Sillcock
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similar to http://www.pexsupply.com/Matco-Norc...oof-Sillcock?gclid=CIm7gd7hrLQCFYl7Qgodg3EALg
but much older
I had the stem out earlier today( 6" stem)
Long story short, the long metal tube(silver looking) got twisted in half,
now the stem will not come out because of the back half of the metal tube being twisted up and stuck inside the hole.
Hole is only big enough for the tube, When looking from outside the house
I can see the twisted up metal inside the tiny hole with a flashlight (about an inch deep)
I guess all the 6 '' stem does is allows water to enter into the water pipe (if this is true then yes the water pipe is what is twisted up( 1 inch from outside of brick) tiny hole, just big enough for this water pipe
but much older
I had the stem out earlier today( 6" stem)
Long story short, the long metal tube(silver looking) got twisted in half,
now the stem will not come out because of the back half of the metal tube being twisted up and stuck inside the hole.
Hole is only big enough for the tube, When looking from outside the house
I can see the twisted up metal inside the tiny hole with a flashlight (about an inch deep)
I guess all the 6 '' stem does is allows water to enter into the water pipe (if this is true then yes the water pipe is what is twisted up( 1 inch from outside of brick) tiny hole, just big enough for this water pipe
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no its not the water pipe that is twisted it is the sillcock tube
when lookin through the hole from outside the house, an inch deep into the hole you can see the tube twisted up on one side, blockin the stem from complete removal, but I just wondered if there were any ways to remove the remainder of the sill cock tube besides busting out brick, or removing sheetrock
when lookin through the hole from outside the house, an inch deep into the hole you can see the tube twisted up on one side, blockin the stem from complete removal, but I just wondered if there were any ways to remove the remainder of the sill cock tube besides busting out brick, or removing sheetrock
Remove the sheet rock. You will need to connect the new sillcock to the existing water line. I think you will also find that the sillcock is going through the outside wall at the point of a connecting to a inside wall. Your connection to the water line will be in the inside wall.
John
John
my mistake, I just manuevered the stem out of the sillcock tubing, although i can not tell if this is sillcock tubing or soldered pipe, it looks as though it could be the water pipe IFIXH20. Did not know these sillcocks used to be fluxed and soldered in.
I really did not want to take out sheetrock, the mother is not going to like this at all .
in between the middle and pointer finger you can see where the (pipe) twisted in half,
I really did not want to take out sheetrock, the mother is not going to like this at all .
in between the middle and pointer finger you can see where the (pipe) twisted in half,
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What you have is part of the frost proof sillcock. The part that is connected to the water line is in the wall. You have twisted the sillcock in half. The only way to replace it is to cut the sheet rock out.
john
john
I see a drywall repair in your future.
They did have male threads, but you could also solder copper into it. If you have copper plumbing then it will be soldered.
John
So you were able to just unthread it and thread in a new one? Lucky!
