*If you found this video helpful, please consider clicking on the "THANK$" Button!* 😃 Tools you might need: - Oscillating Tool: amzn.to/3WQDkXc (this is a very good value for a strong 3.0 amp model- I'd definitely suggest 3 amps or higher!) - New Hose: amzn.to/4arFNdD (this hose has a *BRASS FITTINGS* instead of the cheap zinc/aluminum alloy I cut off in the video, so it is much less likely to corrode and stick to the spigot in the future!) - Oscillating Tool Blades: amzn.to/3V83uTM Other tools: - Channel-lock Pliers: amzn.to/44WcUVR - WD40 Spray: amzn.to/3UQXn50 - Hacksaw: amzn.to/4bIlUA4 - Screwdrivers: amzn.to/3V4T7QS I earn a small commission on sales made via the links above, but your price is NOT affected. Thank you for supporting the channel and the content I create!
Minor nicking of the threads also won't cause it to leak. Water hose gaskets seal at the bottom of the spigot. The threads are just mechanical to pull it together tight.
I'm still checking out the rest of your videos, but have you done one one a leaky spicket (connection to the house)? I have a spicket I never use because it drips, and im worried about the water leaking into the wall/house.
Yeah, when my neighbor did this, the cheap expandable hose and faucet were dissimilar metals so they "welded" together, his hose had been stuck for three years to the faucet. I ended up using a propane torch to heat up the fitting and then poured a bottle of water over it, this "shocked" the two apart because the two dissimilar metals heat and cool at different rates. After pouring the water over the fitting I was able to twist the hose off with my hand and nothing was damaged. It was only after trying the two-wrench method that the neighbor told me that the hose had been stuck on that faucet for three years. Using the touch and bottle of water method took me less than five minutes,
Thank you for clarifying the hose fitting/collar composition, and for the recommendation to avoid this in the future! I also added a hose recommendation in the video description above to one that uses a BRASS fitting!
I have the same problem with a 4 outlet manifold that's bonded to the hose bib with calcium. I'll try your idea! Thanks for posting. 👍🍻😁 UPDATE - After digging out the tools I needed, I went out to the hose bib and cut that sucker off. Wire brushed out all the calcium embedded in the threads of the hose bib. Then added a very thin coat of lithium grease to the threads and the hose threads glided onto the hose bib. A great cure for what must be a very common problem. I know the hose bib is brass. You never know what's under the shiny plating they've added in China. Some form of Chinesium I'm sure.
Sure, or even faster would've been to use an angle grinder, but the goal is precision not speed. I think a Sawzall would be much more likely to damage the spigot.
Just a few thoughts, cuz thats what I do. What about... Vaseline on the threads? don't we use that on car battery terminals? What about a copper anti seize Lube? (Glock Grease to me) You wouldn't use much and who drinks from hoses or taps in 2024? There's also a food grade anti seize. Try the Vaseline, you'll be good. Sub'd
Yep, Vaseline would definitely help with minimizing corrosion... My father always told me to use it on my car battery terminals to prevent corrosion with the cables, and it works. Thanks for watching!
*If you found this video helpful, please consider clicking on the "THANK$" Button!* 😃
Tools you might need:
- Oscillating Tool: amzn.to/3WQDkXc (this is a very good value for a strong 3.0 amp model- I'd definitely suggest 3 amps or higher!)
- New Hose: amzn.to/4arFNdD (this hose has a *BRASS FITTINGS* instead of the cheap zinc/aluminum alloy I cut off in the video, so it is much less likely to corrode and stick to the spigot in the future!)
- Oscillating Tool Blades: amzn.to/3V83uTM
Other tools:
- Channel-lock Pliers: amzn.to/44WcUVR
- WD40 Spray: amzn.to/3UQXn50
- Hacksaw: amzn.to/4bIlUA4
- Screwdrivers: amzn.to/3V4T7QS
I earn a small commission on sales made via the links above, but your price is NOT affected. Thank you for supporting the channel and the content I create!
I broke that spigot before and I was in for a world of financial hurt after that. This certainly helps.
Minor nicking of the threads also won't cause it to leak. Water hose gaskets seal at the bottom of the spigot. The threads are just mechanical to pull it together tight.
I'm still checking out the rest of your videos, but have you done one one a leaky spicket (connection to the house)? I have a spicket I never use because it drips, and im worried about the water leaking into the wall/house.
@@aA-yl1fc I don't have a video for that but you can probably search "leaky spigot" (note that it's spelled "spigot") for some recommendations
Yeah, when my neighbor did this, the cheap expandable hose and faucet were dissimilar metals so they "welded" together, his hose had been stuck for three years to the faucet.
I ended up using a propane torch to heat up the fitting and then poured a bottle of water over it, this "shocked" the two apart because the two dissimilar metals heat and cool at different rates.
After pouring the water over the fitting I was able to twist the hose off with my hand and nothing was damaged.
It was only after trying the two-wrench method that the neighbor told me that the hose had been stuck on that faucet for three years.
Using the touch and bottle of water method took me less than five minutes,
Oh I like it! Burn it with fire! hahaha
(Plus you get bonus points for using science!)
Zamac
Its a zinc/aluminum alloy that does poorly in wet environments. Thats why plumbing manufacturers use it.
Only buy hoses with brass connections.
Thank you for clarifying the hose fitting/collar composition, and for the recommendation to avoid this in the future! I also added a hose recommendation in the video description above to one that uses a BRASS fitting!
Thank you, needed this info.
😂😂😂😂😂
I have the same problem with a 4 outlet manifold that's bonded to the hose bib with calcium. I'll try your idea! Thanks for posting. 👍🍻😁
UPDATE - After digging out the tools I needed, I went out to the hose bib and cut that sucker off. Wire brushed out all the calcium embedded in the threads of the hose bib. Then added a very thin coat of lithium grease to the threads and the hose threads glided onto the hose bib. A great cure for what must be a very common problem. I know the hose bib is brass. You never know what's under the shiny plating they've added in China. Some form of Chinesium I'm sure.
Let us know how it goes, and thanks for watching!
Im about to whip out my angel grinder
Be nice to angels! 😅
Sawzall would have been a cheaper choice. Cuts aluminum alloy like butter
Sure, or even faster would've been to use an angle grinder, but the goal is precision not speed. I think a Sawzall would be much more likely to damage the spigot.
@JohnFixes I'm surgical with that beast
Just a few thoughts, cuz thats what I do. What about... Vaseline on the threads? don't we use that on car battery terminals?
What about a copper anti seize Lube? (Glock Grease to me) You wouldn't use much and who drinks from hoses or taps in 2024? There's also a food grade anti seize.
Try the Vaseline, you'll be good. Sub'd
Yep, Vaseline would definitely help with minimizing corrosion... My father always told me to use it on my car battery terminals to prevent corrosion with the cables, and it works.
Thanks for watching!
So what if none of that works? Who do I need to call --a plumber?
Yeah that's probably the best way
@@JohnFixes that’s what I was afraid of, but I knew it was coming. Thank you for the reply.