Outside water faucet?

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Don Meinke · Answer

IF you dont have an outside faucet,,,get one!!  Its not hard to tap into something somewhere to access YOUR water.  First place to look is the aprox. same place as your tenants,,,since most duplexes are exact mirror image.  I would put a faucet on BOTH front and back of the building to avoid dragging hoses around.  Make sure you use a freeze proof one, tip it down on outside so it drains, and make sure you disconnect the hose in freezing temps.  Pex is a good diy easy install

This wont be the last time you want outside water.  Some even put a soft water faucet for car washing too.  OR hot water mix faucet.

You can even get fancy and put landscape water system so your flowers and bushes look great with a timer and drip or bubbler system with very little water use.

Patrick Liska · Answer

chances are there is none. would you want someone using your water that you would have to pay for ? maybe that one on the other unit is the only one and never changed when the unit became a 2 family. if you have a slop sink in the basement, or even your laundry hookup, you can hook a hose up to them. ( best bet is the laundry hook up )

Marcia Maynard · Answer

Do you or a family member own the building? Do you have a schematic of the plumbing for it? Is there a plumber you regularly use who may know the answer? Have you examined the entire perimeter, behind bushes and sheds too? Are you willing to look in the crawl space to follow the path of the plumbing pipes?

It's possible there's only one outside spigot.  It may or may not be associated to the side of the duplex where you find it.  Just find out who's paying for the water that comes out of the outside spigot and negotiate. You can find out by not using any other water in both units, then look at the water meters for both units and turn on the outside spigot. See who's meter is picking it up.

We trim our 8 plex with white holiday lights every year and two of the strings must be plugged in the patio plugs of tenants the other two are plugged into the laundry room plug (that we pay for). We just ask the tenants for permission and give them some cash that more than compensates them. They love the lights and we pick up the tab.

If you are power washing the exterior of the duplex and surrounding hard surfaces, the other tenant will likely appreciate it and be more than cooperative. Just don't surprise the other tenant. Let them know in advance what you will be doing. Make sure to move anything that you (or they) wouldn't want damaged by the water spray. Select the right pressure and use the proper technique to prevent damage to the surfaces you will be cleaning.

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