# Least expensive/invasive way to get a water spigot in my front yard?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-expensive-invasive-way-to-get-a-water-spigot-in-my-front-yard/853273>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 6, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-expensive-invasive-way-to-get-a-water-spigot-in-my-front-yard/853273 "2020-05-06T15:46:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-expensive-invasive-way-to-get-a-water-spigot-in-my-front-yard/853273/21 "2020-05-07T16:33:32Z")

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> [@Ashtura](#):
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> Can someone explain this “blowing it out” business and why it’s necessary? I’ve had hoses in my yard forever and don’t recall ever doing anything like this.

If you leave water in the pipe over winter, it’ll freeze and burst the pipe. You can drain a hose by coiling it, but you have to get the water out of a buried pipe somehow.

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**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-expensive-invasive-way-to-get-a-water-spigot-in-my-front-yard/853273/22 "2020-05-07T16:34:43Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> OK, yep, we live in a rural area. The deck I had built could not be seen from the road, nor could the house.
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> Shortly before I sold that house, I had a circuit breaker go bad. I’m a bit nervous working with electricity, so I called an electrician, figuring a new breaker installed couldn’t be that expensive.
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> The electrician pointed out that my breakers were Federal Pacific breakers, and he wouldn’t replace one, but would only do the entire box.
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> I’m a cheapskate, so I tracked down a FP breaker and installed it myself. Not a difficult job, but I sweated bullets.

Yikes, I’d like to think that their inspector noted that before they bought the house?

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-expensive-invasive-way-to-get-a-water-spigot-in-my-front-yard/853273/23 "2020-05-07T17:02:21Z")

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> [@Sicks\_Ate](#):
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> Yikes, I’d like to think that their inspector noted that before they bought the house?

The inspector I paid when I bought the house never mentioned it. The eventual buyer wanted an expedited sale with closing ASAP, in exchange for me agreeing to this (why wouldn’t I?) he said he’d forego an inspection.

I had an almost-sale prior to this and their inspector didn’t mention it.

I have since heard that Federal Pacific circuit breakers were a huge no-no. It was not easy to find the single FP breaker I needed, and it cost 4X the cost of a “normal” breaker.

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