Sometimes you will need to replace an outside hosebib. The one in thise pictures is from a 1959 home in Bellevue. The home has galvanized piping.
For whatever reason, the shutoff here is barely threaded onto to the galvanized pipe nipple. I reached in and pulled it out without tools. Yes, I'm just that strong.
Okay, maybe it was barely threaded on.
After removing the old pipes, I was able to reinstall with Uponor PEX and fittings.
To remove the old pipe that was still there after pulling out the bad pipe by hand, I got a water spray bottle from the van, and a torch. Heating the 90 elbow with torch, and then using two pipe wrenches it easily came out.
For whatever reason, the shutoff here is barely threaded onto to the galvanized pipe nipple. I reached in and pulled it out without tools. Yes, I'm just that strong.
Okay, maybe it was barely threaded on.
After removing the old pipes, I was able to reinstall with Uponor PEX and fittings.
To remove the old pipe that was still there after pulling out the bad pipe by hand, I got a water spray bottle from the van, and a torch. Heating the 90 elbow with torch, and then using two pipe wrenches it easily came out.
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