How to Fix a Leaky Hose Spigot | Ask This Old House
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey explains some of the common failure points in hose spigots and how to repair them
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Time: 1 hour
Cost: $5 and up
Skill Level: Moderate
Tools:
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Philips head screwdriver [amzn.to/2W6lpun]
Reseating tool [amzn.to/2SdRteY]
Shopping List:
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Steps for fixing a leaky hose spigot:
1. Richard explains that in most circumstances, a leaky hose spigot will leak from one of two places: the bonnet, or the spout.
2. If the leak is at the bonnet:
a. Start by tightening the bonnet with a wrench.
b. If that doesn’t work, shut the water off and fully remove the shutoff and the bonnet. Check the washer underneath the bonnet. If it is worn, replace it. There are washer replacement kits that can be bought at the home center, or even packing the threaded connection tightly with Teflon tape can do the trick.
3. If the leak is at the spout, the process is a little more involved:
a. Turn the water off and remove the stem unit.
b. Loosen the screw at the bottom of the stem unit with the screwdriver. It’s going to be hard to loosen, so it’s important to use the right size screwdriver and enough force to prevent it from stripping.
c. Replace the washer of the stem unit and put the screw back in place.
d. Take the reseating tool and push it through the opening of the stem unit. Twist it around to smooth out the seat that the stem unit rests on.
e. Reinstall the stem unit and turn the water back on.
Resources:
The spare washer kit, teflon tape, and spigot repair tools can all be found at home centers and plumbing supply houses.
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Fixed both faucets today just by tightening it up. 4 years of leaking solved on 5 minutes. Geez I feel like a moron. Thanks guys!
I just did the same thing lol leaked for years and all I had to do was turn that
Just joined the club 😅
About to try. wish me luck
@@GoziePO did it work? I had bought all new spigots. then i saw this and it worked...
@@timg2973 tightening worked for my faucet in the back yard but had to buy a new spigot and backflow preventer for the front yard since it was so old .
Thank you for this video. I really appreciate how you show the audience the cutaway and how everything works. That little bit of education can answer so many questions without having to go to RUclips or calling a plumber!
Again thank you so much for all the hard work and detail that you put into all your videos.
Sincerely,
Older woman without a “fix it” person living in the house.
This is RUclips 😀
Seriously, the cutaway helped more than the several other videos I watched for my issue. My spigot is older than many of those shown commonly, so seeing the cutaway helped me know how to remove the valve stem and get a fix going. Thank you so much!
The cutaway is so helpful to understand how they work even if you have a different model.
This was literally a 30 second fix for our outdoor spigot, after watching the video. This is always the first channel I go to when I have questions about home repair.
Great presentation as always, but a couple points:
1) The handle doesn't have to be all the up for the bonnet to leak. Tightening the bonnet too much, however, will make the handle difficult or impossible to turn.
2) When he, "Turn off the water," he means at the meter or somewhere other than the spigot. Otherwise, there will be water spewing relentlessly.
Older video but still valuable. I fixed my spigot today thanks to the advice here.
That cutaway was a GAMECHANGER! Thank you man, exactly what my issue is, gonna go fix it now 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Woohoo! Just tightened the bonnet on mine, thank you! The whole thing is so old I thought there was no way it would be that easy, with all the buildup and stuff.
Literally just noticed my faucet was leaking yesterday and BOOM, Richard saves me some money. Destiny!
You May have said something in the presence of Siri. She took it from there!😐
Thank you guys. Simple $2.50 fix. Saved around $150.00 not needing a pro for this project. Good job!
Thank you! We're in an historic heat wave and I have hatchlings in a hanging plant. I want to run a mister for them, but noticed a leaky spigot that I really didn't want leaking for hours on end. I thought I'd need to replace the 55-year-old spigot. But after watching your video, I knew what to try. One turn with a wrench and the leak stopped. The baby birds thank you!
