…by method #NoneOfTheAbove.
Sometimes I’m not the most … observant person.
Exhibit A: a frost-free sillcock, slightly damaged, which attaches to its supply pipe with…
…a female threaded fitting. And what does that tell us about the pipe it’s no longer attached to?
Duh. I reached into the big hole in the wall and confirmed that, indeed, the end of the pipe has male threads. And my first thought was, “wow, I’ll never get a Sharkbite on that.”
My second thought, of course, was “I’m going to feel really stupid if a simple threaded cap ends all this sturm und drang.”
It’s getting late in the day and I haven’t tested it for seepage under full pump pressure yet, but … yeah. Joel feels kinda stupid.
Some times life do treat us right
It’s OK, sometimes the most obvious things are the hardest to see.
Stupid? Ha! I bet a lot of other readers including me could give you a run for your money on that score. I’m glad that you got it fixed and I hope that Ian rewards your labor with something nice like a good bottle of Irish.
If I had a sawbuck for every time I’ve done something similar, I could buy more ammo! Just smile and accept the good news.
I’d rather be lucky than good any day, joel. It’s a lot easier, and takes less skill.
Joel, the materials needed have changed, but I still think you should bring that pipe back out to somewhere that you can drain the line to prevent freezing again. Maybe even put a new frost free sill cock back on it, and beat anyone who does not drain it for winter briskly about the head and shoulders. Unless it was you, you’ve paid your dues already!