Wryter
New Member
Got new quarter-turn sillcocks for the outside of my house - I "thought"the old ones had female threads screwed onto male brass threads on a fitting that was soldered to 1/2"copper pipe.
But - on closer inspection, I see that the old hose bibbs are actually MALE threaded, and the 1/2"copper is sweated INSIDE the male threads.
BIG SIGH HERE.
My question: (please - no hard flying objects) Can I take a hacksaw and cut off the old bibb so that the male brass threads remain on the copper pipe - then just screw the new sillcocks onto those male threads?
Or do I have to buy all new ones and sweat them onto the copper pipe after un-soldering the old sillcocks? I know this sounds weird, but I'm just enough of a numb-brain so that I get in a LOT of trouble!
Thanks, and be patient, please. . .
But - on closer inspection, I see that the old hose bibbs are actually MALE threaded, and the 1/2"copper is sweated INSIDE the male threads.
BIG SIGH HERE.
My question: (please - no hard flying objects) Can I take a hacksaw and cut off the old bibb so that the male brass threads remain on the copper pipe - then just screw the new sillcocks onto those male threads?
Or do I have to buy all new ones and sweat them onto the copper pipe after un-soldering the old sillcocks? I know this sounds weird, but I'm just enough of a numb-brain so that I get in a LOT of trouble!
Thanks, and be patient, please. . .