Adding a Hose-bib/spigot in Garage?

[Casey69]

I have a hose bib on the side of the house & not the front, which i hate. my laundry room & garage share a wall. i'd like to tap into the cold water line in that shared wall to put a hose bib in the garage. code is freeze-proof spigots on exterior walls & i'm guessing a non-climate-controlled garage would be considered an exterior wall.

when i look at the freeze-proof spigots, they're really long! how do you fit a 6" long freeze-proof spigot on an exterior wall w/ 2x4's? the redneck in me would just stick a 2x4 on the garage wall & affix the spigot to that, so i can get the addl necessary room to install that long frost-proof spigot.

obviously never done this before, but it's cpvc pipes & i'm feelin lucky.

 

[shooting4life]

I ended up doing something similar when I added hot water to the driveway for washing cars. I don't have to worry about freezing here so I cannot help with that




And here is where I tied it in behind my sink

 

[CT2012]

nice joint work there.

you just gave me inspiration to run hot water to the driveway.

my checkbook does not thank you, however....

 

[shooting4life]

nice joint work there.

you just gave me inspiration to run hot water to the driveway.

my checkbook does not thank you, however....

I wish I was the one who did it, my brother is a pipe fitter

 

[joeysh03]

Just add a shut off behind an access panel in the laundry room and you won't have to worry about it

 

[Chris705]

From the garage do you have access to your basement or crawl space band joist where the laundry room is? If so I would think the plumbing originates down there and the frost free valve could stick into the basement/crawl space. Otherwise what joe recommends sounds like the only option? Unless you're really rednecky and don't mind exposed internal plumbing in the laundry room! Heck one could call that a built-in clothes hanger thang!

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

You can get frost free hose bibs that are shorter (down to about 6" IIRC).
BTW I have a Woodford that does Hot and Cold. It's really nice having warm water for washing vehicles or just my hands.

 

[cdestuck]

Screw the code and put a regular sillcock there. If your garage is insulated I doublt very much that it ever gets below 40 in there let alone below freezing enough to burst a pipe.

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

You can get frost free hose bibs that are shorter (down to about 6" IIRC).
BTW I have a Woodford that does Hot and Cold. It's really nice having warm water for washing vehicles or just my hands.

Thanks for the Woodford reference - I've been thinking about a hot/cold for the garage and they have a nice one!

Cheers

Jim

 

[Punchwood]

The PO put one in the garage here. It runs from the basement ceiling above the sill plate and into the garage. Before I bought the place there was no heat in the garage and only the walls were insulated. He washed his cars in there all winter long. It didn't freeze because the basement is always at least 68*F- the boiler is in there- and that heat in the pipe migrates to the spigot. Thus, no freezy freezy.

 

[Chitown_hillbilly]

Screw the code and put a regular sillcock there. If your garage is insulated I doublt very much that it ever gets below 40 in there let alone below freezing enough to burst a pipe.

My insulated garage (no heat vents or heater) only stays about 25* warmer than outside. A week straight of 10 below zero this past winter and even the pop in the fridge froze and burst.

 

[nmk_61802]

I have a hose bib on the side of the house & not the front, which i hate. my laundry room & garage share a wall. i'd like to tap into the cold water line in that shared wall to put a hose bib in the garage. code is freeze-proof spigots on exterior walls & i'm guessing a non-climate-controlled garage would be considered an exterior wall.



when i look at the freeze-proof spigots, they're really long! how do you fit a 6" long freeze-proof spigot on an exterior wall w/ 2x4's? the redneck in me would just stick a 2x4 on the garage wall & affix the spigot to that, so i can get the addl necessary room to install that long frost-proof spigot.



obviously never done this before, but it's cpvc pipes & i'm feelin lucky.

Short answer is you don't. Freeze proof bibs extend further into climate controlled or maintained area and the seal is made at the back of the valve. This is why the are freeze proof.


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[MN4x4]

Forget the freeze proof bibs - we had to replace them every couple of years because they fail in our climate.

I put a ball-valve about 2' in from the wall that I am going through, then run copper pipe (or even better, pex) out to a standard (not freeze proof) faucet. Come winter I close the ball valve inside and open the faucet outside and leave it open all winter. Problem solved.

 

[rehnbergzen]

It's really nice having warm water for washing vehicles or just my hands.

 

[volleyball]

Forget the freeze proof bibs - we had to replace them every couple of years because they fail in our climate.

I put a ball-valve about 2' in from the wall that I am going through, then run copper pipe (or even better, pex) out to a standard (not freeze proof) faucet. Come winter I close the ball valve inside and open the faucet outside and leave it open all winter. Problem solved.

This but depending on your low point. And you want the pipe pitched. So it will drain. If it is towards the inside, use a valve with a drain. Once you are sure it is empty, close the outside valve.

 

[Dakota00]

Forget the freeze proof bibs - we had to replace them every couple of years because they fail in our climate.

I put a ball-valve about 2' in from the wall that I am going through, then run copper pipe (or even better, pex) out to a standard (not freeze proof) faucet. Come winter I close the ball valve inside and open the faucet outside and leave it open all winter. Problem solved.

X2... I have this setup in my house. Come winter time close the inside valve and leave the exterior hose bib open. Never had a problem!!

 

[Hpozzuoli]

I have hot and cold in my garage. Never an issue with freezing.

I love washing my cars with hot water.

Another thing I did was tap into the town water line right before the house so I have a spigot with 90lbs of pressure. It's like a fire hose with a stream of at least 30ft. It's like a mini pressure washer right from the hose.

 

[mtmgtz]

Screw the code and put a regular sillcock there. If your garage is insulated I doublt very much that it ever gets below 40 in there let alone below freezing enough to burst a pipe.

Most plumbing codes in colder climates don't even allow water pipe in an exterior wall without heat tape on it. A hose bib is going to carry in cold temperature to that pipe a lot faster than your insulated wall.

Put in a freeze proof sillcock or put in a shutoff somewhere inside and drain the pipe. If you want to use outdoor water in freezing temperatures, i'd go with the freeze proof sillcock and plumb it through your rim joist (assuming you don't have a slab house) to your crawlspace or basement.