Terrific video, shows all three problems with easy to follow instruction plus seeing the actual demonstrations!!! Took me longer to shut the main waterline off than to fix the problem!! Only needed the washer replaced.
Thank you for a short concise video that taught me everything I needed to understand about this topic! And thanks for skipping all the hyper active BS some other guys use in their videos. THIS is the way it should be done!
Loved the humility you showed me at the end, when the "defective" valve wouldn't come out! That shows that I'm not the only one who does stuff like that!
Little note. When tightening the packing nut with new washer don't tighten as tight as you can get it. This way if it leaks in the future you can simply tighten a bit more to stop the packing leak.
Thank you for this. It helped a lot. And I appreciate your attention to detail in terms of covering all possible areas where the faucet can leak. Great job!
Thanks for the step by step tutorial, I was able to fix my spigot. I used a little bit of plumber's putty to hold the breaker in place. I did break the retaining screw, luckily I was able to drill it out and jam a small screwdriver in it.
I tightened the packing nut because it was leaking from the stem. It worked! Voila! I had a repair kit ready, but didn't need it. Thank you so much for your detailed, precise, helpful instructions.
Great demonstration, photography, sound, and explanation. On my original attempt I missed the step of re-engaging the tube with the handle prior to installing the packing...so the spigot leaked! Looking back on the other video I had viewed prior to my "repair," I noted that this step was glossed over a bit. But my bad, all the same. This one is going into my "save to watch later" bin, as I am certain I will be needing it again. Well done.
Not my model, but this was the first video that popped up for spigot repair and it helped me make an informed purchase and now I know the steps I need to repair my existing spigot! Thanks!
Had a slow but consistent leak from the knob, and searched a lot yesterday for how to troubleshoot that, and came back with nothing but installing a full repair kit to fix spigot leaks. I had decided I'd go to Lowe's tomorrow to get a kit for the Woodford Model 17 and get it over with. Then, this video was randomly on my recommends today. LOL Watched over 25 videos, this is the only one to recommended testing the packing nut as an initial step ... it had somehow loosened, and I was able to get a quarter-turn tighter, leak stopped. Saved me $30.
Love how these "repair" guys show us how to work on a brand new valve. Let's have something about removing a packing nut from a hose bib that's 30 years old.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I was afraid I was going to have to cut through my ceiling to get to the leaking part, clearly I do not. I can do this repair easily!
This guy knows plumbing parts terms. Nice to see an actual plumber teaching actual plumbing. I think my leak is from the corroded handle screw. Is that possible? The packing nut is reverse-thread and seems snug.
Likely it's the packing (seal) behind the packing nut. The handle screw doesn't hold back any water at all. The shaft that it screws into goes through the packing inside the packing nut. Hope I didn't confuse you too badly.
Great video. My FFHB was a little different. I happened to have the correct size washer in my plumbing tool box. Repair made without having to go to Home Depot. That in itself is a WIN!
Well done, doing some advance research for a repair and not sure if it's the same brand but the information is great to have regardless. Thank you for the time you put into your videos.
Your video was very helpful - thank you! I purchased a 3 year old home with Woodford faucets - some hot/cold and some just cold. I don't know what model numbers they are so I'm hoping the numbers are stamped on them somewhere. My question is "do you know where I can purchase the basic parts (e.g. valve seat rubber, rubber check valve and packing washer) for the Woodford faucets? You said "your local hardware store", but my local Home Depot and Lowes don't carry those specific parts.
thank you, very clear but I have these on my house and I tightened the bushing a few years ago, to take care of it then, now I thought I should just rebuild them now, so I took them apart, saw it would cost me 20 dollars per faucet, just wiped the parts off, and put them both back together and neither on leaks, maybe I just had a speck of something in there. So glad I didn't spend the money!!!
That's funny when you take a second to think "counter clockwise" and all of those equations appear rotating just like you're calculating something in your brain. Too funny!!!
Thanks for the great moustache and video. I am purchasing a home and inspection pointed out a leaking hose bib on the outside of the foundation is likely causing some mold inside the finished basement where the drywall meets the floor. I presume this means the hose bib leak is actually leaking inside and draining onto the floor causing this mold. Does that mean drywall needs to be removed, mold killed and cleaned up and that should be it to address this? Or can there be worse downstream effects?
@@detech8149 it’s a 1971 home with access in crawl space.. I’m checking with two other plumbers right now to compare prices. I’m sure this guy just doesn’t want the job so he shot high hoping I wouldn’t care.
