"Roby" <roby@no-address.net> wrote in message
news:DamdnXZFKdDi0P7YnZ2dnUVZ_s2dnZ2d@adelphia.com ...
> The poster formerly known as Colleyville Alan wrote:
>
>> went to take off a hose bib since the handle was broken and simply
>> replace
>> the entire unit for about $10 or so. The thing did not spin in a nice
>> rotary fashion as I used the wrench on it. It was not, as I had thought,
>> an iron threaded pipe after all. The hose bib was soldered to a copper
>> pipe and I managed to twist off the bib by twisting the copper pipe until
>> it broke inside the wall. The plumber came and cut out the drywall inside
>> the house and $185 later I had a new hose bib and a wall that needed
>> repair.
>>
> This past June, the faucet on the back of the house wouldn't shut off
> fully.
> Thought it just needed a new washer. Turned out the screw that holds the
> washer had broken off. Thought I could just replace the stem. Wrong.
> Hardware guy sez they don't come that way: replace the whole thing. Like
> you did. Right.
>
> I super-glued a new washer into the old stem, put it back together and use
> it very carefully.

Hope it holds.



> I think it's almost time to move.

Ah, the ultimate solution to plumbing problems!