What is this thing?

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What is thing (connector) thing? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This is outside my apartment building, next to the car park. Is it a connector for a hose of some kind?

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago (2 children)

They are called sillcock keys. They come in a few different sizes so you'll often see 4-way tools like this one: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-4-Way-Sillcock-Key-16PL0129/304217572

You can find these spigots on buildings all over the place. Sometimes they are locked behind a panel that you can also open with that same tool. Great for nomads.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Thanks! The lock was stumping me in particular, so this really helps!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Thank you, memory wasn't pulling up the proper name - too much in there to sift through, I guess, haha.