Advice needed on frost free spigot replacement/identification

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diy_virginian

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Hi All,
Silly me left a hose reel connected to the exterior hose bib, causing a burst pipe inside the wall this winter. It leaks when the tap is opened.
I tried turning the fixture anti-clockwise hoping it will unscrew and be a quick replacement, but it kept spinning (like another post here).

This fixture is inside an interior wall, but the one on the other side of the house is visible from the basement. I've attached a photo.
Can an expert here advise me on how I can go about replacing this ? It appears to be a 1/2" PVC pipe glued to a brass coupling that is then soldered(?) to the spigot. This house in Virginia was built in 2018.
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Here is the exterior hose bib, I can see the damaged metal pipe about an inch behind the siding.
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Looks like a solid plan. Give the CPVC Lots of time to cure. Cut the pipe with a fine tooth saw rather than with a tubing cutter. Older CPVC becomes brittle.
 

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Hi All,
Silly me left a hose reel connected to the exterior hose bib, causing a burst pipe inside the wall this winter. It leaks when the tap is opened.
I tried turning the fixture anti-clockwise hoping it will unscrew and be a quick replacement, but it kept spinning (like another post here).

This fixture is inside an interior wall, but the one on the other side of the house is visible from the basement. I've attached a photo.
Can an expert here advise me on how I can go about replacing this ? It appears to be a 1/2" PVC pipe glued to a brass coupling that is then soldered(?) to the spigot. This house in Virginia was built in 2018.
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Here is the exterior hose bib, I can see the damaged metal pipe about an inch behind the siding.
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1- CAREFULLY cut the CPVC
2- buy a WOODFORD brand hose bibb with a vacuum breaker (with a 4" shaft)
3- buy a 1/2" female thread x CPVC adapter
4- glue up a piece of 1/2" CPVC to the hose bibb (a little longer than you need)
5- stick the new makeup hose bibb into the hole and secure your screws
6- underneath - cut your pipe to length and glue a cpvc coupling in to make your final connection.

READ THE LABEL on your can of yellow cpvc cement. it will take A FULL HOUR to cure. give it time to cure before turning the water on to test. Yes - ALWAYS crawl back under to check for leaks. And yes, these goofy styrofoam covers are about the best $5-bucks you'll ever spend to protect your biggest investment.

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Wound up having to call a plumber ($200 including parts) as I could not reach the spigot that was in the interior wall.
He cut a hole in a basement bedroom closet and then later sealed that hole (drywall).

Apparently the way the previous spigot was connected it could spin when rotated without causing any extra leak.
 

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