Replace leaky outside faucet
Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 5:24 pm
Outside front faucet has been leaking for years. It leaks out of the valve handle when on and drips (actually more of a drizzle) when off. One time I took it apart but could not get the screw out to remove the rubber gasket and that was years ago. I wanted to replace it with a sill cock shutoff which moves the valve inside the heated space so you don't have to shutoff the water in the winter. You do have to remove the hose so the water can drain, and it needs to be installed at an angle so that draining can occur.
Ordered a 1/4 turn one from Lowes
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Legend-Valve-1 ... ck/3506842
Also order two 1/2" elbows because I knew the angle on the old one was actually up hill so I would need to build the pipe up and over to make that work. The other option would have been to drill a hole and install the new one lower than the old one. Not desirable.
This job breaks down into these major steps:
- Cut and remove old faucet
- Fit up new valve for 5 degree downward angle, which required a shim on the siding
- Build pipe adapter and solder
The first two steps took about 2-1/2 hours. The soldering probably took another 2-1/2 hours....
Old, busted valve setup. Screws already removed. Used my pipe cutter (same one I use for brake lines actually) and cut the pipe. Pulls right out. This is the easy part. Before I could even shove the new valve in, I had to enlarge the hole in the siding. So I did that awkwardly with a 1/2" drill bit which was not the right size at all.
New valve just shoved in so I can check out the fitment. Here's what it looked like from the outside. Things would get a lot trickier from here.
Ordered a 1/4 turn one from Lowes
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Legend-Valve-1 ... ck/3506842
Also order two 1/2" elbows because I knew the angle on the old one was actually up hill so I would need to build the pipe up and over to make that work. The other option would have been to drill a hole and install the new one lower than the old one. Not desirable.
This job breaks down into these major steps:
- Cut and remove old faucet
- Fit up new valve for 5 degree downward angle, which required a shim on the siding
- Build pipe adapter and solder
The first two steps took about 2-1/2 hours. The soldering probably took another 2-1/2 hours....
Old, busted valve setup. Screws already removed. Used my pipe cutter (same one I use for brake lines actually) and cut the pipe. Pulls right out. This is the easy part. Before I could even shove the new valve in, I had to enlarge the hole in the siding. So I did that awkwardly with a 1/2" drill bit which was not the right size at all.
New valve just shoved in so I can check out the fitment. Here's what it looked like from the outside. Things would get a lot trickier from here.