oklajonn
New Member
I have an outside faucet on the front of my house, which is dripping about 56 drops every minute. I called a plumber to repair the leaky faucet and was quoted a price of $866, not including possible drywall work and an access door. Since I only have a cutoff for the whole house, which is in the front yard with the meter (house was built in 1962), he told me Oklahoma City now has an ordinance (has had for a little over a year) which requires a cutoff inside the house for an outside faucet and he would have to cut into the wall near the faucet to install the following, he says in his written estimate:
Sill cock and ball valve: I will have to open the wall and take out old sill cock. I put in a ball valve and then connect a new sill cock bring it up to code and the customer would have to have ah access panel where I opened up the wall Total Estimate:$866.60."
So my cost of fixing the faucet is $866.60+. My question, is this reasonable and do new ordinances apply to fixing plumbing in older houses? I was planning on maybe a new washer, or stem to repair the faucet. For now, I have decided to just let the faucet drip - it will take a lot of drips to use $866 worth of water I think. Is this a stupid conclusion for me to make? I will appreciate any input for this.
Sill cock and ball valve: I will have to open the wall and take out old sill cock. I put in a ball valve and then connect a new sill cock bring it up to code and the customer would have to have ah access panel where I opened up the wall Total Estimate:$866.60."
So my cost of fixing the faucet is $866.60+. My question, is this reasonable and do new ordinances apply to fixing plumbing in older houses? I was planning on maybe a new washer, or stem to repair the faucet. For now, I have decided to just let the faucet drip - it will take a lot of drips to use $866 worth of water I think. Is this a stupid conclusion for me to make? I will appreciate any input for this.
