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Posted by on September 2, 2006, 6:40 am
On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 17:40:58 -0400, "digitalmaster"
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>> maradcliff@UNLISTED.com wrote:
>>> Of all the years I did plumbing, I never ran across this one.
>>> My outdoor freeze proof spigot turns off just fine. But when I turn
>>> it on, I could turn it all day. Normally I'd suspect the threads
>>> stripped, but if it turns off, that leaves me totally puzzled. How in
>>> the heck could it turn off the water yet when I open it, it just keeps
>>> turning and turning. I plan to rip it apart soon, but thought I'd see
>>> what others say about this. Weird !!!!
>>>
>>> Mark
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>> How do you get the water on in order to turn it off? Does it mean it
>> was working OK until the last time your turned it off, and now you can not
>> turn it on, the handle spins, but you can feel resistance and no movement
>> when you try to turn it clockwise?
>>
>> --
>> Joseph Meehan
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>> Dia duit
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>I think he means that when you turn it on the handle never stops turning.The
>valve opens but the handle does not "top out" and stop.Then when you turn it
>the other way the threads catch and close the valve.
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I just pulled the stem out. No broken shaft, the threads on the shaft
are fine. All I can figure is that the last thread is stripped in the
fully open position, on the inside of the faucet. They are not
visible, so that is all I can suspect.
The kid that works for me once and awhile seems to think that faucets
are muscle builders and I have gotten on his case more than once about
making them so tight, I almost had to use a pipe wrench to turn it on
a few times. I have a feeling he opened it till it stripped. At
least I know it will continue to work till I get a new one.
Then I need to get a sign made that says "turn faucet lightly", and
place it above them.
Mark
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