The installation of an additional outdoor faucet is a common service provided by a provider of Residential Plumbing in Texas City TX. Some homes only have one to start with, and that’s generally inconvenient. Having one on opposite sides of the house makes it easier to do the watering, and other projects. Some homeowners are interested in tapping into their hot water supply for outdoor use.
The Primary Difference Between Indoor and Outdoor Faucets
Many people never stop to think about the one fundamental difference between an interior and exterior faucet installed by a provider of Residential Plumbing in Texas City TX. When someone calls and requests an additional faucet for outdoor use, the plumber assumes that the home’s residents will want to connect a hose to this device, at least occasionally. That means the faucet must have threads at the area where water comes out so the hose can be screwed on. This is not something generally seen indoors, except, perhaps, in a basement.
A Variety of Terminology
Technically, this type of faucet is called a hose bibb or bib. It’s sometimes called a sillcock because the faucets are installed at about the height of a window sill or just below it. Exterior faucets also are commonly called spigots, even though the two words are interchangeable and can refer to interior fixtures as well.
Often these terms simply reflect regional differences in vocabulary use. Some of the terms, like sillcock, are old-fashioned and not heard as often as others.
Hot Water for Outdoor Use?
The exterior equipment is nearly always for cold water only. Typically, people are watering gardens and flowerbeds, washing the car, hosing dirt off the house or patio, or a similar activity.
However, somebody who wants to install an outdoor shower will need access to the home’s hot water. In this case, the plumber usually will install both a cold water and hot water tap, or add a hot water tap next to an existing cold water spigot. Two hoses connect these faucets to the shower apparatus, and the user can adjust the temperature and water volume. Contact Quality Plumbing BOI for any exterior or interior plumbing repairs or additions of new features.
