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Plumbing question- hose bib
One of my hose bibs is leaking. My basement is finished with drywall ceilings where it comes though the foundation, so I can’t really get my face close to this connection inside the house, the access panel is in a closet to boot. Sorry about the picture quality, but it’s the best I could do with the access.
So,hose bib is in the right of the picture, feed on the left. My question Is,is the knurled brass fitting part of the threaded piece, or threaded into it? I don’t want to go outside and spin the bib off if they are attached as I’ll twist the copper, which I’ve done before. The view I have from the photo can’t even be seen from below, I had to stick my phone up above the wiring in the bottom of pic, to even see this. Thanks!
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71' GTO -original 400/4-speed/3.23 posi 13.95 @ 102.1 on street tires @ 4055lbs. ‘63 LeMans- ‘69 400 w/ original transaxle. 2.69 gears. |
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On mine the bib is one piece male threaded with the knurled area right above the threads, one piece. I think you’ll have to old you fitting that’s sodiered to your copper pipe.
If that’s a problem & it is a good quality hose bib it can usually be repaired. Good luck! Murf |
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I’ve never seen knurled bibs before. I’ve put about 8 of these in before, but never saw a brass fitting like that, not to mention there’s no tape or dope on it, so I couldn’t tell if it’s threaded on , or if the knurled and threads are the same piece.
Obviously they plumbed this house and built everything around it! East access-not! The fitting I posted is 6-8” past that shut of valve.
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Fixed it
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I hope that white plastic flex hose is not your dryer vent..
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No, bathroom fan vent
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71' GTO -original 400/4-speed/3.23 posi 13.95 @ 102.1 on street tires @ 4055lbs. ‘63 LeMans- ‘69 400 w/ original transaxle. 2.69 gears. |
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I think if it were me, I would cut the copper back where you have easy access to it....and then pull the old hose bib out from the side of the house all as one piece.
Then you can replace the hose bib and install new copper back to where you cut it....or go with PEX to replace what you cut out. That way you can do most of the assembling outside of the house and just slide it into place and connect it. I think you will save yourself some headache this way, but just as a disclaimer I am not a plumber....hopefully someone who is an actual plumber will chime in so we can see how the pros would do it. |
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Im not a plumber either but have replaced a few of these. It looks to me like it just threads onto the supply line. You will have to hold that with a wrench though as when you try to turn the hose bib off you will most likely spin the joint. If you need access cut a hole in the drywall the size of an access panel, then you will have future access there.
The repair kit for new seals/washers is pretty cheap. You access all of that from the handle end on the outside. You unscrew the 'innerds' and the whole inside pulls out. Replace all of the o rings and youre good to go. No need to get in the house at all. If youre doing it yourself thats the easiest route most likely. |
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Thanks for the replies guys. Been busy, just worked on it tonight.
The threads and knurled piece were all a part of the actual hose bib, as someone mentioned, never saw this before. Anyway as someone else mentioned I cut the whole deal out and moved the valve right over the access hole, then sweated a threaded fitting in so that it can be taken apart in the future if the bib goes out again. Also, I have rebuilt these bibs before, but this was some old cheap one. The screw under the valve handle snapped off when I tried to remove it. Not to mention I’ve had bad experiences with the washers available these days. Last time I tried to fix a laundry valve it was a waste of time. Thanks!
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Good Deal. I wont repair them either and I have a good friend that is a plumber that wont even think about a repair. Same reasons as you said, also if the access is there its about half the amount of work to replace new.
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Looks like a newer frost free, replace the whole thing. Dont leave a hose connected to it in freezing conditions.
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I've used several of these ShartBite bibs on close-quarter situations on the house and am very pleased. The first one is already several years old.
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