On the exterior of our house there is a pvc pipe that comes out of the ground about a foot away from the house- just to hook the hose up and such. It is just before the fence to the back yard and on the other side of the fence is another faucet. The faucet in the front is leaking. I dug down about 10 inches and there is a T joint (all of this is pvc) and it seems to be cracked. Can I just cut the pipe off, chuck the faucets and cap the pipe to be done with the leak? I am not very "home improvement" savy, so the fastest fix here is what I am looking for- I currently have NO WATER! (we shut it off to avoid more water waste) :confused:

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Originally Posted by frisky

On the exterior of our house there is a pvc pipe that comes out of hte ground about a foot away from the house- just to hook the hose up and such. It is just before the fence to the back yard and on the other side of the fence is another faucet. The faucet in the front is leaking. I dug down about 10 inches and there is a T joint (all of this is pvc) and it seems to be cracked. Can I just cut the pipe off, chuck the faucets and cap the pipe to be done with the leak? I am not very "home improvement" savy, so the fastest fix here is what I am looking for- I currently have NO WATER! (we shut it off to avoid more water waste) :confused:

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You can cap it off, but you will need primer, blue (hot) glue, a cap and about two hours (depending on ambient temperatures) to let the joint cure before you turn the water back on.

Do not buy clear glue -- Clear glue is for un-pressurized lines.

I will say that yes you can just cut and glue in a splice, but I am concerned over just PVC pipe coming out of the ground going to a faucet. You did not say where you were at, I will have to assume you live somewhere that it never freezes, since the PVC should not be used exposed outside as it will freeze. All the pipe should be underground and under the freeze level, and a approved out side faucet going into the ground to connect.

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Originally Posted by frisky

On the exterior of our house there is a pvc pipe that comes out of hte ground about a foot away from the house- just to hook the hose up and such. It is just before the fence to the back yard and on the other side of the fence is another faucet. The faucet in the front is leaking. I dug down about 10 inches and there is a T joint (all of this is pvc) and it seems to be cracked. Can I just cut the pipe off, chuck the faucets and cap the pipe to be done with the leak? I am not very "home improvement" savy, so the fastest fix here is what I am looking for- I currently have NO WATER! (we shut it off to avoid more water waste) :confused:

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Yes you can cut it off and cap it.
If you want the faucet you can couple it back after you cut out the cracked part and still have the faucet.
Joe

What state are you located? Unless its Florida that PVc probably cracked from freezing. If you ever have frost in the ground removed that PVC back inside the house.

Thanks all for your advice! We are around Austin Texas, so we don't freeze often, but we do get the ice storms. I am of the opinion that someone botched the job when doing plumbing for this house! As twilight hit we panicked about not being able to do the job ourselves and called SOS plumbers. They have been very helpful, but have also pointed out since this is an exterior valve and we have a water softner there should have been a valve at the water softner to cut off the water to the outside of the house, and still have water in the house... Of course we don't have that! After having the line cut and capped last night we left the water off all night, but this morning we can't seem to get the water going again. Plumbers are on the way again... Hopefully this can be fixed today- I really don't want to deal with it over a 3 day weekend. Thanks again to everyone who replied!