then the packing nut needs to be removed. After that, new packing can be placed…
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Replace exterior wooden spigot cover on siding

I have a spigot on the side of my house that leaked before I bought the house. I ordered a new "vacuum breaker float" to fix the leak. However the 6"x6" wooden panel on the side of the house is rotten. As far as I can tell this is a 6"x6" piece of…
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