How to Install a Frost-Proof Faucet with PEX Piping | This Old House

This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to plumb a new hose faucet using flexible plastic water pipe. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List For Installing a Frost-Proof Faucet with PEX Piping:
– frost-proof sill cock
– PEX piping and assorted fittings
– teflon tape
– silicone sealant
– 1 5/8-inch stainless screws
– copper pipe and assorted fittings
– lead-free solder and flux
– 1-inch PEX clips

Tools For Installing a Frost-Proof Faucet with PEX Piping:
– drill/driver fitted with 1-inch bit
– pliers
– PEX cutter
– PEX expansion tool, used to connect fittings to PEX piping
– caulk gun
– propane torch

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  1. I wish I was screwing into wood I had to screw into artificial brick an it cracked when removed the old faucet so I had to motar it all back together big mess an took forever

  2. Weird how he is using red PEX tubing instead of blue PEX tubing you should run blue PEX for cold water and red PEX for hot water so you know which water pipe is which.

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