I have a garden faucet that is installed very low to the ground, about 6″. Its much to low and I don’t want to do an extensive interior plumbing job to reroute the line. I would like to put some sort of adaptor on it so that I can raise the outlet about three feet and at the top have a manifold to attach multiple hoses to the end. I would like it to be done with piping rather than a hose extension but I am concerned with having water in the line that will freeze over the winter. Can anyone help me out with a suggestion as to how to do this?
Thanks Very Much
BNR
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You got another problem. Your grade is too high.
Dig out a small well and line the perimeter with stones, bricks, something.
What kind of siding do you have?
I'm no liscensed plumber, but I do a lot of plumbing. Is it PVC or galvanized?
You can buy galvanized nipples, or hav'em made most any length. Keep the PVC underground, and use galvanized above. To support it, take a single cinder-block and slide it over the nipple and fill with concrete. In the winter, wrap it with pipe insulation and cover it with a galvanized trash can with fiberglass insulation in it. Use ball valve faucets or boiler drains instead of regular faucets. A mainfold will hook up nicely to those, and can be removed in the winter.
It could be done easily; without fabrication. Get a brass hose bib-to-3/4" fpt fitting, and thread it tightly to your existing bib. Thread a 3/4" brass tee onto that. One side of the T faces mostly down; put a drain on that end. Add a piece of pipe and fitting(s) as required into the top end of the T, terminating it however you need for multiple house bibs up top.
I would brace the vertical member back to the house with a "V" of struts.
Forrest
Thank you all so much for the ideas. I'll head for the plumbing store tomorrow.
BNR