Outside spigot (sillcock) replacement

In this video, I replace my leaking outside spigot (sillcock). Normally a fairly easy job but I ran into an issue.
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[@iwontliveinfear]

Word of advice, instead of drilling a hole in the wallboard and/or using a jigsaw/sawsall use a keyhole saw. It is specifically designed for sheetrock, and won't cut through or damage electrical or anything else in the wall. Punch it through the wall at an inward angle, and cut a square and you will have a ready made patch for the wall when your done. Just mud up the edges of the hole, press the square you cut back into the hole, then when that is dry, mud over it, sand, and repaint.

[@marshallandroxy]

Thanks for showing the whole thing, much appreciated.

[@gustavovega9921]

Thank you for the video. Years ago , I mixed pipes on a water heater replacement and had to call a plumber. Pipes rotted

[@joannenardoni17]

Wow, good job. Great teaching.

[@ZJMK605]

Thank you Pete! Great video! Helped a lot!

[@RussSchampers]

Thanks Pete 👍 Replacing my first spigot and this helped me 👌

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

👍

[@MeiklesAndDimes]

Nice repair! You could have sweated a 1/2 by 3/4 MIP adapter on the end of a piece of copper. However, I can appreciate that you did this repair without soldering, which is more accessible to homeowners.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

👍

[@sandoingme4me]

Thank you.... mines of doing the same thing did not think about the leak inside the wall and possible mold. I don’t use that spigot that much but I will look into having it replaced. Home only 3 years old. Thank you... Kinda figured the wall would have to be cut into since it is under a window and not easy as screwing off and putting a new one on.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@ncooty]

@7:28: That's a funny level of commitment to power tools. :) Seemed like an ideal job for a simple keyhole saw.

[@kauaireed9006]

Thank you for the video!! My hat’s off to you.

[@markprescott2011]

Good Job Pete!!! I have to make that same repair.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you

[@vincentcoelho]

Very professional. Thanks, I will have to hire a plumber after seeing this video.

[@chucksgarage7165]

You could have just made a copper nipple by soldering 2 threaded adapters on a short piece of copper tube instead of ordering the brass nipple. I think it was very wise of you to open up the wall so you can see what you’re doing and make sure they was no leak at the threaded joint inside the wall. Thanks for posting.

[@StilettoSniper]

Excellent point, agree 100%.

[@eozen81]

wow, good labor there to find the right place to saw behind.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

👍

[@usernamemykel]

I used to see behinds everywhere, especially on the beach, before the quarantine.

[@mountainviewturning5319]

Nice video 👍

[@me790meg]

Good information thanks

[@4seasonstreeservice]

Thanks for sharing

[@DougForce]

Very useful, thank you sir!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@Brandon_B.]

Oh crap! Bummer! I hate plumbing! Most of the piping in my home is 1/2" copper, so I have to solder when doing repairs. Thanks for the video Pete! Very helpful & informative! Glad you caught it before more extensive damage occurred!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@atomicorang]

Thankyou for sharing

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

My pleasure

[@jakeschisler7525]

Look up Wall Hydrant made easy. I can remember back when my son shut the spigot off after turning it the wrong way first. Breaking off the knob on a Sunday evening to boot. Then me taking pliers to shut it off correctly.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

👍🙂

[@24tonglee]

Son always done the wrong thing, or done nothing at all!

[@rubyburnside8987]

Thanks

[@eugenes8]

Good Video

[@acscolo]

Instead of closing up the drywall with a patch, use an access box for future access.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Yeah I thought about putting a plastic cover plate over the hole and just painting over it. Thanks

[@mercorey3258]

Hey Pete, love your video’s. I have 6 turn knob spigots that I want to replace with ball valve. (Washing machine hot & cold, Hot water heater and 3 outside hose spigots) One of the spigots on the outside of the house I will need to break away some stucco (previous owner stucco’ed the dam spigot pretty much). I plan on putting some sort of backer before screwing the new ball valve spigots to get the spigots off the house some that way in the future if I ever need to get a pipe wrench onto the pipe behind the spigots, all I would have to do is take out the back which I plan to use a piece if composite decking that I have left over from doing my deck. I was thinking that you could have got a 9” pipe instead if the 8” pipe and have it stick out a inch from the house and just fasten a 4”x4” piece of 1 by with the hole cut out and slide it over the pipe sticking out and fasten it with some Tapcons and the thread the spigot on.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Yep good idea👍

[@jamesmcnaughton5092]

Too long winded next time just get to the point

[@nomoredonations5601]

Thanks for showing entire process - very helpful. I think the "moron who installed" the pipe and spigot in the first place used to live in my house, as I'm finding a bunch of stuff in similar condition 😂.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

👍🙂

[@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783]

Ya... Me too... Boy he really gets around 😭😂🤣

[@bvnseven]

no, he lived at my house!

[@0verfiend]

Nice grass.

[@24tonglee]

Nice dog!

[@MARINE1FORCE6425]

Great info! I think I had the same plummer?

