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05/14/13 02:00 AM
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Bigbob_FTW
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It's leaking out the top. House was built in '76. Should I call a plumber and what will he have to do? 
Last edited by Bigbob_FTW; 05/14/13 02:01 AM.
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#8929150
05/14/13 02:04 AM
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Kev
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Try tightinng the nut right behind the handle, the faucet can be rebuilt easily.
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05/14/13 02:06 AM
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JustWingem
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When you say top do you mean the cast metal or the handle.
They make repair kits for those but I have seen the housing itself crack.
Some are threaded some are soldered.
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Re: faucet help
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05/14/13 02:20 AM
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DanDaBald
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Do you mean that when you turn the water on it (the water) leaks out the stem connecting the handle to the "guts" of the mechanism?
If so, a rebuild of the anti-freeze and shoulder gasket should do it. Don't try to buy the "stuff" at HD or Lowe's
Don't forget to turn off the water supply at the meter.
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#8929407
05/14/13 02:49 AM
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LoneStarSon
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Yep. Depends on what the definition of 'top' is.
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Re: faucet help
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#8930007
05/14/13 11:02 AM
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don the angler
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My two outside faucets had been leaking for years.   So I removed a square section of the brick and called a plumber. I think I could have soldered the new faucet easily, but there is a possibility of setting the house on fire. He installed two new premium faucets and I put these stones in the area. The brick are not available since the house was built in about 1970. My wife even liked the end product.
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#8930191
05/14/13 12:30 PM
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My wife even liked the end product. A rare day indeed, or at least it would be around my house.
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Re: faucet help
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05/14/13 01:33 PM
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Bigbob_FTW
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Do you mean that when you turn the water on it (the water) leaks out the stem connecting the handle to the "guts" of the mechanism?
If so, a rebuild of the anti-freeze and shoulder gasket should do it. Don't try to buy the "stuff" at HD or Lowe's
Don't forget to turn off the water supply at the meter.
dontaskmehowiknowthat
yes, out the stem. once the nut is off, how do you get the stem out?
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05/14/13 02:10 PM
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LoneStarSon
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Should just remove the nut and the stem should either pull, or twist, out. It's more than likely just the washer that needs to be replaced. It's a 4 minute job, depending on how stuck the stem is, and where your water cut-off is.
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05/14/13 09:43 PM
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uncle_bagster
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Should just remove the nut and the stem should either pull, or twist, out. It's more than likely just the washer that needs to be replaced. It's a 4 minute job, depending on how stuck the stem is, and where your water cut-off is. That's the way mine was. Took about 10 minutes. Just remember to shut off the water at the meter first.
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05/17/13 12:20 PM
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hadude
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The nut behind the handle is a packing nut. You should be able to turn on the faucet and tighten it till the leaking stops.
If that doesn't work it needs new packing behind the nut. The packing is a graphite imbedded cord that wraps around the stem. Then a thin brass washer goes on and then the nut. When the nut is tightened th packing is coqmpressed against the stem and seals the stem. It tends to shrink over time and loosen up. Making tightening the nut an occasional maint issue.
The whole faucet can be rebuilt. But taking the packing nut off won't open it up. The stem assembly seperates from the faucet body at the front of the body. This requires a pair of channel locks or an appropriate size pipe wrench. This can be a tricky operation if there is no way to grasp the.faucet body while trying to break the stem loose. I have seen people twist a pipe loose inside the wall while trying. If it doesn't break loose easily a call to a plumber may be in order.
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Re: faucet help
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05/17/13 01:18 PM
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Bigbob_FTW
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The nut behind the handle is a packing nut. You should be able to turn on the faucet and tighten it till the leaking stops.
If that doesn't work it needs new packing behind the nut. The packing is a graphite imbedded cord that wraps around the stem. Then a thin brass washer goes on and then the nut. When the nut is tightened th packing is coqmpressed against the stem and seals the stem. It tends to shrink over time and loosen up. Making tightening the nut an occasional maint issue.
The whole faucet can be rebuilt. But taking the packing nut off won't open it up. The stem assembly seperates from the faucet body at the front of the body. This requires a pair of channel locks or an appropriate size pipe wrench. This can be a tricky operation if there is no way to grasp the.faucet body while trying to break the stem loose. I have seen people twist a pipe loose inside the wall while trying. If it doesn't break loose easily a call to a plumber may be in order. Great information, thanks. I'm going to try to fix it this weekend.
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Re: faucet help
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05/17/13 03:45 PM
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Roller22
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The nut behind the handle is a packing nut. You should be able to turn on the faucet and tighten it till the leaking stops.
If that doesn't work it needs new packing behind the nut. The packing is a graphite imbedded cord that wraps around the stem. Then a thin brass washer goes on and then the nut. When the nut is tightened th packing is coqmpressed against the stem and seals the stem. It tends to shrink over time and loosen up. Making tightening the nut an occasional maint issue.
The whole faucet can be rebuilt. But taking the packing nut off won't open it up. The stem assembly seperates from the faucet body at the front of the body. This requires a pair of channel locks or an appropriate size pipe wrench. This can be a tricky operation if there is no way to grasp the.faucet body while trying to break the stem loose. I have seen people twist a pipe loose inside the wall while trying. If it doesn't break loose easily a call to a plumber may be in order. This is what I did when mine started leaking. Only thing was I did not have these specific directions and it took me longer because I was planning on replacing the assembly. Thanks hadude. Bigbob this will work for what you have explained is leaking. I would not try and remove the faucet to rebuild it. I started then realized that if I broke it off in the wall, I would be out a couple hundred dollars to get a plumber to fix it.
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05/17/13 04:11 PM
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Bigbob_FTW
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The nut behind the handle is a packing nut. You should be able to turn on the faucet and tighten it till the leaking stops.
If that doesn't work it needs new packing behind the nut. The packing is a graphite imbedded cord that wraps around the stem. Then a thin brass washer goes on and then the nut. When the nut is tightened th packing is coqmpressed against the stem and seals the stem. It tends to shrink over time and loosen up. Making tightening the nut an occasional maint issue.
The whole faucet can be rebuilt. But taking the packing nut off won't open it up. The stem assembly seperates from the faucet body at the front of the body. This requires a pair of channel locks or an appropriate size pipe wrench. This can be a tricky operation if there is no way to grasp the.faucet body while trying to break the stem loose. I have seen people twist a pipe loose inside the wall while trying. If it doesn't break loose easily a call to a plumber may be in order. This is what I did when mine started leaking. Only thing was I did not have these specific directions and it took me longer because I was planning on replacing the assembly. Thanks hadude. Bigbob this will work for what you have explained is leaking. I would not try and remove the faucet to rebuild it. I started then realized that if I broke it off in the wall, I would be out a couple hundred dollars to get a plumber to fix it. wisdom!
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05/17/13 05:56 PM
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hopalong
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put a 24" pipe wrench on the body of the valve (right at the wall) to hold it, crescent to undo and take apart. start spraying some pb blaster on the threaded areas or its gonna be hard to take apart, you want to loosen the threads good before applying pressure to them.
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