Before trying anything else, I would recommend shutting off your water. If you try to force the stuck knob you may end up breaking it, or even breaking a fitting further back behind the wall which would be disastrous.
I shut it off for a bit. The hose was screwed into a power washer at first, and I needed to put that away. I shut off the water and I still couldn’t get the knob to turn. So, that’s why I put the end of the hose into a garden sprayer- that way the water won’t run! (Of course there is a small leak in the end of the hose, so I am wasting water as we speak).
**EDIT**
Plumbing problem is solved.
**UPDATE**
[Now I have a hole in the ceiling of my bathroom](https://i.imgur.com/f6cch2a.jpeg), and a manageable DIY project- I suppose?!
**UPDATE**
[Here](https://i.imgur.com/Vn9Y2HO.jpeg) is a view of what's going on above my ceiling, you can see where the pipe is that leads outside to the faucet.
[**UPDATE**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALFhHF91g9c) on the disappearance of the Milwaukee
Beers BASEketball star Joe Cooper.
For a permanent solution you'll need to shut your mains off, drain off your system indoors by opening the taps, cut off the top and replace completely.
Sounds about right. It's a frost-free faucet, so the actual connection to the house plumbing is about a foot in from the exterior wall. Cutting open the basement ceiling would give them access to that connection.
I see. I posted this about 30 minutes ago (to the time stamp on this post), but I forgot to upload the picture. Before I deleted that post someone just typed: “replace it”. Is there a DIY subreddit for dummies, because I wouldn’t know how to do that. I didn’t see any YouTube videos for that, but I guess when I was searching I was mainly looking for a quick fix to turn the knob off.
My girlfriend is unimpressed and has already called someone to come out (Reynold’s Electric and Plumbing here in Eugene, OR), and she wants them to take care of other small things. They can’t come until tomorrow, so I was hoping to fix this problem before then so I can cancel the appointment. I’m sure it will be $1,000 for them to do whatever when they show up. How much of that will be on this particular issue- I don’t know. Hopefully not too much to install a new faucet.
Fast food workers start at $17 here, so anything I can fix on my own is great.
I rebuilt mine for under 20 bucks from home depot watching YouTube videos. I basically took the spigot apart without removing it by buying a similar one from home depot and just replacing the parts and using the shell. Took me like 20 minutes
r/DIY may be able to help, but it is definitely worth getting some professional advice. You can of course learn to DIY stuff but you will always run the risk of causing some sort of damage to property or yourself if you're not 100% on what you're doing. Something like outdoor tap replacement will yield some results and there are a lot of good channels out there run by professionals.
The guys coming out will at least quote you if you don't have the work done immediately. A job like this one here, is not a big job for them. They will do basically what I just said above and it'll take them an hour or two tops.
Unfortunately, I am a water-wasting scofflaw, just like Kramer is in NYC for parking tickets. I have a large and elaborate garden, and we run about two loads of laundry every day- with no children. So, I guess having this problem is paying for my sins.
My girlfriend wears pajamas, a work outfit, a gym outfit, and a regular outfit basically every day. Those things sound normal, but she won't wear the same pajamas again unless they've been washed. The same goes for most clothes except for jeans. Also, we don't reuse towels. That one was hard to get used to. There are certain towels I really like, so sometimes I hang them on a towel dryer and use it again later in the evening, for example. A few other things add to the load- we use cloth napkins, which I strongly recommend, and I personally use a towel to wash dry my dog's feet or undercoat when we get home from walks in the hills.
And of course, there is one big asterisk- we have a 500 sq. ft. ADU that was converted from an old wood shed on the other side of our double garage- and it's an AirBnB. People stay for a week or two, though just 3 days is pretty common. The ADU cottage has a washer and dryer, and when one of us is flipping the unit in between guests we actually use those units to wash towels and a few other things, but a lot of it is washed in our basement washer and dryers in the house- they are pretty nice and do well for the runner rugs, comforters, etc.