[@uniqueram0813]

Awesome, detailed description!!! Is it safe or best to weld the pipe to the spigot for future replacement?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Yes you could braze the brass pipe to the spigot but remember to remove the rubber seal inside first.

[@FF-xl7yw]

why did you not remove the hose box to get better access?

[@pauled99]

I liked your video and this is not a rhetorical question -- i want your take: you did all your torquing from outside; the threads are all inside and i presume no assistant to provide opposite torque to protect house plumbing. Were you concerned about that?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

If you have copper pipping, it should be able to handle the torque and it will lessen the torque if you use a good thread sealant that will also act as a lubricant.

[@mattrosich]

Ya I don’t think they make 3/4” thread. I had to replace my fitting behind my fridge and I had the same problem. Dude I almost had a panic attack over this! The employees at the big box store said they discontinued that size many, many years ago. So they did make them, but it’s been over ten years since you could find one

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@StilettoSniper]

I about laughed my ass off reading your post. That is BULLSHIT you have been fed my friend. But what else would you expect from the unqualified idiots that work in the big box stores nowadays? Go to any plumbing supply house and ask for a 3/4" FNPT sillcock, which is available in brass and lead-free brass. No problem. And that's today in 2021. You don't need to purchase it with the riser attached, it is not rocket science to either purchase threaded copper pipe, thread it yourself or even make one from some Type K copper tube and two male NPT fittings. This is not a crisis. So next time, do yourself a favor and look past the incompetent, minimum wage idiots they hire today in the plumbing aisles of Lowes, Home Depot, Menards, etc. Because their experience is from Walmart, Target and PetSmart. Not the plumbing and HVAC trades.

[@quocducnguyen]

At 9:26, do you see the threaded part? or is it beyond the compressed wood board? Is the threaded part braced against anything? thanks

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

The threaded part is even with the compressed wood and it is not braced.

[@koryzap7339]

you know he enjoys what he does with the amount of time he took to examine the silcock after removing it haha.. wonder how long that wrong piece lasted. normal copper tubes bust every day. black pipe longevity vs copper hmmm i wonder. the previous plumber man probably couldnt find that dino width fitting and decided to use the black pipe. probably something id do lol ive had my moments trying to track down unicorns doing plumbing jobs.

[@StilettoSniper]

Using black pipe directly on copper is a stupid, dumb-ass rookie mistake if you are even a semi-pro. Why would you admit that you would do a half-ass thing like that, especially if you are a pro? No surprise, though, that is why I do everything myself the correct way.

[@pbrooks4040]

from one pete b to another, what did you use for the temp pipe/faucet while waiting for new pipe?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

I just used a galvanized pipe while I was waiting for the brass pipe to arrive.

[@freddiealexander4709]

This is where you use a key hole saw instead of a power drill or jig saw and cut out one larger square, once.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

You got *very* lucky that the hose supply wasn't behind the shower stall.

[@charlescoker7752]

How many outside faucets do you have? They may have use black pipe on them as well!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Fortunately it was just this one faucet

[@michaelmappin4425]

It looks to me like my Nibco sillcock is soldered onto copper pipe. How can I know whether there are threads on the other side of that pipe or if it too is soldered to the elbow? Maybe I'm just seeing it wrong and it is actually threaded on both sides? I don't have any leaking but a bad backflow preventer had to be cut off with a dremel tool causing some thread damage.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Normally the sillcock is threaded to the pipe in your house.

[@michaelmappin4425]

@@petebeasttexashomesteading thank you.

[@alonzosmith6189]

How about using a frost free sillcock?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

I couldn't find any sillcocks with a 3/4 inch thread☹️

[@jimhilbert6549]

@@petebeasttexashomesteading replace the female to half inch

[@oddopops1327]

👋😊

[@timenloe703]

So... How many more sillcocks with black pipe were installed in your walls?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Yeah I only have two and the other one is the correct sillcock. I guess the plumber ran out and installed the black pipe instead of brass pipe.

[@harryjohnston7559]

Good video. Is your house on a slab ?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you, yes the house is built on a slab.

[@renojohn1]

Did u check prier brand spigot they are 8 inch long and u can get it from Lowe’s

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Yes I checked everywhere and I could not find it in 3/4 inch size pipe.

[@tannenbaum3444]

You still have rotted OSB board.

[@phillipgilstrap8741]

6

[@usajasbir]

front portion should have weld it

[@StilettoSniper]

You don't WELD copper or brass. Do more research before you comment.

[@joekind1]

I would have used a Frost Free sillcock.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

True but here in east Texas, we really don't have to worry about freezing too much.

[@StilettoSniper]

Then he would have to be concerned with pitching it downward to ensure it drains completely. Which is not always easy if you are not dealing with new construction. If you don't pitch the FF sillcock properly, it can still freeze up and burst the riser.

[@lactuong5655]

L

[@r.thomaslee8417]

With all due respect, where's your PE [ Protection Equipment ] i.e., hearing protection? It's not good to erode your hearing 8:28

[@usernamemykel]

Say again?

[@DavidGurrney7589]

@@usernamemykel What???

[@usernamemykel]

@@DavidGurrney7589 Yo, Vinny, speak up!