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DIY & Home Improvement

PoliticAverse

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12. No to grip the house coupling and give you 10" of leverage to loosten it.

Reply to hamsterjill (Reply #11)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 05:12 PM

Dec 2017

It should be adjusted with to apply just enough pressure to grip the coupling.

How is the faucet attached to your house, by screws or just via the pipe in back?

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Ideas, please. Hose stuck on faucet. [View all] hamsterjill Dec 2017 OP

just let it drip a little in the meantime. northoftheborder Dec 2017 #1

rubber band and monkey wrench. unblock Dec 2017 #2

Is there an water cutoff valve inside the house just for this outside faucet? PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #3

No, there is no cutoff valve for this faucet. hamsterjill Dec 2017 #4

You can just cut the hose near the faucet if necessary and just cover it the same way. PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #5

No, but not adverse to getting some. hamsterjill Dec 2017 #6

I do like your idea of using a hair dryer to heat up the connection. PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #7

Okay, help an idiot out here, please.... hamsterjill Dec 2017 #8

Well since the aluminum is on the outside and aluminum absorbs heat better than the steel... PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #10

Okay, thanks. hamsterjill Dec 2017 #11

No to grip the house coupling and give you 10" of leverage to loosten it. PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #12

Just via the pipe in back. hamsterjill Dec 2017 #13

Here's a youtube video of someone with a similar problem resorting to a hacksaw PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #16

Yeah, I'd actually looked at that already. hamsterjill Dec 2017 #18

Got it off!!!!! hamsterjill Dec 2017 #19

Yay. Glad it worked out. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #20

Under $ 15 at Lowes. Everyone should have 1 pair of these somewhere... PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #9

Assuming its metal, heat the hose connection only. procon Dec 2017 #14

How do you recommend heating it? hamsterjill Dec 2017 #15

Don't know; some hair dryers get really hot, others not so much. Sorry. nt procon Dec 2017 #17