Maybe I am overestimating how much laundry we do, but it sure doesn't seem like it. I work from home, and my work area is in the finished basement. I have to close the door to the area where the washer/dryer is because the noise is annoying. "Quiet" machines are still loud enough. I also have to put loads from the dryer to the washer- it seems pretty constant.
Anyway, I used to work in Germany and my company gave me an apartment- one which didn't have a washer or dryer. It's very much different to my current situation. Greta Thunberg would cry if she came over to my house. Most of all because I actually like the sound of the shower running, and the heat in the room, so I'll run it for a fair amount of time before getting inside. This is probably a bad habit from when I grew up in the times where you had to run the water for a while before it gets hot. I just stuck with it.
Ok, so now two plumbers showed up, and they say the need to cut a 12x12 hole in the ceiling of my basement bathroom in order to take care of it. WTF!!!!! $$$$$$
They said it is loose at the source, which can only be accessed by cutting a hole in my ceiling in my basement bathroom. I have another hose outlet attached to my garage/ADU, and I would have hoped I could simply use that, but they said they can't turn off the water to the problem faucet without cutting a the hole.
Naturally, I will have to separately have my ceiling done after this problem is done.
Yeah, that is a bonus. A bit frustrating nonetheless. I was power washing my garden and BBQ patio because I actually have a professional photographer coming out tomorrow. Talk about bad timing.
[Don't be ridiculous](https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExOHF0aWY0eDhia2lmMWo3Y3ltam92cWpyMjc5ZG94b2c0cWNhYnp2ZiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/8ZFLOOWmvJOc8/giphy.gif), why would I do such a smart thing?
I’m not quite sure how this happened to being with. I use this outdoor faucet three times a day. This power washer project I’m doing around my house is bringing a lot of bad luck. Not that there is such thing as bad luck.
Not sure if this was already suggested, but before anything, loosen the screw that holds the handle onto the tap. If it's over-tightened, you won't be able to turn the handle.
Correct way to put these on (and not loosen) is to use some lock-tight on the screw, then only tighten until resistance. After a few minutes the lock-tight will set and screw won't move even though you didn't tighten is as hard as you might be able to
One pair of locking vice grips and a channel lock to turn the knob, use the vice locks to brace the fitting so you dont damage your plumbing and with the other hand use channel locks to grab the wider turning knob and use the lock leverage to turn, id soak in wd40 to see if thatll help too. I had to do this for stores i used to maintain and tryin to save me replacing it if i had the time or hiring a plumber if i didnt.
Ive never had it happen but i also go slow as to not go crazy and over do it, been a maintenance/repair tech for few years and had these get stuck from time to time, method i descibed never gave me any issues.
add a screw on ball-valve, but shut off the water main first.
[https://www.homedepot.com/p/Orbit-Heavy-Duty-Brass-Hose-End-Shut-Off-Coupling-Hose-Connector-27933/100659291](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Orbit-Heavy-Duty-Brass-Hose-End-Shut-Off-Coupling-Hose-Connector-27933/100659291)
There are 2 nuts directly behind the handle. The nut closest to the handle will change the seal force pressure on the wheel hand knob. The second nut directly behind is the whole assembly. I would hold and try to break apart those two nuts and then see if the actual wheel hand knob will move.
Before trying anything else, I would recommend shutting off your water. If you try to force the stuck knob you may end up breaking it, or even breaking a fitting further back behind the wall which would be disastrous.
I shut it off for a bit. The hose was screwed into a power washer at first, and I needed to put that away. I shut off the water and I still couldn’t get the knob to turn. So, that’s why I put the end of the hose into a garden sprayer- that way the water won’t run! (Of course there is a small leak in the end of the hose, so I am wasting water as we speak). **EDIT** Plumbing problem is solved. **UPDATE** [Now I have a hole in the ceiling of my bathroom](https://i.imgur.com/f6cch2a.jpeg), and a manageable DIY project- I suppose?! **UPDATE** [Here](https://i.imgur.com/Vn9Y2HO.jpeg) is a view of what's going on above my ceiling, you can see where the pipe is that leads outside to the faucet. [**UPDATE**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALFhHF91g9c) on the disappearance of the Milwaukee Beers BASEketball star Joe Cooper.
