Last year, after 8 years, I had the first pipe burst that led to the outside faucet. From the looks of it, the previous owners had issues! From the shut off to the faucet there is 8 ft of pipe.and every inch or so, they had a repair. So I replaced the shut off, the 8 foot pipe and the faucet last spring, after it had burst on me. I used the foam wrap insulation from where it enters the house to about 2 feet from the shut off. For the winter, the shut off was in the off position. My outside faucet was opened and I had a cover over the faucet protecting it. I even went along the wall and caulked every little hole I seen around the outside walls to make sure I cut down on drafts. All of this, and I just opened it up 1 hr. ago, and there‘s a hole on the top about 6 inches away from my shutoff. How could this happen with no water in the line?
