This is funny to me, but it's also a tad embarrassing. I got home tonight after hanging out with little kids.(can't believe they pay me for this) Went to turn off the spigot after watering my garden and it wouldn't shut off. Now, I'm afraid to crawl under houses. I've done it many times growing up, including the first year I moved in to this house. Had to replace the backyard spigot when it cracked in the summer. I hated every second of it, but I fixed it. I shut off the water, grabbed my tools and took the spigot apart. Figured I could find replacement parts at the hardware store. The pipe wasn't cracked so no need to yank it off. Well they didn't have replacement parts for a spigot so old. Therefore I grabbed a new spigot. Which means I have to crawl under my house tomorrow.... Something I've always been afraid of doing at any house. It's not about the darkness as I've been in pitch black woods before, nor am I all that afraid of critters. I'm just scared of crawling under houses. I imagine someone reading this will think whats going though my head. 'Man up kid, nobody is going to do it for you. Just do it, as the quicker you do it the less you'll dwell on being afraid of crawling under your house.' I tried to get my gf to do it, but she refused. Sigh... dunno what I keep her around for.
After you turn off the water supply, you can cut the pipe with a simple twist tool designed to provide accurate circumference cutting and install a "Sharkbite" Check it out on Utube and at your H Depot. I know how you feel about crawl spaces. I was a Home Inspector for 25 years and crawl space inspections SUCK. I experienced and/or feared rabid raccoons or nests, snakes, rats, asbestos pipe wrap, spiders, undersoil bee and wasp bests and mice turds (virus). Depending upon the house age you had to choose to wear an OSHA mask, head protection, coveralls, proper gloves and tight bands at the sock area. The worst are the low clearance conditions. Customers thought I went into a toxic zone.
Yeah well I want to wear a suit of armor and take my shotgun under there. But can't do that. Instead I'll be wearing a hoodie and jeans. It's going to be wonderful as the hole to get to the spigot is on the otherside of the house. Before I do that I'm going to look closer at this sharkbite thing. The videos I've seen so far don't really explain much. Will keep looking.
She plays with your penis. That's why you keep her around. I've heard @Strenuus gives a mean reacharound though and he would probably like free room and board.
Go to Home Depot, get an garden hose thread to 1/2 pipe thread adapter. Screw that on the end of the spigot. The get a new spigot and screw that onto the adapter. So you'll have one new working spigot on the end of your old non working spigot. Then when you have 2 or 3 reasons to crawl under the house you can fix it then. You're welcome.
I was looking for a plug at lowes last night. Couldn't find one in the plumbing section. I'm going to bite the bullet in a few moments. Hopefully this'll be the last time I have to crawl under the house.
Yeah, I was just thinking that. #2 as well if its really dark down there, but a recluse is more likely. Saw one the other day. One took a chunk out of my arm when I was young with its venom.
Okay... not that all afraid of spiders. But you deserve this. die in a fire you Nazi. Lemme go take a picture real quick for you.
Everyone has their "thing". I am terrible on heights. I am paying someone to replace the lights in the garage door opener. Standard bulbs, but I can't handle climbing a ladder in the middle of a concrete floor with nothing to hold on to, taking it apart, and installing new bulbs, then putting it all back together.