So on mine the screw holding the handle on, the head is stripped. If I cut that off to get the handle off while that keep me from being able to do this repair? I can always replace the screw.
I'm unsure what the actual problem is. Its not leaking when turned off. But when I open the valve, the water flow is reduced significantly. Asking for some guidance before I open it up. Thanks for a great vid. Mine is an American Valve btw.
Looking for help. My hosebib only has a 1/4 turn from off to on. Guessing there is some kind of cartridge rather than rubber seal. Can't figure out how to pull rod and assembly. Any suggestions. Tried turning handle hard and no luck. Tried pulling hard no luck.
Can I replace the valve handle without turning off the water? I don't have a separate shutoff for outside and last time I turned off my mainline and turned it back on it leaked for days without me knowing. I'd have to get a pro out to fix the mainline because the City needs to shutoff the water to the house. Its a big thing... Want to fix the leak outside without all that hassel.
Mine leaks from behind the vinyl siding? But only when hose is attached aka when there is pressure against the water flow. We bought a fixer upper any advice is much appreciated!!
In my new house I have a simile faucet. When under pressure - with hose and sprayer attached but closed - there is a water running noise in the wall containing the pipe (as if the water was/is fully turned on). Is this a normal backflow noise, or do I have a leak in my wall? Thanks!
Any tips on removing a handle that won't come off? I can't get it to budge. Only 17 years old, but has some minor corrosion. Same problem on both of my spigots.
Thank you for actually showing a spigot repair instead of talking about other things for half an hour! GREAT!
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Yeah that guy from Dallas talks to much about nothing relative to the repair
Thank you for getting straight to the point. It is a very rare and appreciated skill on CZcams. Getting to the paint, that is. So again -- thank you.
Terrific video, shows all three problems with easy to follow instruction plus seeing the actual demonstrations!!! Took me longer to shut the main waterline off than to fix the problem!! Only needed the washer replaced.
Thank you for a short concise video that taught me everything I needed to understand about this topic! And thanks for skipping all the hyper active BS some other guys use in their videos. THIS is the way it should be done!
Loved the humility you showed me at the end, when the "defective" valve wouldn't come out! That shows that I'm not the only one who does stuff like that!
Ha! Yep! It happens to us all!
This is a solid video, from an informational and production standpoint. Props to a quality CZcams Channel! I'm shocked you don't have more subs.
Far and away the best and most helpful video on how to fix a leaking hose bib.
My vacuum breaker has been leaking for ages. This was so clear and simple. Thanks so much!
That's great to hear. Thanks for watching!
Straight to the point with visuals and explanations. Great video, thanks!
Little note. When tightening the packing nut with new washer don't tighten as tight as you can get it. This way if it leaks in the future you can simply tighten a bit more to stop the packing leak.
He said lightly sung it.....he did it right.
Also for newbies to maintenance - always use two pair of channel locks, so you don’t tweak the whole works 😂
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Nice job, watched some other guys that was twice as long and full of BS cutaways. Thanks for keeping it concise and to the point!
Glad you liked our approach - thanks for watching!
Thank you for this. It helped a lot. And I appreciate your attention to detail in terms of covering all possible areas where the faucet can leak. Great job!
No problem! Glad this was helpful.
Thanks for the step by step tutorial, I was able to fix my spigot. I used a little bit of plumber's putty to hold the breaker in place.
I did break the retaining screw, luckily I was able to drill it out and jam a small screwdriver in it.
I tightened the packing nut because it was leaking from the stem. It worked! Voila!
I had a repair kit ready, but didn't need it.
Thank you so much for your detailed, precise, helpful instructions.
Great demonstration, photography, sound, and explanation. On my original attempt I missed the step of re-engaging the tube with the handle prior to installing the packing...so the spigot leaked! Looking back on the other video I had viewed prior to my "repair," I noted that this step was glossed over a bit. But my bad, all the same. This one is going into my "save to watch later" bin, as I am certain I will be needing it again. Well done.
Very clear, complete instructions. Thank you!
Not my model, but this was the first video that popped up for spigot repair and it helped me make an informed purchase and now I know the steps I need to repair my existing spigot! Thanks!
Happy to help!
Clear stepwise demonstration with possible complications at various steps plus work-arounds.
