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I'm saying that several faucets where I've used the silicone grease quickly get "sticky" again. I've got one filtered-water faucet (cold line) where I grease the O-rings, and six WEEKS later the...

Yo - great minds of the plumbing industry. Solve this for me, please.

Over the years I've repaired/replaced many a faucet - and have used several brands of silicone paste.

So? Well - I've...

Sillcocks aren't larger - just different. And you're right - I've gotta get an adapter, sweat it on the pipe, then thread on the sillcock. It will only stick out maybe another half inch or so. I...

OK - here's the build-up. Coming out of the concrete wall is a 1/2"copper pipe - sticks out about two inches. I thought there were threads ON the copper pipe, but no.
There's a hose bibb with a Male...

Got new quarter-turn sillcocks for the outside of my house - I "thought"the old ones had female threads screwed onto male brass threads on a fitting that was soldered to 1/2"copper pipe.
But - on...