[cmshanley]

I have used the ouside silcock several times this spring but when I just went to shut if off it is still wide open. I turned it all the way to the right, tried adjust the stem nut, but the water is all the way on. Any suggestions short of changing it out?

 

[Daniel Holzman]

You may have a rising stem sillcock, with a broken stem. If so, the cost and effort to repair will exceed many times the cost and time to simply replace the piece.

 

[secutanudu]

You should have a valve in the basement near where the pipe leaves the house that will shut off water to the spigot.

 

[cmshanley]

silcock will not shut off

I did shut the water off inside the house. Of course I just finished painting the house and now I have to do some hot work to replace the silcock and try not to burn the paint. Thanks for the advice.