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weekend (NJ)
Can someone please advise me! My outside water spigot piping located in my utility room (I'm on a concrete slab by the way) was getting corroded and my old "round" shutoff knob with bleeder valve was leaking so I had a plumber install a new shut off/on lever. I was not home at the time. BUT, he took out the bleeder valve which I used every fall to drain water/air from the pipe and didn't replace it? I shut off the inside valve and opened the outside spigot over the wkend and a little water came out but not like previous yrs! The pipe is about 15 to 20 feet and runs into the ceiling from the utility room through the attic and then to the outside front spigot. Many a home in my development have had pipes burst in winter's past. I cannot install a frost free due to no access (the spigot goes right into the outside wall). Any suggestions? Should I have a plumber install a bleeder valve on that line? Why didn't he do that initially? Thanks!
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bernabeu (SC)
yes, you should install a bleeder
as to why the 'plumber' did not: he figured he would be paid anyway - which he was
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KCRoto (MO)
I would add a tee into the line and install a boiler drain. It is immensely helpful to have a hose hookup in a utility room, and when your new ball valve is off, it will let you drain the system with a hose hooked up to control the water flow so it doesn't get all over the walls.
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bernabeu (SC)
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weekend (NJ)
Nice guy!!! So he was planning on a return visit maybe? Now I know why some plumbers rip you off!!! Thanks for the info! Aprreciate it!
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weekend (NJ)
Thanks KC - So would I still need th bleed the line or should the boiler valve do it?
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bernabeu (SC)
the 'boiler valve' would operate just like a hose cock and would be screwed into the 'bull' of a tee installed after your internal shut off valve but INSIDE the building allowing you to attach a garden hose at will - either for water supply OR for draining into a bucket
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hj (AZ)
He didn't do it because he did not have a stop and waste valve with him and didn't want to take the time to get one. YES, he should replace the valve with the proper one.
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hj (AZ)
quote; So he was planning on a return visit maybe?
Yes, when pigs fly.
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hj (AZ)
quote; allowing you to attach a garden hose at will -
As soon as he does that the valve should have a vacuum breaker on it, which could affect the "drain down" process. To meet code, the hose thread should be cut off the valve so it cannot have a hose connected.
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KCRoto (MO)
When was the last time that a washing machine had vacuum breakers?
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