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Looking for rare, maybe non-existant tool...
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24-08-2005, 01:34 PM
Ol' Duffer
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Have you tried a good scrubbing with something like CLR and a stiff brush?
Is there some reason that you can't replace this hose bibb? (It's usually
a fairly minor chore -- see Sept 2003 This Old House magazine.)
Sure I could replace it, but cutting around siding, draining plumbing,
soldering, and caulking is a lot of wasted time and material for an
otherwise working part that just needs cleaned up. Brush or chemicals
risk damaging the base metal, whereas a threading die (unless cross-
threaded) would remove only the crud between the threads. Yes there
are other approaches, but a die seemed like the best first choice.
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