Posted: 4/2/2012 9:50:33 AM EDT
I've got to replace this stem in this faucet. This is not a faucet I see often. Unfortunately where this is located is not close to any supply place. So I'm trying to get a new stem before attempting. Otherwise I have to turn water off and drive a long way to try and match stem. I suppose I could remove stem, take some pics with my cell phone, reinstall and then attempt to match it.
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| I went to replace mine this weekend, FYI Home Depot does NOT carry replacement parts. I just ended up buying replacement faucets and installing those. The water will have to be turned off either way, so I swapped out the rubber gasket version with a ball valve. The thing you will need to know is if it's 1/2" or 3/4" |
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It's not the washers and gasket material that is the problem. I can easily replace them. The end of the stem has been messed up due to years of using pliers. So don't think a new handle will work. It would be easier to just get a new handle. lol
Not sure about replacing the whole faucet. Never done that before so not sure how easy it will be to screw off. That is an option as long as it comes off easy enough with what it's connected to spinning while trying to remove. Actually I'm wondering if this is a Sillcock vs a normal faucet. I've never worked with a Sillcock before. |
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Why not just take the opportunity to upgrade to a new 1/4 turn unit? Well I was looking for the cheap, easy fix. Not my house. This is for a friend(she's cute to). A knob would have been easiest except for the damaged stem end. And I'm already doing enough other work there. |
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It is not very likely that you will be able to find the correct stem for it. you will more than likely need to replace the faucet.
It has probably got threads on the faucet itself, though it may be soldered. What is on the other side of the wall it is mounted to? |
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It has probably got threads on the faucet itself, though it may be soldered. What is on the other side of the wall it is mounted to? That is something I am unsure of. I hadn't thought to look until I got to researching things. I had assumed it was connected to a 90 degree elbow behind wall. This is a slab house. But I think there is a bathroom on the opposite side of the wall so perhaps it might run through there and even have a shutoff. |
If you do end up replacing the whole thing, be careful when taking off the spigot. My neighbor had a setup like yours and when we turned the spigot with the wrench it twisted the copper pipe behind it to the point that it tore. We ended up having to cut a hole in his garage wall to replace the copper pipe as well. I lucked out and had a place to put a second wrench on the copper pipe behind the spigot to prevent this from happening. You may need to use a butane/mapp gas torch to heat things up a bit, just don't set the house on fire 
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