Recent content by trophyman

That is exactaly how I'm repairing it. Pictures to come.

Ya know, I've often thought that, even commented on it to my wife yesterday. Fortunately I spent my working life crawling over, under and around heavy equipment repairing hydraulic and air lines in the middle of a mud lake. Then on to transit buses and over the road coaches. Think about all the...

Thanks everyone for the replies. It IS DEFINITELY THREADED ON. I agree it would be difficult, albeit not impossible, to solder that connection. It appears that it was done BEFORE the final coat went on the exterior wall so more of the connection was accessible. However, it concerns me that with...

Yea jimbo, I thought the same, but it is threaded???? I'm not a plumber, but having worked on over the road coaches for most of my life I've done my share of plumbing (air, A/C etc). Any ideas on how I fix this mess?

The three hose bibs on my house, in Florida, are anti siphon. When they were installed, 8 years ago, they brought the pipe out right against the stucco wall. Really, the hose bib flange was partially INSIDE the stucco. Wish we had caught it when the house was built but now it is what it is, all...