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anygunanywhere wrote:Det cord.

That's about how I feel right now.

You shouldn't have anything to worry about tonight as the water in the ground is going to be plenty warm. I deal with plumbing and digging holes everyday and the ground is still plenty warm. If it scares you enough you can wrap it up with a big towel or you can get that foam that goes around the pipe. But like it said it shouldn't freeze

cmgee67 wrote:You shouldn't have anything to worry about tonight as the water in the ground is going to be plenty warm. I deal with plumbing and digging holes everyday and the ground is still plenty warm. If it scares you enough you can wrap it up with a big towel or you can get that foam that goes around the pipe. But like it said it shouldn't freeze

I agree, but TAW is worried. I'll go buy a heat gun in the morning and try that.

If you have a MAP gas plumbing torch or a propane torch, heat the coupling with that.

Relax, it ain't gonna' get that cold.....just yet.

I know how the mrs. goes. Mine gets on me when she has an idea in her head lol :) but I love her anyway. Heat could work. It could have a lot of mineral build up as well. PB blaster seems to be my best friend on stuck items and threads. Had to soak a shot gun barrel that had a stuck choke and it ended up finally penetrating enough

Clock wise to tighten, counter clock wise to loosen. Make sure your turning counter clockwise.

A few other suggestions:

Instead of a channel lock, they sell a special strap wrench that is used alot in plumbing. I had to go buy one when I was trying to take the top off a shower handle (after spraying with penetrating oil).

If you are inside city limits and they have modern building codes, most bibs now have anti-siphon adapters on them (that's actually what the hose is attached to). With a little effort, you can unscrew the adapter off the bib with the hose still attached. Make sure to use a backup wrench on the actual bib so you don't twist it. You have to be careful with this one or you can mess it up.

Finally, before it is really going to freeze, I have just cut the hose off near the connection (leave enough for a repair). You can later buy a repair kit and re-attach the hose or just install a new female end on it.

Good luck!

Strap wrench. Thanks Oldag. Thats the thingy I was talking about. I would certainly try it.

You need two channel lock pliers or two pipe wrenches. One to support the hose bib, and the other to turn off the hose fitting. Make sure you're not trying to unscrew the backflow preventer fitting which is required by code in most places. These back flow devices screw on the hose bib/faucet and then have a set screw that locks them in place.

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I'm pretty late to the game, BUT...

A quick blast of heat from a bernz-o-matic torch is a good start. Personally I like a quick blast from a high heat source for things like that, because you'll get the heat where you need it without transferring much "upstream" like you would with a lower heat source.

Dripping some Kroil as recommended above should do it.

But if you don't have any Kroil around, try some household vinegar. The acetic acid works wonders for removing the corrosion of brass. Kool-aid powder (the unsugared kind) in water works too (a packet of kool-aid in a pint of water...the lemonade version doesn't stain like the red stuff does!!!)

This may sound obvious, but grab a second pair of channel-locks and stabilize the spigot with one pair, and turn the hose barb with the other -- that'll reduce the chance of breaking the faucet off inside the wall...that's a hassle you don't want to deal with (don't ask how I know).

You can also try to clamp and hold the spigot at the same time you're turning the hose connector.
That will work to prevent torqueing the hose bib off the house.

Be sure to know where the water cutoff is before you break anything.

This stuff is amazing when working on vehicles. Should work in your case also.



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You have received a lot of good suggestions TAM, some of these things have worked for me in the past, but not always. It may come down to sacrificing the connectors and the replacing them later.
I would suggest to prevent this in the future, wrap all bibs and nipple threads,with Teflon tape available everywhere. This not only prevents leaks, but prevents the build up of corrosion. I have never had this issue since I started doing that.