Posted: 9/12/2006 10:02:52 AM EDT
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I have a house where one of the spigots is located under the deck (deck was an addition after the house was built). Any ideas as to extending it out to the edge of the deck so I can use the spigot without crawling under the deck? I looking for something more permanent than just attaching a hose and leaving it on with a valve at the end. . |
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A 90-degree elbow and some solder and flux, combined with enough pipe and fasteners to run a length to where you need it, and you are in business! If you can't solder, post here and I'll give you both an explanation and a pictorial to do it yourself. Very simple, really, as long as you have a sense of balance to heat the pipe evenly and can determine how and where to extend it. Piece of cake, brother! Just tell us what you know and, more importantly, what you don't know. We'll get you squared away. |
I do have access to the sillcock from the basement. Don't know about the soldering since the piping is not copper, but rather some sort of flxible heavy duty plastic piping (the house is only a few years old). I'd rather not use copper pipes on the outside primarily due to cost. Would a PVC type pipe work? |
Yes, PVC will work if the existing is coupled with PVC. I'd do just that. |
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I would not run PVC exposed a. it's not really good with sunlight on it b. and more importantly, it gets hit and it cracks or breaks. It's real hard to break a copper pipe, it's not hard at all to brush up against a sch40 PVC pipe and break it. Also freezes easier and shatters. 20' of copper won't kill you and soldering is easy (and you should know how to do it anyway) If PVC was better than copper wouldn't they be using copper in new homes?  Ever see all those backflow preventers at new houses? they are half PVC and you hit one with a mower and bam, you got a huge problem. Ever see PVC at a city or a park or something? Never, always copper, which tells you what you need to know. I strongly suggest copper. |