Mine was leaking out of the handle. Saved me a lot of hassle and expense! Around 1:05 he shows how to make your own washer! Brilliant!
I’ve been searching for a video for a valve stem leak. This is the best video I’ve found. It covered all scenarios coming from a knowledgeable person. Thank you very much.
I've owned my home for 7 years. I have had a leaky spigot that I turn off from a switch when not in use. A pain. After watching this video, I tighten up the spigot and there is no longer a leak! Thank you!
Both our hose bibs are leaking. I'm so glad I ran across this while searching on how to fix it. I hope just tightening that bonnet will do the job tomorrow when I give it a try.
Ugh... Once again, your videos make it easy! I've been living with a leaky faucet for years. I thought it was a tough fix. Nope. Tighten down the bonnet nut. Thanks again atoh!
I did what he said, and it works perfectly! Excellent props and explanation. This guy is great.
Things usually don't go right when I fix stuff around the house, but your advice worked! I actually just changed out the entire stem with a new one since both the bonnet packing and the bottom washer were wasted and the nut to take the bonnet out had "welded" onto the handle after more than 20 years. Total cost: $7 at HD. Thanks so much!
lol I usually just buy a new one. If I try and fix it I'll run into an issue like the welded on brass screw or something and end up taking more time to try and save it. Keep the old one and try and rebuild and use as a spare
Mine leaks only when turned on and I THINK it must be the bonnet! Excited to try this in the morning and fix that annoying leak I’ve had for YEARS! To think I was almost going to replace the whole thing, what a waste of time and money when the fix is likely so easy. Thanks so much for this video!
Same I’m so glad I decided to google “why is my spigot leaking” instead of “replace hose spigot” first! I’ve been doing my best to catch the leaking water in vessels to use to water my plants but I’m glad I can just stop worrying about it now.
literally the most relevant video I've seen on my subscriptions. I have a leaky spigot I planned on repairing this week
Just the info I was looking for. The cut away faucet really helps visualize what’s going on. Fixed my leak with a simple twist!
I’ve learned so much as a kid and even more as a dad with kids. The original is still the best! Thanks for everything Richard!
Thank you! My spigot has been leaking and I tried everything, even shutting it off from inside. I may replace it still but I'm happy that this worked.
Thank you! I was disappointed when I turned on the water and saw a leak. But your video showed me how to fix the leak in less than five minutes!! Thanks!!
Teflon tape wow that’s a good one thanks you guys saved a trip to Home Depot
Watched. Walked outside with my vice grips. Turned the nut. Done. Water stopped leaking. Thank you, thank you.
Great teaching lesson here. As always from my best friends at TOH. Simple, straight forward. Exactly what I needed to help me solve my leak. And best part was that I found a perfect replacement gasket in my bin of parts. No trip to the hardware store for this project. KA!
Just saved my life with this 30 second fix. Thank you guys so much for doing this
Just replaced the lower washer & screw on my outside spigot thanks to this video !!! 🎉🎉 saved us some$$$
Thanks so much for this video! I’ve been telling my husband whom is no handy man for 2 years. That this faucet is running up my water bill. So I took it upon myself to google the problem. And I follow your video very carefully and wahhhlaaa I fixed it myself thanks so very much again. 😅😊
voila!
Just fixed a decades old hose bib leaking through the handle. The washer looked servicable so I didn't replace it. The bonnet packing was completely gone. I used about 2.5 ft of teflon tape twisted into a rope wrapped around the stem per this video and it works fine. I did tighten the bonnet nut pretty tightly upon reinstall. No leaks! At the very least this should buy me some time until I can get a new bonnet packing and washer. Thanks guys!
Worked like a charm. You guys most likely saved me 300 bucks for something that took me 3 minutes to do. Thank you.
Thanks...getting ready to do this on my washer machine spigot
Outstanding! After watching, I realized I had a little coil of packing "wire" left over from previous owner (my wife's parents). It was the perfect fix for a 60 year old hose bib.
