No water from two free-standing outdoor faucets

[Grizz78]

Hi Experts,

I have two free-standing outdoor faucets that have never produced any water since I moved in two years ago. One is a yard hydrant located ~80 ft. from the nearest working faucet (attached to the house). The other is a dual-output screw-top faucet ~12 ft. from the same working faucet.

Unfortunately, I don't have any history on these faucets, so I'm not sure where to begin. I'm hoping for some troubleshooting tips to help me narrow down the problem. If I can figure out what needs to be done, short of digging up the pipes, I'll consider that a win.

Thanks in advance!

 

[frodo]

if they are a metal pipe, metal detector will show you how they are run.

you may have a valve some where that is off, MAYBE?

your only options, metal detector or a shovel

or train a gopher,,lol

 

[Grizz78]

Thanks Mr. Frodo.

I can't imagine these two faucets were put in place with unfinished plumbing, so there must be a valve I don't know about somewhere. ...or the faucets themselves are broken. Is there an easy way to determine that?

 

[Mr_David]

If they are galvanized pipe The might have been abandoned or just scaled up beyond usability.

Dig a trench and install a new line( initially hard but easier to use later)
or buy a long hose. (initially easier but harder to drag around and put away )

 

[frodo]

Thanks Mr. Frodo.

I can't imagine these two faucets were put in place with unfinished plumbing, so there must be a valve I don't know about somewhere. ...or the faucets themselves are broken. Is there an easy way to determine that?

i have no idea what you have,

dig down, find the pipe. see which way its pointed

post pictures

 

[Grizz78]

Good deal. I will invest in a metal detector and figure out where the pipes lead to. Hopefully I'll find a shut-off valve in the process. We're selling the house in about a year, so it's not worth doing any major work to fix it.

The more I think about it, the more likely it seems that there IS a valve somewhere that was turned off at some point to protect the pipes over the winter. Question: what happens to the water residing in the pipes when such a valve gets turned off? Does it drain somehow or is there something that needs to be done to flush the excess water?

 

[frodo]

no telling, it could have a stop and waste valve, or they might have blew it out with compressed air,

or sucked it out with a wet b vac,,

or let it bust.

till you find it, its a mystery