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Questions tagged [spigot]

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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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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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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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How can I cap a broken spigot standpipe?

I have a water spigot that is connected to a private well. The PVC pipe about 1 foot into the ground cracked. Can I cement it in to use my other hose? Basically I had the hose connected to the water spigot, yanked on it and it cracked the entire PVC…
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Why would a bathroom faucet bib (spigot) have a tap?

My house was built in the 1950s. I was redoing my bathroom, and I noticed there was a pipe coming out of my pipe. Someone tapped onto the 1/2 inch cold-water faucet bib. What could be the reason for this? Whatever was on the other side of the tap…
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Outdoor Spigot Replacement can't unscrew stem, just spins

Trying to replace an outdoor spigot, that connects underneath kitchen sink. I have a pipe wrench on what I think is the attaching pipe, but the spigot just spins and spins and doesn't come loose? Wondering if it's soldered on, but then it shouldn't…
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Outdoor spigot broken pipe on my backyard. Can I just add a cap on the broken pipe?

I have a broken pipe on my backyard. It connects to spigot. Just recently bought a house, and the house is old; it was built around 1970s. The outdoor spigot always dripped water even when it was fully turned on and off. The pipe is now broken, and…
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1979 Outdoor Faucet - looking for part

When I turn on my outdoor faucet, water sprays out of the handle. I try to take off the screw so that I can replace the rubber washer, but its really rusty and stuck. It was installed in 1979. Anyway I want to replace the whole thing with a new one.…
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How can I protect a protruding spigot pipe from impact damage?

The photo shows a vulnerable PVC pipe emanating from a wall in Florida. Is there a mechanism to protect it? Box or other some other clever means? The concern is that the PVC will snap and it would be very difficult to repair / replace. I am…
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Fixing leaking outdoor spigots in 1950s home

We moved to a house with "older"/original spigots which we want to replace since they are leaky, old and not very useable (probably not up to code either) - assumption is that they are connected to galvanized steel pipes. We can't tell since…
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