user823

Got another one today, steady drip from the brass on a w/m hose bib. The home is in the country, on a well. No chlorine issues, water has no problems. The wirsbo pex is tight and perfect, the inside of the pipe looks great. I was going to replace the hose bib and gave it a slight turn and the male threads of the hose bib broke right in half, wow.
Proflow, no thank you very much. I've bought a few things but this installation wasn't even that old. I'm not touching anymore. No, this was not my install but I know who did it and it was less than a year ago.

Seems we have some serious brass problems out there.

ILPlumber

Wall thickness not thick enough after the threads were cut?

Where the heck do you put a sill-cock in MN?

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user823

I don't know why it broke, if you look at the brass on the break it looks sort of funny. I found this set up for a wash machine in the basement. Not used outside around here!

GREENPLUM

COuld have been overtightened to begin with and compromised the composition of the brass. Or that proflo just suks really bad.

Was the water on when you broke it?

TheMaster

Cheap dirty brass. Brass is sold in different grades. I use nibco boiler drains for wm hose connections.

user823

Had the water already off for replacement thank goodness. Cut off the old one, installed a new pex wing L and bib in about five minutes. Drove over to my next one, replaced a 1 1/4" lavy trap, that's all she wanted. Both service calls done in less than an hour, full price with no exceptions!

Did four more after that and was home in time for a late lunch, good day hey.

TheMaster

That is a good day. I went to my 1st call this morning and rebuilt a toilet and replaced a end outlet waste ona K-sink and tha p-trap. Next three calls were all next door to each other...all needed expansion tanks due to the city installing check valves at the water meters. next Job was for a realtor and the house was vacant....realtor went to show the house and found water on the bath floor around the toilet.....I show up and its the ballcock nut loose and leaking.....I rebuilt the toilet...its was old and I'm responsible for it.. Cussed the Lowes guy out and called it a day.

Proud Plumber

I am feeling down on just about anything Pro Flo or the supplier that it comes from these days. Private labeling usually means the junk they couldn't sell under the brand name so they sell the line to private label. Friggin junk!!! Shame on the F word for selling that crap.

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ROCKSTARPLUMBER

Sill-cock? That there is a boiler drain. Well, at least thats what we call them.
Talking to a GC yesterday about my old boss and his company, said they installed a pro-flow ball valve for the the water main. Said they closed the valve and began to saw cut the slab, cut a couple of shallow lines, and splishy splashy water went everywhere. Under furthur investigations, the ball vavle, it had no ball, or balls for that matter. Murphys law, anything that says pro on it, isnt.

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TheMaster

Anybody ever use any pasco basket strainers? they have 3 screws like the ISE garbage disposals but no snap ring like on the ISE's