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    My Silicone is siliGONE!

    Short timer I'm saying that several faucets where I've used the silicone grease quickly get "sticky" again. I've got one filtered-water faucet (cold line) where I grease the O-rings, and six WEEKS later the faucet is squeaky and balky again. The two Moen faucets in a bathroom where I've tried...
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    My Silicone is siliGONE!

    Yo - great minds of the plumbing industry. Solve this for me, please. Over the years I've repaired/replaced many a faucet - and have used several brands of silicone paste. So? Well - I've noticed that the silicone that's on the various plumbing parts seems to last a LOT LONGER than the...
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    Sillcock blues. . .

    Diff-runt strokes Sillcocks aren't larger - just different. And you're right - I've gotta get an adapter, sweat it on the pipe, then thread on the sillcock. It will only stick out maybe another half inch or so. I think. . .(sometimes) But hey - this job is easy compared to the Moen inserts...
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    Sillcock blues. . .

    Trying to 'splain OK - here's the build-up. Coming out of the concrete wall is a 1/2"copper pipe - sticks out about two inches. I thought there were threads ON the copper pipe, but no. There's a hose bibb with a Male threaded connection going into the house supply. INSIDE this connection, the...
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    Sillcock blues. . .

    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...
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