Fixed for $6(the kit.)Thank you! Now I can pay myself the plumber’s fee and the wife won’t say anything about the money I spent! 🤣
Richard is the King 👑 of Hose Bibbs. Love it. God bless TOH.
Great video. I replaced the hoses to my washing machine and had a small leak at an old shut off. Pulled it off cleaned it out. Teflon taped the bonnet and replaced the washer on the back. No more leak. Like more videos like this please!
You just saved me $$$ by DIY and no plumber - thanks Rich!
The low quantity of comments here actually means that people found exactly what they needed and took the advice to heart to fix their issue 😄
I’ve tried everything with one of mine. Tightening it up now!
I'm going to use teflon tape for the packing. TYSM Richard!
Yes, me too. That's an excellent little tip.
@@jdspear did it work for you two? did not work for me, when I twist the handle the teflon tape just sticks to the shaft. Do you do it lose or something?
Thanks for this - just fixed mine in 20 minutes including the amount of time it took to watch the video!
Was ready to call a Plummer then saw your video . The cut away view is awesome . Used your suggestion and leak is fixed ! Thanks so much .
Thanks for a great video, with crystal clear explanations about the cause, effect, and cure of problems.
Great advice to first try tightening the nut. I did so and the leaking stopped.
Thank you- fixed a slow drip I had been afraid to tackle before. The cutaway makes it easy to visualize, and your explanations / instructions make it a cakewalk. I never really knew what was inside one of those, now I know. thx 🧑⚕️house dr lol
This is legit the best video on youtube.
Thank you so much! I never tried to fix bcuz I thought it was be labor intensive or needed a plumber. I just fixed mine with screwdriver and wrench!
Thanks so much. This is very informative.
Saved me a lot of work. Fixed leak in 2 minutes.
Thank you so much just used the Teflon tape option and it fixed the problem. No trip to the store!
Teflon tape isnt working for me, not sure how it would work.. since it would stay on the shaft and not move up and down when your fauset opens and closes. Have any tips?
I'm 75 years old, and they had back then ( i still have some ) Plumbers impregnated ROPE, that you wrap around the stem, same as your pipe thread suggestion, also i have some rubber rope too, but the Plumbers rope works better, thanks for the Video
Thanks for this. My outside faucet behaves just like that. Gives me some things to check
Best one. I had mu bonnet worn off. This video has the solution
It worked ! TYSM
You can also flip the flat washer if you don’t have a new one to replace.
I just noticed my spigot leaking yesterday. I will try to fix it tomorrow! Thanks Richard, great explanation
Thank you a lot Richard for your help fixing this issue with my spigot.
I think mine is a ball in side the spigot. isn't it easier to just get a new spigot?
This video is perfect, exactly what I was looking for 😊 Thank you! 🙌
Just saved me however many hundreds of dollars it would have cost to pay a plumber to tighten it up. Thank you!
Just had two guys install my fridge and the line for the ice maker was doing this thanks for the tip
I arrived many years ago from the UK. I received an email from the condo board requesting I cut pressure to the ‘spigot’ during the winter. Words like this are rarely used on both sides
i always enjoyed the word spigot also!
Richard always has a cutaway
Richard "Cutaway" Trethewey and Tom "Self-sealing membrane" Silva
In highschool they called him "Cutaway Tretheway"
The Inroad hes funny guy smart guy
It makes sense -- as a plumber, so much of what he does and the structures he works on are hidden from view and/or have small moving parts. Really a great teaching strategy and a sign of someone who cares about their audience's educational experience and comprehension. Class act as always on this channel!
I’m just glad he doesn’t teach sex ed: “so I have a cutaway of a human female…”
This video saved my 70 year old spigot
Thank you! Thought I was gonna have to call plumber. Easy fix thanks to you!
Great video. Learned a lot in just a short video. Thanks.