Had a slow but consistent leak from the knob, and searched a lot yesterday for how to troubleshoot that, and came back with nothing but installing a full repair kit to fix spigot leaks. I had decided I'd go to Lowe's tomorrow to get a kit for the Woodford Model 17 and get it over with. Then, this video was randomly on my recommends today. LOL Watched over 25 videos, this is the only one to recommended testing the packing nut as an initial step ... it had somehow loosened, and I was able to get a quarter-turn tighter, leak stopped. Saved me $30.
Love how these "repair" guys show us how to work on a brand new valve. Let's have something about removing a packing nut from a hose bib that's 30 years old.
Patient and a pick. Judicious use of tug , pull and smack on adjustable wrench to pull the stem out .
Had the same problem with my 30 year old spigot...until I pried the ancient solidified packing rubber from the washer. It popped right out after that.
Just found this a few hours ago....spent $20 @ LOWES...worked like a charm !!
THANKS A TON !!!
Best video on the planting, thank you very much.
Excellent breakdown of a common plumbing problem. Best trouble-shooting I've found on this plumbing issue. Thank you.
Thank yo so much for this video. Saved us money and time waiting around for the repair person.
Happy to help!
Excellent video, especially for this novice homeowner.
I thought it would be something like that, I've rebuilt standard faucets. Thanks for walking me through it so I can go into it informed!
No problem! Glad to help.
Love this video! Right to the point! No BS!
Thank you for showing the orientation of the valve seat!!!!
Great job answered every question!!!
Very good instructions. Mine is leaking from the nozzle. Got to get the parts tomorrow to fix it. Thanks!
Good luck getting it fixed! Let me know if it worked!
Appreciate the detail and clear instructions. Thank you!
Every step is right to the point. Up my level
Good! Glad you found this helpful.
Very good video
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I was afraid I was going to have to cut through my ceiling to get to the leaking part, clearly I do not. I can do this repair easily!
very good video with lots of specifics.
This guy knows plumbing parts terms. Nice to see an actual plumber teaching actual plumbing.
I think my leak is from the corroded handle screw. Is that possible? The packing nut is reverse-thread and seems snug.
Likely it's the packing (seal) behind the packing nut. The handle screw doesn't hold back any water at all. The shaft that it screws into goes through the packing inside the packing nut. Hope I didn't confuse you too badly.
Thanks for the great demonstration and instructions!
Of course! Thanks for watching!
Thank you! And ya, the stash looks great on you!
Ha, thanks!!
Thank you for keeping it simple
Of course - hope this helped you!
Very informative . Now I'll try it. Thanks
Will be fixing mine today. Thank you so much!
Good! Happy to help.
Thanks very much, problem solved very easily thank to you and your video -
Thanks for the Video mine was in the cap all it was the rubber gromet / washer came off the float
Thought I was going to be disassembling my 23 yr old frost free, but your last tip "tighten the packing nut" fixed the leak.
Great video. My FFHB was a little different. I happened to have the correct size washer in my plumbing tool box. Repair made without having to go to Home Depot. That in itself is a WIN!
Well done, doing some advance research for a repair and not sure if it's the same brand but the information is great to have regardless. Thank you for the time you put into your videos.
Great video that explained exactly what I needed to know. Thanks!
Thanks! It would be interesting to see the same type of video on an older (40yr old) outdoor faucet
Look for the video Ask This Old House. The one I saw,the plumber has a brown shirt on. That one may help you or the other ones with same title.
Very informative. Thank you.
Awesome teaching!
Thank you! Glad we could help.
Thank you, this was very helpful and solved the problem!!
Excellent, Excellent video. Thank you!
Excellent tutorial. Thanks !!
Great to hear this helped. Thanks!
Concise and to the point. Thanks. I will be fixing one tomorrow. Good instructions
I like how you fixed my entire problem at 5:57
Your video was very helpful - thank you! I purchased a 3 year old home with Woodford faucets - some hot/cold and some just cold. I don't know what model numbers they are so I'm hoping the numbers are stamped on them somewhere. My question is "do you know where I can purchase the basic parts (e.g. valve seat rubber, rubber check valve and packing washer) for the Woodford faucets? You said "your local hardware store", but my local Home Depot and Lowes don't carry those specific parts.
Just what I needed to know. Thanks!
thank you, very clear but I have these on my house and I tightened the bushing a few years ago, to take care of it then, now I thought I should just rebuild them now, so I took them apart, saw it would cost me 20 dollars per faucet, just wiped the parts off, and put them both back together and neither on leaks, maybe I just had a speck of something in there. So glad I didn't spend the money!!!
