![]() If you use a quick connect for your hose, unscrew the connecter from the faucet, as it is very narrow and will freeze up from just the little water left when you turn off the hydrant. Also a good idea to keep a small plastic bucket inverted over the hydrant to prevent this from happening in the first place.ĭo not leave a hose connected during cold weather as it will cause the hydrant to freeze. A self ingniting torch will be handy right about then but a hair dryer and an extension cord will work as well. I would buy one, because even though they are frost free, the handles/nozzle can freeze up during cold weather, usually freezing rain is a problem as well. You can rent a blow torch (hand held propane torch) if you don't want to buy one. Merrick have the brand cast into the head itself. Looked up the Simmons and although its a bit different looking than a Merrick, it looks as though they work the same way. I had to replace the plunger rod because of stripped threads and the head on one (so I know what it looks like inside) and just the head on another I used my old handle/linkage plates on that one and saved a few pennies. You should be able to order any missing parts through the manufacturer, I got mine through my local fence supply store. I have Merrick brand so I don't know if yours works the same. The linkage refered to in another post is right there on the head in plain veiw. The whole thing is really just a plunger on the end of a long rod that goes up and down/in and out of a hole down at the bottom when you lift the handle up and down. I think something is missing on the head. This is unlikely though since your pump would be running as you suspect. I am no expert, but I had 2 of these things with broken nozzles and various people told me to keep the pipe from moving when I was asking how to replace the head assembly. If this is the case, you are into digging a big deep hole to replace/rescrew the whole shebang which ever is needed. If someone tried taking the head off (why else would the handle be off?) they might not have kept the pipe from turning in the ground and things may have become disconnected. You may not realize they are missing or maybe its just a nut that needs adjusting. Can you post a picture? Maybe when the handle was taken off, there might have been some other pieces taken off as well. Sounds like it might be missing some bits. My feathered friends and I would greatly appreciate any advice. Oh how I wish I knew a good handy man in the area. I just don't want to dig it up if it doesn't need it. ![]() ![]() I suppose since it is dripping, I would at the very least need to get a repair kit that replaces the rubber plunger at the bottom. WHAT IS STRANGE IS THAT THERE IS NO RESISTANCE ON THE HANDLE, LIKE IT IS NOT ENGAGING THE PLUNGER OR RUBBER SEAT THAT CLOSES OFF THE VALVE AT THE BOTTOM. It seems like it is worth exploring these solutions before digging up the whole hydrant. I have been doing some research on line, and there is info on replacing gaskets and on adjusting the set scew at the top I called the plumber again, and his proposed solution was to dig it up and replace it. This hydrant uses the same well as the house, if it froze and busted a pipe during the winter, wouldn't we hear our well pump going a lot more and see water start to come up to the surface or something. I contacted the seller of the home and she indicated that the only shut off she knows about is in the basement. We had a plumber doing some other work here and asked him about the problem, and he wondered if there was some shut-off valve that we don't know about. Whether in the on or off position, there is some dripping. My husband put the handle back on, but when it is lifted it there is no flow. After we moved in we found the handle removed. When we did the home inspection late last fall the hydrant was working. My husband and I recently moved to a new home, and we are lucky to have a barn with an outdoor frost free hydrant.
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