Amanda Sisco
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There is a broken water spicket on our front porch.
it is spitting water out of and behind the siding, so we had to shut all
of our
water off. We don't have the money to hire a plumber to tear up our siding
to fix
it, and then hire another person to replace the siding. Suggestions,
anybody?


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On Nov 15, 1:23�pm,
(sisco101) wrote:
Amanda Sisco
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There is a broken water spicket on our front porch.
it is spitting water out of and behind the siding, so we had to shut all
of our
water off. We don't have the money to hire a plumber to tear up our siding
to fix �
it, and then hire another person to replace the siding. Suggestions,
anybody?

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first isolate the bad faucet from the rest of your home, can you find
a valve to shut off just this faucet?

sisco101 wrote:
Amanda Sisco
-------------------------------------
There is a broken water spicket on our front porch.
it is spitting water out of and behind the siding, so we had to shut all
of our
water off. We don't have the money to hire a plumber to tear up our siding
to fix
it, and then hire another person to replace the siding. Suggestions,
anybody?
....

Pay them some now or pay them (and others) more later.

Meanwhile, get to the pipe leading to the spigot (there's no such thing
as a "spicket") by whatever means is necessary and cap the pipe by
whatever is appropriate (that depends on whether it's galvanized,
copper, plastic, ...)

If you don't have a clue how to do that and there's not a cutoff to
isolate the leak, you have really no choice but to call the plumber.

--

ummmm do it yourself? Isolate that line and block it off?

s


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Amanda Sisco
-------------------------------------
There is a broken water spicket on our front porch.
it is spitting water out of and behind the siding, so we had to shut all
of our
water off. We don't have the money to hire a plumber to tear up our siding
to fix
it, and then hire another person to replace the siding. Suggestions,
anybody?


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Amanda Sisco
-------------------------------------
There is a broken water spicket on our front porch.
it is spitting water out of and behind the siding, so we had to shut all
of our
water off. We don't have the money to hire a plumber to tear up our siding
to fix
it, and then hire another person to replace the siding. Suggestions,
anybody?


If you are in a warm are stop right here and follow the previous
suggestions. If you are in a hard-freezing area the spigot is probably a
self-draining, frost free sillcock and the washer amd possibly the seat are
probably worn out. Before doing anything, look around the spigot handle and
there should be an identification badge telling you who the manufacturer is.
You can call a plumbing supply store and see if they have a washer and a
stem (containing the stem end of the valve). Replacing these *might* do the
trick . But, done properly you should have a seat lapping tool to get to
the bottom of the valve and grind the seat a bit. It sounds like you might
be in over your head. Don't you have a buddy who is handy and can help you?
Best of luck!
Chuck

"sisco101" wrote in message
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Amanda Sisco
-------------------------------------
There is a broken water spicket on our front porch.
it is spitting water out of and behind the siding, so we had to shut all
of our
water off. We don't have the money to hire a plumber to tear up our siding
to fix
it, and then hire another person to replace the siding. Suggestions,
anybody?


The consensus seems to be that the repairs are difficult on frost-frees and
short lived and just not worth doing in this thread.
http://www.terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12816

Here's a DIY video on replacing it.
http://www.easy2diy.com/cm/easy/diy_...ge_id=35720531

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:01:56 -0600, dpb wrote:

(there's no such thing
as a "spicket")

Sure I remember the term "spicket" used in the early-mid 1950s..

cite:

spick·et [ spíkit ] (plural spick·ets)

noun

Definition:

regional
Same as spigot


[15th century. Alteration of spigot]

http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_56...6/spicket.html

sisco101 wrote:
Amanda Sisco
-------------------------------------
There is a broken water spicket on our front porch.
it is spitting water out of and behind the siding, so we had to shut all
of our
water off. We don't have the money to hire a plumber to tear up our siding
to fix
it, and then hire another person to replace the siding. Suggestions,
anybody?


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Trade your computer to a plumber or handyman for the repair.

TDD

On Nov 15, 12:23*pm,
(sisco101) wrote:
Amanda Sisco
-------------------------------------
There is a broken water spicket on our front porch.
it is spitting water out of and behind the siding, so we had to shut all
of our
water off. We don't have the money to hire a plumber to tear up our siding
to fix *
it, and then hire another person to replace the siding. Suggestions,
anybody?