Excellent and very complete video. Thanks.
Big help, thanks a lot. God bless!!
great video. very clear instructions thanks
great video. thanks for putting this up.
Thanks! Glad we could help.
When mine leak, I just sell the whole house.
That's funny when you take a second to think "counter clockwise" and all of those equations appear rotating just like you're calculating something in your brain. Too funny!!!
Ha! Sometimes it's closer to the truth than I'd like to admit!
Thanks for this informative video.
Excellent video!! Thank you!
Excellent, thank you.
Finally…..,. Thank you!!!!!
Nice moustache. Video was great too.
Thanks! All sealed up!!!!
Thanks for the thorough video! How can I tell the model of my valve by the way? Thanks
thank you for the video. Is there any trick to lose a very tight vacuum breaker?
Great video ! covered everything.
Good! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the great moustache and video. I am purchasing a home and inspection pointed out a leaking hose bib on the outside of the foundation is likely causing some mold inside the finished basement where the drywall meets the floor. I presume this means the hose bib leak is actually leaking inside and draining onto the floor causing this mold. Does that mean drywall needs to be removed, mold killed and cleaned up and that should be it to address this? Or can there be worse downstream effects?
Good video 👍
Thanks for watching!
How do you not lose all the small parts when you're kneeling on the side of your house? Beautiful detail.
Use a bowl to put all the part into.
Great video! Thanks!
Best one I seen. Kool video
Great video. Like that you left in the mistakes. Is there an easy way to identify which valve I have? Are they all marked with model and brand?
The woodfords have the model number on the top of the vacuum breaker,
So helpful!
thanks for this video, you explained it clearly, just what I needed, got two outdoor faucets leaking. new friend here. see you around.
Thank you for this clear presentation.
Will a Prier Hydrant Vaccum Breaker Replacement Kit work on the Woodford models?
Good Job on Video. What do you do if water is coming out of the hole in the stem that holds handle?
You are the best 👍
Excellent video
Thanks for watching! Hope this helped!
Thanks for the video
Really good how to.
Thanks! Hope it helped.
Nice job
Hi. I have a leak at the valve of Nibco 90 outside faucet. How do I find a replacement kit or unit? Thanks for your great video and help.
Thank you!!
Mine was leaking from the vacuum breaker… removing the cap and tightening it seems to have fixed it.
Thanks. Helped me fix my problem
Great! 👍
This one looks very similar to mine. Plumbers are quoted at least $250. Might try it myself now
$250? I was just quoted $1,100 to replace my hose bib by a plumber.
@@dude4173 holy crap, mine was just a bag of parts that cost like 10 bucks. Is your bib an older one with no access?
@@detech8149 it’s a 1971 home with access in crawl space.. I’m checking with two other plumbers right now to compare prices. I’m sure this guy just doesn’t want the job so he shot high hoping I wouldn’t care.
So on mine the screw holding the handle on, the head is stripped. If I cut that off to get the handle off while that keep me from being able to do this repair? I can always replace the screw.
I'm unsure what the actual problem is. Its not leaking when turned off. But when I open the valve, the water flow is reduced significantly. Asking for some guidance before I open it up. Thanks for a great vid. Mine is an American Valve btw.
Looking for help. My hosebib only has a 1/4 turn from off to on. Guessing there is some kind of cartridge rather than rubber seal. Can't figure out how to pull rod and assembly. Any suggestions. Tried turning handle hard and no luck. Tried pulling hard no luck.
Can I replace the valve handle without turning off the water? I don't have a separate shutoff for outside and last time I turned off my mainline and turned it back on it leaked for days without me knowing. I'd have to get a pro out to fix the mainline because the City needs to shutoff the water to the house. Its a big thing... Want to fix the leak outside without all that hassel.
Do you have to shut off the water to replace the packing nut from the valve stem?
Mine leaks from behind the vinyl siding? But only when hose is attached aka when there is pressure against the water flow. We bought a fixer upper any advice is much appreciated!!
In my new house I have a simile faucet. When under pressure - with hose and sprayer attached but closed - there is a water running noise in the wall containing the pipe (as if the water was/is fully turned on). Is this a normal backflow noise, or do I have a leak in my wall?
Thanks!
Any tips on removing a handle that won't come off? I can't get it to budge. Only 17 years old, but has some minor corrosion. Same problem on both of my spigots.
You’re better off to replace the whole assembly at this point. Not worth creating a bigger leak/problems