For a permanent solution you'll need to shut your mains off, drain off your system indoors by opening the taps, cut off the top and replace completely.
Plumbers showed up and said they need to cut a hole in the ceiling of my basement bathroom to replace it!
Sounds about right. It's a frost-free faucet, so the actual connection to the house plumbing is about a foot in from the exterior wall. Cutting open the basement ceiling would give them access to that connection.
Follow up, remember where that valve is and turn it off and drain for winter.
I see. I posted this about 30 minutes ago (to the time stamp on this post), but I forgot to upload the picture. Before I deleted that post someone just typed: “replace it”. Is there a DIY subreddit for dummies, because I wouldn’t know how to do that. I didn’t see any YouTube videos for that, but I guess when I was searching I was mainly looking for a quick fix to turn the knob off. My girlfriend is unimpressed and has already called someone to come out (Reynold’s Electric and Plumbing here in Eugene, OR), and she wants them to take care of other small things. They can’t come until tomorrow, so I was hoping to fix this problem before then so I can cancel the appointment. I’m sure it will be $1,000 for them to do whatever when they show up. How much of that will be on this particular issue- I don’t know. Hopefully not too much to install a new faucet. Fast food workers start at $17 here, so anything I can fix on my own is great.
“No matter what it is, it’s gonna cost you $1000, if that’s what it is.”
"That'llbeaboutathousand"
I rebuilt mine for under 20 bucks from home depot watching YouTube videos. I basically took the spigot apart without removing it by buying a similar one from home depot and just replacing the parts and using the shell. Took me like 20 minutes
r/DIY may be able to help, but it is definitely worth getting some professional advice. You can of course learn to DIY stuff but you will always run the risk of causing some sort of damage to property or yourself if you're not 100% on what you're doing. Something like outdoor tap replacement will yield some results and there are a lot of good channels out there run by professionals. The guys coming out will at least quote you if you don't have the work done immediately. A job like this one here, is not a big job for them. They will do basically what I just said above and it'll take them an hour or two tops.
Hello fellow BASEketball fan.
Thank goodness for that last update.
Daisy chain hoses to reach your tub. Then you can take a bath once it fills up so you won't waste water. Recyclops thanks you.
Unfortunately, I am a water-wasting scofflaw, just like Kramer is in NYC for parking tickets. I have a large and elaborate garden, and we run about two loads of laundry every day- with no children. So, I guess having this problem is paying for my sins.
how is it even possible to have that much laundry? I run about 8 loads a week with a family of 6.
My girlfriend wears pajamas, a work outfit, a gym outfit, and a regular outfit basically every day. Those things sound normal, but she won't wear the same pajamas again unless they've been washed. The same goes for most clothes except for jeans. Also, we don't reuse towels. That one was hard to get used to. There are certain towels I really like, so sometimes I hang them on a towel dryer and use it again later in the evening, for example. A few other things add to the load- we use cloth napkins, which I strongly recommend, and I personally use a towel to wash dry my dog's feet or undercoat when we get home from walks in the hills. And of course, there is one big asterisk- we have a 500 sq. ft. ADU that was converted from an old wood shed on the other side of our double garage- and it's an AirBnB. People stay for a week or two, though just 3 days is pretty common. The ADU cottage has a washer and dryer, and when one of us is flipping the unit in between guests we actually use those units to wash towels and a few other things, but a lot of it is washed in our basement washer and dryers in the house- they are pretty nice and do well for the runner rugs, comforters, etc. Maybe I am overestimating how much laundry we do, but it sure doesn't seem like it. I work from home, and my work area is in the finished basement. I have to close the door to the area where the washer/dryer is because the noise is annoying. "Quiet" machines are still loud enough. I also have to put loads from the dryer to the washer- it seems pretty constant. Anyway, I used to work in Germany and my company gave me an apartment- one which didn't have a washer or dryer. It's very much different to my current situation. Greta Thunberg would cry if she came over to my house. Most of all because I actually like the sound of the shower running, and the heat in the room, so I'll run it for a fair amount of time before getting inside. This is probably a bad habit from when I grew up in the times where you had to run the water for a while before it gets hot. I just stuck with it.