Wow! Richard, that was amazing, I never knew all of that. TYSM
Do you need to turn off the main water supply when doing this specific repair?
Best Home repair channel
Just replace it with a 1/2" x hose ball valve. less moving parts and washers / o rings / packing
I don’t believe ball valves are designed to be partially open and they lack fine control.
@@sjn7220 I don't believe you're supposed to open outdoor faucets and similar valves, like the shutoff valves under the sink, partially anyways. It can make them noisy among other things. The flow control is usually the job of the nozzle at the other end of the hose.
Edit: Or a sink faucet.
@@TwistedD85 I think outdoor faucets are similar to needle valves which are designed to be partially opened to limit flow rate. It's true they can be noisy if not fully open on toilets and faucets but I've never had that problem with an outdoor hose valve (nor would I probably care anyway if I'm outside). It's nice sometimes to limit the flow rate without a nozzle when you're watering plants or washing a car.
I definitely believe that the main shut off valve should be a ball valve. I prefer quarter turns at most other locations also.
I just bought some packing material yesterday. Who knew; I could of just wadded up some teflon tape?
OMG! Thank You! You saved me a trip to Home Depot!
Just saved me calling a plumber. Thanks so much!
Thank you saved me time.
I know the main should be shut off before doing this but if that’s not an option could I replace the bonnet washer with out shutting off from the main? Thanx for the help anyone
Awesome video worked great. Good visual with the cut away!
In the process of replacing all the valves in my house because they leak every time I touch one of them. The tightening of the bonnet nut works most of the time but I prefer to put new gaskets in them just for peace of mind.
Thanks but my problem is that a backflow preventer failed. It was impossible to remove without Dremeling the thing off. I ended up cutting the threads. I need to replace the whole bib. There is brick behind it. What should I do now?
Thanks so much it's Great as always Old house Crew God bless you all
Amazon doesn’t seem to have the reseater tool right now and I’m not seeing it at HDepot. Any ideas where I might pick one up? 4:39
Cheers! Solved my issues in just a few minutes!!
I just tried the strategy at 2:32 and tightened the nut until cracked. Yay.
Thanks guys .
I love watching these shows brings me back to when I was young sitting on couch Sunday morning with my pop Watching This Old House.
But for the love of me I really wish they would bring back Norm Abrams and the new Yankee Workshop
That dude is like 78 now. Let him enjoy his retirement.
@@jej3451 I'm pretty sure Norm is still doing stuff for This Old House. He's not on the current season, at least not yet but that just might be due to Jeff leading the current project now.
Just came from Big Box store for repair parts for leaking spicot. Their salesperson didn't know what size flat washer to get, so I checked a new spicot for size. i found the new spicots don't have the screw and washer setup, but use a soft gasket that you slip over a metal flange. Bad setup. I guess new spicots won't be rebuildable, just toss it and buy a new one. Sad.
perfect timing. thank you TOH !!!
I have the same faucet on my house, could you tell me the manufacturer? Also a great video!! Thanks so much!
great teaching. Thank you
Thank you, this solved my issue instantly
I say just buy a new spigot, unscrew the old one, pop the new one in and be done with it. They are cheap enough now-a-days. Loved the video though!
Fair Weather Foundry was thinking the same!
Here in az they sweat them on, then stucco over the connection.
“This is how a house is. I brought a cutaway.” Lol
Why not buy 2 new identical valves . Fit one then keep one as a spare then when you have a problem shut the water off change the spindle with the new washers on then repair the original at your leasure
0:50 this video saved me from rebuilding/replacing a leaking spigot with one wrench turn.
Why those rubber washers are held on with brass screws and not stainless I’ll never know. Where I live I have well water that weakens brass and causes the tip of the old brass screw to break off.
Fantastic instructions, thank you
thanks Richard!
Richard got skills. Like how you always have a cut out 👍👍👍, Nice