| Frost-free Sillcock |
| Learn how to install a frost-free sillcock. |
From "Ed the Plumber"
episode DETP-310 |
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Host Ed Del Grande offers step-by-step instructions for installing an outdoor frost-free sillcock.
Materials:drill and bits
soldering kit
caulking gun
anti-siphon frost-free sillcock
copper pipe, fittings
self tapping screws
silicone sealant
1. Situations vary, but if you are tapping into the water heater, turn the water off heater at the breaker. If your water heater is gas, turn it to the "pilot" position. 2. Purge the plumbing system by opening the hot water side of the lowest faucet in your home. 3. Cut into the water heater's cold water line with a pipe cutter, allowing the water in the pipe to drain into a bucket. Make another cut, and then remove the section of pipe. 4. Wearing latex gloves, clean and de-burr each end of the cut pipe. Do the same for the coupling. 5. Repeat these steps for a 90-degree elbow and another section of pipe. Attach the elbow followed by the pipe. 6. To connect the two open ends, clean and prepare a copper "T", and then insert it between the two ends.
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