Left a hose attached over the winter because I'm dumb. Turned on the faucet today and heard water inside the wall. Opened my access panel and can see where the pipe burst (see attached images). I THINK that pipe just goes straight out the wall to the faucet. How hard would this be to replace myself? Can I do most of the work from the exterior of the house?
Any help is greatly appreciated. I've never done any work with copper pipe before.
The faucet needs to be replaced and there is going to be some soldering in a tight space with wood nearby. Not a beginner project. It looks like some of the piping will have to be removed. I think the job will also need a couple 90°s and a coupling.
Heard on the local news today that a town was having problems with their water system and some homes would have low or no water pressure for several days or maybe even week. What would one do in this situation? Would not be able to shower probably. Clothes washer won't work maybe not even water heater.
If you had 2 outdoor faucets could you make a loop with a pump in the middle to pressure up the water system to the house or would it just feed back into the main and have no effect?
Sounds like a real problem for those people.
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07-24-23, 08:26 PM
