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broken outdoor faucet handle
I am a plumbing idiot so here goes. The handles on two of my oudoor
faucets are broken and I want to replace them. It appears to be a very simple job but do I need to cut the water off? |
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broken outdoor faucet handle
Kirk wrote:
I am a plumbing idiot so here goes. The handles on two of my oudoor faucets are broken and I want to replace them. It appears to be a very simple job but do I need to cut the water off? No need to turn off the water. There are a half dozen different shaft styles, so you'll need to match. A hardware store may be best bet. Jim |
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Speedy Jim wrote:
Kirk wrote: I am a plumbing idiot so here goes. The handles on two of my oudoor faucets are broken and I want to replace them. It appears to be a very simple job but do I need to cut the water off? No need to turn off the water. There are a half dozen different shaft styles, so you'll need to match. A hardware store may be best bet. Uh... how do you work on a valve under pressure? -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN VE |
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Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote: Speedy Jim wrote: Kirk wrote: I am a plumbing idiot so here goes. The handles on two of my oudoor faucets are broken and I want to replace them. It appears to be a very simple job but do I need to cut the water off? No need to turn off the water. There are a half dozen different shaft styles, so you'll need to match. A hardware store may be best bet. Uh... how do you work on a valve under pressure? -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN VE By taking the screw out that holds the handle to the shaft, removing the handle, and replacing it. Nothing that requires turning off the water. |
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"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote in message
... Speedy Jim wrote: Kirk wrote: I am a plumbing idiot so here goes. The handles on two of my oudoor faucets are broken and I want to replace them. It appears to be a very simple job but do I need to cut the water off? No need to turn off the water. There are a half dozen different shaft styles, so you'll need to match. A hardware store may be best bet. Uh... how do you work on a valve under pressure? -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN You are not working on the valve, just the handle that is atop the valve stem. It is just held onto the stem by a screw. Tomes |
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broken outdoor faucet handle
"Kirk" wrote in message oups.com... I am a plumbing idiot so here goes. The handles on two of my oudoor faucets are broken and I want to replace them. It appears to be a very simple job but do I need to cut the water off? Unless the faucet is busted such that the faucet stem itself has broken off from the faucet (in which case you would have to shut off the water to fix the faucet), the water need not be shut off. Just unscrew the screw in the middle and use a pliers to grab and wiggle off the remaining piece of the handle. Screw the screw back into the faucet stem to keep it from getting lost. Take the piece of handle you removed to a hardware or home improvement supply store to get another handle that fits the same shape stem. Remove the screw again from the faucet stem, press the handle onto the faucet stem, and replace the screw and screw the screw in firmly. Voila. |
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