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Author:
Randy Bollinger (NC)
It is an outside spigot at my church (part of the facilities team) that when the spigot is turned on after a 5 count water begins to leak out of the wall in a hole between two bricks where the brick wall meets the foundation/sidewalk. When the spigot is not turned on there is no leaking. Water pressure is less with this spigot as well. There is no evidence of water leaking on the inside wall.
Any home remedies or is this a case for a professional plumber. Again my low level suggestion was to never use the spigot due to it must be used for the leak to exist.
Thank you.
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Author:
HelpMePlumb (FL)
Tightening the packing nut would be a good start
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Author:
North Carolina Plumber (NC)
Tightening the packing will not help. The faucet has frozen and burst. The water will have to be cut off, the faucet cut loose from inside and pulled free from the building. Then either a new faucet installed, or the old one cut and coupled back at the burst spot. If its not a Woodford brand I'd suggest replacing it with one. Depending on the working conditions inside where the faucet connects, it could be a 10 minute job, or an hour or more under adverse conditions. For liability and peace of mind it would probably be best to call in a licensed plumber to make the repair.
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Author:
Wheelchair
Hire a licensed plumber. Depending on the age of your building, contractors often installed hydrants, for an outside wall on top of a cross wall block on the inside. This provided plenty of protection and concealment. Of course, back then, repairing the pipes was never considered.
Hence you or the licensed plumber may have to remove some block material to address the pipe, unless they choose to re-route new piping. Is there a name on the hydrant or what color is it painted?
Best Wishes
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Author:
Fixitangel (NC)
Agree with NC Plumber. What you are referring to as a spigot may be a "frost-proof silcock", and may have burst inside the wall. A new one runs $25-$30. They come in different lengths, and depending how they are connected inside makes replacement easy or more difficult. One way to help prevent this from happening again is to always disconnect the hose in the cold months. Best Wishes.
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Author:
joe plumber (NE)
It was frozen and needs replaced ,has nothing to do with packing nut.
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Author:
Randy Bollinger (NC)
Thanks you for the advice I will be following it, especially the part about a plumber.
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