Hi, I'm going to attempt cut this pipe before it enters the ground, rerun the pipeline to the right (as indicated by my finger pointing) along the exterior of the house, and finish the line with a hose bib/spigot. (I've checked that the pipe is indeed water [u]and not gas[/u]) I also understand that in order to run copper piping, a dielectric union will be needed. My questions: 1. Where's the most sensible place to cut the galvanized metal - [i]with minimal dealings with the other joints[/i] - to connect to copper pipe? I guess I'm asking where I should put the union without having to do too much alteration to the existing pipe coming from the house? * See below, second image - should I run something as shown in orange, brown....or something else? 2. What size pipe is the pipe am I dealing with. I've measured the outside of the pipe and want to run 3/4" copper pipe. Thanks in advance for the advice and assistance. Should I run the copper as shown in the brown route, orange route, or some other route?

I managed to take apart most of an old bathroom faucet, but am stuck on how to remove the spout. I attached here a couple of photos of the final piece, both from above and below. I think I am supposed to remove the blue plastic nut but I can't figure out how to do that. I don't have a wrench with a small enough handle to do it horizontally (is there a special wrench that would fit there?) and I can't do it holding a wrench vertically due to the pipe coming down. I don't know the brand of the faucet - couldn't find any markings. Any advice is appreciated. This is my first time trying to replace a faucet.