On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 20:09:08 -0500, "Dukester"
wrote:

I have a leaky outdoor faucet. It is one of three outside faucets I have at
my house. There are two in the front of the house that I can see are
threaded onto the pipe. The third faucet (the leaking one) I assumed is

Whbere is it leaking.

threaded also, but it is difficult to see behind the bibb part of the
faucet, but there is definitely a nut type fitting there.

With a wrench on that and another on the faucet itself I tried to unscrew
the faucet, but instead the entire pipe turned inside the wall (apparently
had the incorrect size wrench on the back of the faucet). I may have turned
the entire pipe inside the wall as much as 90 degrees counter clockwise.
The pipe is copper. While I turned it back to normal, (never could get the
*&^*%$ faucet off), I am now paranoid I may have crimped or twisted the pipe
enough inside the wall for it to be leaking. I did not notice or hear water
when I turned the water back on, but if it is a slow drip.... Is there a
way to tell short of the siding rotting out in a few months? The room

Have you looked at the pipe from the inside?

I doubt very much if the pipe terminates in the wall.

You think you actually twisted the whole pipe to bend it. Did you
feel it "give", resist turning and then pretty suddenly turn much more
easily? Was it harder to turn back than it had been to turn the first
time (not counting when it wouldn't turn at all)? Yeses to these
questions would be signs of twisting, if twisting is possible

Can you stick something into the hole from the inside of the house,
parallel to, next to, below the pipe. When you pull it out, is it
wet?

behind the faucet is a utility room, which I guess I could tear into the
wall if necessary (sigh). How do I get the faucet off?

Other people know that.

Thanks for any ideas..
Dukester