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There should be a shutoff valve and often drain in the basement for
the outside valve, if not you need one before fixing whats outside. My
outside stuff is now off, drained, and outside valve open incase of a
leak on the inside valve. But I am where dirt freezes 3 ft down.

Ask your friends and neighbors who does plumbing repair, inexpensively.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"dpb" wrote in message ...
sisco101 wrote:

If you don't have a clue how to do that and there's not a cutoff to
isolate the leak, you have really no choice but to call the plumber.

--

Well, make the post back then, and see if anyone answers.

--
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Learn more about Jesus
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On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:01:56 -0600, dpb wrote:

(there's no such thing
as a "spicket")

Sure I remember the term "spicket" used in the early-mid 1950s..

cite:

spick·et [ spíkit ] (plural spick·ets)

noun

Definition:

regional
Same as spigot


[15th century. Alteration of spigot]

http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_56...6/spicket.html

Oren wrote:

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:01:56 -0600, dpb wrote:


(there's no such thing
as a "spicket")


Sure I remember the term "spicket" used in the early-mid 1950s..

cite:

spick·et [ spíkit ] (plural spick·ets)

noun

Definition:

regional
Same as spigot


[15th century. Alteration of spigot]

http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_56...6/spicket.html


Live and learn!

Jeff ( who's glad he didn't jump om the OP like poor dpb did. G)

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.98*10^14 fathoms per fortnight.

Jeff Wisnia wrote:
Oren wrote:

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:01:56 -0600, dpb wrote:


(there's no such thing as a "spicket")


Sure I remember the term "spicket" used in the early-mid 1950s..

cite:

spick·et [ spíkit ] (plural spick·ets)
noun
Definition: regional Same as spigot


[15th century. Alteration of spigot]
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_56...6/spicket.html


Live and learn!

Jeff ( who's glad he didn't jump om the OP like poor dpb did. G)


I should have known, Yankeebonics or Yankbonics.
It's almost as bad as Hillbonics spoken by the
folks in NE Alabama.

TDD

On Nov 15, 3:27*pm, "C & E" wrote:
"sisco101" wrote in message

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Amanda Sisco
-------------------------------------
There is a broken water spicket on our front porch.
it is spitting water out of and behind the siding, so we had to shut all
of our
water off. We don't have the money to hire a plumber to tear up our siding
to fix
it, and then hire another person to replace the siding. Suggestions,
anybody?

If you are in a warm are stop right here and follow the previous
suggestions. *If you are in a hard-freezing area the spigot is probably a
self-draining, frost free sillcock and the washer amd possibly the seat are
probably worn out. *Before doing anything, look around the spigot handle and
there should be an identification badge telling you who the manufacturer is.
You can call a plumbing supply store and see if they have a washer and a
stem (containing the stem end of the valve). *Replacing these *might* do the
trick . *But, done properly you should have a seat lapping tool to get to
the bottom of the valve and grind the seat a bit. *It sounds like you might
be in over your head. *Don't you have a buddy who is handy and can help you?
Best of luck!
Chuck


I don't see how worn parts on a freeze proof sill cock can cause water
to be spewing from behind the siding. With that device, I've only
seen that occur if the sill cock has frozen and split inside the wall
or suffered a similar failure.

Without knowing exactly what kind of device you have, whether the leak
is in the sillcock or pipe, etc, it's impossible to give much
guidance. The advice to look for a possible shut off valve for that
line inside the house is a good place to start.

On Nov 15, 6:28*pm, ransley wrote:
On Nov 15, 12:23*pm,





(sisco101) wrote:
Amanda Sisco
-------------------------------------
There is a broken water spicket on our front porch.
it is spitting water out of and behind the siding, so we had to shut all
of our
water off. We don't have the money to hire a plumber to tear up our siding
to fix *
it, and then hire another person to replace the siding. Suggestions,
anybody?

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There should be a shutoff valve and often drain in the basement for
the outside valve, if not you need one before fixing whats outside.

Not if it's a correctly installed freeze proof sillcock.




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