Outside Water Spigot Leaking From Top

I show how to fix outdoor faucet that leaks from around the handle only when the water is turned on.

Outside water spigot leaking from top. Outdoor water spigots typically go years without servicing until eventually water begins continually spraying from the handle or dripping. How to fix the water spigot on the side of your house. Photos 4 and 5 show how to replace a leaking vacuum breaker. Subscribe hit the http bit ly subrjthebikeguy.

All outdoor faucets even frost free ones have compression valves and when one of these wears out water will leak from the spout. Many older outdoor spigots are equipped with an add on hose connection vacuum breaker hcvb and if water is spraying out it means the rubber gasket inside has failed. Luckily fixing a leaking outdoor faucet isn t a major problem and the process is very similar. But left unchecked it doesn t take long for even a small leak from a hose bibb to waste hundreds of gallons of water.

Repairing a dripping outdoor spigot is often at the bottom of a homeowner s to do list since the leak is outside the house. In 99 percent of the cases the problem is a worn washer at the. Now a leaking outdoor faucet can let a lot of water flow away and besides the waste of the water it can make a big mess of your lawn or garden not to mention that the water could actually end up getting back into your home and make a real mess. Most frost proof faucets have a built in vacuum breaker located on top of the faucet photo 4.

If you see water dribbling out from under the cap when the water is running it s leaking. If not you ll have to purchase them separately. The vacuum breaker prevents water from flowing backward into the house.