The Best Frost-Free House Hydrant (Sillcock, Wall Hydrant) Installation for New Home Construction
If you are looking to build a new home in the colder states, then you will almost certainly want two or three places around the outside of the house to connect a water hose for watering plants, washing cars, or spraying off dirty kids and pets. In order to make water available, even in freezing weather, you will need what is known as a frost-free wall hydrant (a.k.a. sillcock, house hydrant, lawn faucet, or spigot). This is common knowledge, but there are some very well-known problems with the typical installation of these hydrants. And now, thanks to the Wall Hydrant Made Easy™, there is a very simple and affordable solution to these problems. There’s truly nothing else like it on the market.
The story goes like this: MITI founder Kevin Cantrell — a top-notch, 38-year plumber from Southern Illinois, super-sharp and all-around great guy — has replaced countless frost-free wall hydrants in his day and has seen the damage that they can cause when they fail. In particular, when the homeowner leaves a hose attached in freezing weather, the hydrant can freeze and rupture, leading to flooding and/or water damage. Also, they are a pain to replace, requiring you to go under the house or rip out drywall or finished basement ceilings in many cases.
Six years ago, Kevin patented an innovative, simple-to-install, and affordable casing system that is perfect for new residential home construction (though it works great for replacements too). Simply install the Wall Hydrant Made Easy™ with any 1/2" MIP residential wall hydrant, and the hydrant can be replaced quickly and easily, as often as needed, from outside the house (without having to call out a plumber). It also protects against flooding and water damage from a ruptured hydrant. It only adds about $40-50 per hydrant installation and will pay for itself many, many times over the first time a hydrant fails (which will certainly happen eventually).
Our plumbing division, as well as other plumbers and home builders, have installed these on numerous projects here in Illinois, as well as other states across the US, over the last six years and have proven them to deliver as promised. After proving the integrity of the product ourselves, we are confident that the Wall Hydrant Made Easy™ will greatly reduce the homeowner’s cost of maintaining their wall hydrants. Here’s a summary of the Wall Hydrant Made Easy’s benefits:
Minimizes hydrant replacement cost — all you are out is the cost of the hydrant itself and a little thread sealant. No plumbing fees, no drywall demolition.
Makes hydrant replacement quick and simple. Just shut off your water, unscrew the old hydrant, and screw in a new one. Just a few minutes and you’re done. See our video below.
Protects against flooding and water damage if the hydrant freezes and ruptures due to a hose being left attached. When this happens, the WHME expels the water out the front, away from the house. See the second video below.
Protects against mold formation if the hydrant were to rupture.
Allows you to finish your basement, ceiling and all, without fear of a hydrant leak.
Prevents scraped knuckles by spacing the hose threads away from the wall.
Fits most brands of 1/2” MIP hydrants of any length (i.e. 4” up to 24”).
Angled mounting base allows hydrant to drain properly.
Available in three colors.
Available with or without a hydrant preinstalled.
If you are building a new home with frost-free wall hydrants, then insure your future with the Wall Hydrant Made Easy™. Check our our web store to select the right model for you!