Freeze Free Outside Faucet

A frost free faucet on your home s exterior is one way to prevent a frozen burst pipe inside your home.

Freeze free outside faucet.

Remove the hose from the outdoor spigot if there is a hose connected. Outdoor faucet freeze protection durable replacement for faucet covers for winter freeze proof outdoor faucet protector low maintenance easy to install saves water. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. A freezeproof faucet ranging from 4 to 24 inches in length extends back into the house and its valve seat where the water stops when the faucet is off is all the way inside.

An exterior faucet such as a freeze proof faucet may be exposed to cold winter temperatures causing the metal pipe connected to the faucet to become cold enough to freeze water. This special faucet has a longer pipe that goes further inside the house to prevent freezing. 4 3 out of 5 stars 188. They re also called freeze proof and they go by the names faucet spigot sillcock and house bib.

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Remove the packing nut by turning it counterclockwise. It does this through means of a long valve stem that reaches inside the home where it remains warm and a self draining design that prevents water from collecting in the faucet where it can freeze. Long chrome 4 1 out of 5 stars 5 27 99 27. You may have to turn the stem to unscrew it before it ll come out.

Locate the shutoff valve on the water supply pipe leading to the outdoor spigot. Usually these are located several feet from the outside wall. Brass 1 4 turn fpt x mht sillcock model vscqtrb3eb 9 98 9. Remove the knob s retaining screw or nut and pull off the knob.

Brass mpt x s half turn frost free anti siphon outdoor faucet sillcock model 478 08 29 98 29 98. This exposes the water to freezing temperatures. Some freeze proof faucet models have two nuts to remove. Remove the freeze proof faucet retaining nut.

If your faucet leaks out of the spout when it s turned off the washer is bad. Remove the handle and nut photo 1 and pull the stem from the faucet photo 2. Preventing a standard not frost proof spigot from freezing requires a shutoff valve on the supply pipe leading to the faucet. A standard hose faucet freezes because the supply pipe connect to the faucet outside the heated house.

Put the knob back on and turn it counterclockwise to remove the valve stem. Hose bib 6 in. Pex connection and 3 4 in.