Timeline for How to repair this leaking garden faucet
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| May 25, 2020 at 2:59 | comment | added | Ed Beal | Most valves will back out , I noticed your valve body is 2 piece I should have mentioned this a wrench on the square body and a sharp tap will separate the pieces , notice the slight color difference? The washer will be accessible, and you could continue to use the valve with pliers to open or replace the stem , most specialty stores will have them in stock, some big box may have them but my local specialty store has not let me down on most modern valves and some early 1900 series. | |
| May 25, 2020 at 0:56 | comment | added | Yehuda_NYC | @JRaef I must have misunderstood the instructions on how to remove the stem. I turned it counter clockwise and it broke off. What should I have done differently? | |
| May 22, 2020 at 17:01 | comment | added | JRaef | You never know... ;-) | |
| May 22, 2020 at 2:37 | comment | added | Ed Beal | I figured they had the water off before starting but good point. | |
| May 21, 2020 at 20:14 | comment | added | JRaef | Yeah, just turn the handle like you are opening the valve, because with the nut off now, it will continue to unscrew and the entire "valve stem" will come out. Make sure you turned off the water supply first!!! | |
| May 21, 2020 at 20:08 | history | answered | Ed Beal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |