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modirt 
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Posted: 19 Sep 2020 at 2:46am |
Moved to new place about 5 years ago. Never had a need to use this hydrant until now, and found it stuck shut. Handle won't budge. No telling how long it has sat there unused. Perhaps 15 years?
Any hope of getting this to work without digging it up and replacing it?
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DiyDave
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Posted: 19 Sep 2020 at 4:59am |
May be least amount of work to just replace it. Baker hydrants are bullet proof, and can be rebuilt, from above, with no digging... 
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Posted: 19 Sep 2020 at 7:37am |
Might try putting a wrench on the seal and turn it a little, that might be where it's stuck.
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tadams(OH)
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Posted: 19 Sep 2020 at 9:22am |
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What is stuck, could just be the handle pivot point
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 19 Sep 2020 at 9:39am |
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there is a packing nut at the top around the stem... loosen it WAY UP and put some PENETRATING oil on the inside on the packing and the pivot for the handle... then see if that helps... if not, time to replace all.
Edited by steve(ill) - 19 Sep 2020 at 9:40am
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 19 Sep 2020 at 3:09pm |
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turn water off , with 2 pipe wrenches unscrew top from drop pipe - should come apart , then figure out the problem . Could just be frozen at the head or at the valve at bottom of pipe
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modirt
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Posted: 20 Sep 2020 at 12:50pm |
Was frozen at the head. Tried to back out packing nut, wouldn't budge, so hit it and the rod with some Free All. Gave it a bit, was ready to go at packing nut again with a wrench, but tried the handle again first, and was happy to see the rod let go and water started flowing. Rust and some crud came out too, but it's working normal now. These things are pretty simple once you know how they work.
Now that it's working, that allowed me to take one 100' hose out of the run. That, plus going from house hydrant to yard hydrant, got double the pressure and volume in the bargain. About like going from a BB gun to a .22. Heck of a difference!
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Posted: 20 Sep 2020 at 2:11pm |
Now be careful of what you point that hose at.
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