Outside faucet - water shoots out at/behind knob
Elaine Bennett
We just got a "new" 6 yr old house, it seems like its
in good shape, but in our first week discovered some
problems :( We're reading books and already made a trip
to hardware store :) looking for words from the wise...
When I turn on the outside faucet 1/2 the water comes out
the faucet *but* the other 1/2 shoots out right behind
the knob so the water flys at the siding of the house.
Should we call a plumber? try to fix it ourselves?
we got a strap wrench and instructions on how to shut off
the water infront of the house. if we buy a new faucet is
there one type better than another?
Thanks in advance.
Elaine
A & R Smith
In article <322B76...@wolfenet.com>, Elaine Bennett
<eben...@wolfenet.com> wrote:
Elaine
There is a gland packing that is tightened by a nut behind the handle.
Sometimes just tightening this nut will staunch the flow...or you may have
to repack that stem packing. Sometimes there is just an o-ring behind a
retainer nut, and the o-ring should be replaced. As for a new faucet, I
don't know where you live, but if you are in a cold climate, where there
is the danger of freezing, then you want a sillcock that is an anti-freeze
type. This way, all you have to do in winter is remove the hose. If you
are on municipal water, the water company may require the faucet to be
anti-syphon as well. Hope this helps. RAS
--
Roger A. Smith anrs...@nlis.net (or) anrs...@server.nlbbs.com
Dave Lord
You should be able to replace the packing around the
valve stem (go to the book store and look in the do-it-
yourself books). If you have do replace the valve, don't
get one of the cheapo chinese jobs they sell at Home
Depot and Homebase, you'll be lucky if it lasts a year.
(been there, done that). Try to find a plumbing supply
store. You'll need to tell them if it fits: 1/2 or 3/4 inch
pipe, is male or female, is threaded or soldered in,
and the overal shape of the faucet (by the way, it's
called a "hose bib"). You
may not be ready to replace a soldered in faucet, for
that find a plumber or an experienced friend.
Dave
| ==========Elaine Bennett, 9/2/96==========
|
| We just got a "new" 6 yr old house, it seems like its
| in good shape, but in our first week discovered some
| problems :( We're reading books and already made a trip
| to hardware store :) looking for words from the wise...
|
| When I turn on the outside faucet 1/2 the water comes out
| the faucet *but* the other 1/2 shoots out right behind
| the knob so the water flys at the siding of the house.
|
| Should we call a plumber? try to fix it ourselves?
| we got a strap wrench and instructions on how to shut off
| the water infront of the house. if we buy a new faucet is
| there one type better than another?
|
| Thanks in advance.
|
| Elaine
Dave...@sandiegoca.attgis.com
The <reply to> address in the my header is invalid because I'm tired
of getting put on junk mail lists just because I post to Usenet.
Brian Peppel
I am not quite clear where the water is leaking. Below the handle is a nut
that surounds the stem where the handle is connected. If the water leaks
on the bottom of the nut you may just be able to tighten it. if it leaks
out between the stem and the nut you will need to get valve stem packing
somtimes referred to as graphite packing or teflon packing.
To install the packing - Shut off the water. Remove the screw from the
handle. Remove the handle. Remove the cap nut (The one that surrounds the
stem where the handle was connected). Remove any "gunk" from inside the
nut you just removed. It may look like a rubber washer. If there is a
metal washer put it in place over the stem. Wrap the stem with a few
twists of the packing then tighten down the nut. The pressure from the nut
will compress the packing around the stem keeping it from leaking. Now
just re attach the handle.
Good luck, let me know how it goes.
In article <322B76...@wolfenet.com>, Elaine Bennett
<eben...@wolfenet.com> wrote: