[zakthor]

A decade ago my lovely lady friend left her watering hose connected going uphill. Cold snap and spigot froze and burst. It’s a frost free so the valve is way in the wall.

The valve works but if you open it water goes into the wall and eventually down to crawlspace 4’ below..

Original to house built in 1967, is fed by threaded steel pipe, I think 1”.

I tried to gently twist it free but it’s on there and just flexes. I need a wrench on the backside to undo the frost free. Maybe heat too.

There’s no access from below and the backside of the spigot is dead center of wall of washroom that is covered with a big glued in mirror, so serious hassle.

Access from outside- dig through shingles and 2 layers of cedar siding and plywood.

I’m wondering what are my options for a solid fix without too much disassembly?

I’ve not even seen what is broken. Could be downstream side of valve area, could be split pipe. It’s a big hole though that moves a lot of water.

Wondering if there’s a modern miracle for this or will I be digging a big patch though house wall this summer.