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Hi. Thanks in advance for any help you all can give me.
I have an old leaking outdoor faucet. In trying to loosen a stubborn packing nut, I enlisted some help from a well-meaning stronger arm. An attempt to steady the faucet in this process ended with the top portion getting sqeezed, making it impossible for that cap to be threaded on now. So, even if the washer replacement might have solved the problem temporarily, I now have a bigger problem. The faucet cannot even just be capped now.
I tried unscrewing the whole thing but it is looking as though it must be soldered to the pipe, as it didn't budge.?? This is what the repairman I had come out thinks as well... as I guess he tried to unscrew it as well.
Money is tight, to say the least, and the quote I got to have this faucet replaced is $300... since they have to crawl under my house a ways and do the work from there apparently, and the crawl space is so tight.
There is possibly a larger opening than the pipe itself, as there is a 7"x7" wood trim box behind the faucet, installed into the siding of the house. I have not removed this yet to see.
I really don't need this faucet, as there is another one located not that far from this one. I'm wondering what my other options might be. Any ideas?
Thanks again!
I have an old leaking outdoor faucet. In trying to loosen a stubborn packing nut, I enlisted some help from a well-meaning stronger arm. An attempt to steady the faucet in this process ended with the top portion getting sqeezed, making it impossible for that cap to be threaded on now. So, even if the washer replacement might have solved the problem temporarily, I now have a bigger problem. The faucet cannot even just be capped now.
I tried unscrewing the whole thing but it is looking as though it must be soldered to the pipe, as it didn't budge.?? This is what the repairman I had come out thinks as well... as I guess he tried to unscrew it as well.
Money is tight, to say the least, and the quote I got to have this faucet replaced is $300... since they have to crawl under my house a ways and do the work from there apparently, and the crawl space is so tight.
There is possibly a larger opening than the pipe itself, as there is a 7"x7" wood trim box behind the faucet, installed into the siding of the house. I have not removed this yet to see.
I really don't need this faucet, as there is another one located not that far from this one. I'm wondering what my other options might be. Any ideas?
Thanks again!