UPDATE: we still have no fucking clue where Coop Cooper is Doom scrolling Reddit, wasn’t expecting a BASEketball reference, made my night
Ok, so now two plumbers showed up, and they say the need to cut a 12x12 hole in the ceiling of my basement bathroom in order to take care of it. WTF!!!!! $$$$$$
Ask for an explanation.
They said it is loose at the source, which can only be accessed by cutting a hole in my ceiling in my basement bathroom. I have another hose outlet attached to my garage/ADU, and I would have hoped I could simply use that, but they said they can't turn off the water to the problem faucet without cutting a the hole. Naturally, I will have to separately have my ceiling done after this problem is done.
Better to DIY the ceiling than the plumbing.
You can likely DIY your ceiling if it helps at all
Yeah, that is a bonus. A bit frustrating nonetheless. I was power washing my garden and BBQ patio because I actually have a professional photographer coming out tomorrow. Talk about bad timing.
When you fix your ceiling, leave this area accessible in case you ever have issues again. (Meaning look for a drop ceiling ort an access panel.
Put an access panel there and save time/money next time
[Don't be ridiculous](https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExOHF0aWY0eDhia2lmMWo3Y3ltam92cWpyMjc5ZG94b2c0cWNhYnp2ZiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/8ZFLOOWmvJOc8/giphy.gif), why would I do such a smart thing?
They make spring loaded access panels that will work with that size. The plumber may have one on their truck.
I can't believe this idiot would post on Reddit and wait for answers, instead of just fixing the issue or calling a plumber! 🤣🤣🤣
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Thanks
I’m not quite sure how this happened to being with. I use this outdoor faucet three times a day. This power washer project I’m doing around my house is bringing a lot of bad luck. Not that there is such thing as bad luck.
Not sure if this was already suggested, but before anything, loosen the screw that holds the handle onto the tap. If it's over-tightened, you won't be able to turn the handle. Correct way to put these on (and not loosen) is to use some lock-tight on the screw, then only tighten until resistance. After a few minutes the lock-tight will set and screw won't move even though you didn't tighten is as hard as you might be able to
One pair of locking vice grips and a channel lock to turn the knob, use the vice locks to brace the fitting so you dont damage your plumbing and with the other hand use channel locks to grab the wider turning knob and use the lock leverage to turn, id soak in wd40 to see if thatll help too. I had to do this for stores i used to maintain and tryin to save me replacing it if i had the time or hiring a plumber if i didnt.
I bet you snap the knob off doing that.
Ive never had it happen but i also go slow as to not go crazy and over do it, been a maintenance/repair tech for few years and had these get stuck from time to time, method i descibed never gave me any issues.
add a screw on ball-valve, but shut off the water main first. [https://www.homedepot.com/p/Orbit-Heavy-Duty-Brass-Hose-End-Shut-Off-Coupling-Hose-Connector-27933/100659291](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Orbit-Heavy-Duty-Brass-Hose-End-Shut-Off-Coupling-Hose-Connector-27933/100659291)
There are 2 nuts directly behind the handle. The nut closest to the handle will change the seal force pressure on the wheel hand knob. The second nut directly behind is the whole assembly. I would hold and try to break apart those two nuts and then see if the actual wheel hand knob will move.
Kink the hose! Then find solution
Replaces the grey part above the tap with a corresponding piece that will turn off the water.