How To Replace Outdoor Water Faucet Valve

Repairing a dripping outdoor spigot is often at the bottom of a homeowner s to do list since the leak is outside the house.

How to replace outdoor water faucet valve.

But left unchecked it doesn t take long for even a small leak from a hose bibb to waste hundreds of gallons of water. Eventually though a small leak may appear from the faucet that will not stop no matter how hard you tighten the water control knob. Another common problem on outside spigots is leaking around the valve stem when the water is. That simply means that when you turn the handle clockwise to shut off the water the valve stem compresses down.

Outdoor faucets also known as spigots or hose bibs have compression style valves. Alternatively replace the spigot and wet riser with a yard hydrant which consists of a spigot and pre attached pipe riser having a rod that operates the valve at the base of the pipe rather than in the spigot itself. A leaking faucet likely has a faulty valve stem.