OT - Outdoor Faucet Leaking - OT

DoubleEgger

Smoker317 said:

I use to solder but now use shark bite fittings.   https://www.homedepot.com/b/Plumbing-Pipes-Fittings/SharkBite/N-5yc1vZbqpfZ4n3

I had your issue, I installed a new 16" or whatever freeze free faucet using the shark bite, way easier than soldering in cramped places.  I have since ran/replaced other fixtures for a few years now with zero leakage issues. 

Only issue with using a sharkbite in this application is that the faucet/stem assembly will spin unless you can can pin down the faucet head to the wall. 

nolaegghead

DoubleEgger said:

Smoker317 said:

I use to solder but now use shark bite fittings.   https://www.homedepot.com/b/Plumbing-Pipes-Fittings/SharkBite/N-5yc1vZbqpfZ4n3

I had your issue, I installed a new 16" or whatever freeze free faucet using the shark bite, way easier than soldering in cramped places.  I have since ran/replaced other fixtures for a few years now with zero leakage issues. 

Only issue with using a sharkbite in this application is that the faucet/stem assembly will spin unless you can can pin down the faucet head to the wall. 

Yeah, a hose bib secured by a sharkbite = plumber who doesn't know what he is doing.

DMW

Two pages about a leaking faucet on a BBQ forum. I love this place...

nolaegghead

"TMF last time in Copenhagen?  Suffering the drip, drip, drip of leaky faucet?  Come to the Big Green Egg forum and we'll cure it lickety split."

jeffwit

DMW said:

Two pages about a leaking faucet on a BBQ forum. I love this place...

And they say it used to be a friendlier place. 

SonVolt

I didn't get a chance to work on it after work... 

@RRP - I don't know what any of that means but it sounds scary. Can you elaborate?

RRP

SonVolt said:

I didn't get a chance to work on it after work... 

@RRP - I don't know what any of that means but it sounds scary. Can you elaborate?

You had posted "so this goes into our crawl space under the house". All I meant was the amount leaking outside COULD mean that water was also leaking in that crawl space eroding the ground under your foundation as well as creating ground that is wet and dark making a perfect environment for mold  and mildew.

SonVolt

RRP said:

SonVolt said:

I didn't get a chance to work on it after work... 

@RRP - I don't know what any of that means but it sounds scary. Can you elaborate?

You had posted "so this goes into our crawl space under the house". All I meant was the amount leaking outside COULD mean that water was also leaking in that crawl space eroding the ground under your foundation as well as creating ground that is wet and dark making a perfect environment for mold  and mildew.

Ah ok. Guess I better get under there and check. Since it's just leaking at the stem, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's just the packing nut that needs more packing material. 

Biggreenpharmacist

RRP said:

SonVolt said:

I didn't get a chance to work on it after work... 

@RRP - I don't know what any of that means but it sounds scary. Can you elaborate?

You had posted "so this goes into our crawl space under the house". All I meant was the amount leaking outside COULD mean that water was also leaking in that crawl space eroding the ground under your foundation as well as creating ground that is wet and dark making a perfect environment for mold  and mildew.

and snakes and spiders

johnmitchell

My contribution to this dilemma is call the Realtor and move!!!

SonVolt

I'd deal with the snakes and spiders than ever give a realtor another dime. What a scam of an industry that is.  Show your house twice, fill out a couple forms and get a  check for $30,000? Pffff. 

lousubcap

@SonVolt - doing the math you can hire a plumber for what you sold your place for.  However, upon further review that may not be the best suggestion as I got bent over quite hard last week when I had to resort to a plumbing company to repair my ba$tardized sewer system.  As a wise doctor once said, It only hurts coming out!"  

SonVolt

I just made that number up, but yeah maybe I should just hire someone. I'm going to see if I can break it first. 

lousubcap

@SonVolt - With all the other fire and forget posts of today-where is this project??

lousubcap

The Buffalo has decreed the sunk penalty.  

BGEChicago

GrillSgt said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlDZyKpwFV4

Thanks for the link, I have this problem! Very helpful!!

jeffwit

Sunk? But the buffalo skin one lives on. Oh, the mysterious ways of da buff. 

XC242

There’s water streaming out the bottom of mine when it’s on.  Is it supposed to do that?

SonVolt

lousubcap said:

@SonVolt - With all the other fire and forget posts of today-where is this project??

I was tasked with cooking dinner last night and didn't get a chance to work on it... I've just kept the faucet shut off in the meantime. We're going whitewater rafting down the Ocoee  this weekend so it's looking like it may be a few days before I can get back to it. Once I break it I will post pics and revive the thread. 

SonVolt

I think I fixed it.  The packing string worked just fine, I was just using it wrong. Some bogus instructions I found on the web said to twist it around the stem 3 times and cut it. That works great if you want to spray a jet of water in your face when you turn it on.  Buried deep in a plumbing forum I found the proper instructions that you twist as much string around the stem that you can, filling up all the space behind the packing nut, leaving just enough room in the cavity to thread the packing nut on with a little force. Then crank her back down. Worked like a charm.