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You can fit a 'winter faucet' . These units have spout and handle outside and the handle operates a rod that is 8, 12 or 16 inch long, this rod operates the valve at the far end of the tube,inside the building. I fit many of these and they are easy to fit and less than $20.
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How do you get the outside tap to stop dripping after turning off water inside for the winter?
Outside Tap? outside faucet?/outside hosebibb?/outside spigot? well in most cases you are referring to the outside faucet that is dripping and I am guessing you have a ball valve or gate valve inside and when you shut of the ball/gate valve your outside faucet is still dripping and this means you have a leaky ball/gate valve which are known to leak slightly over the years and if your outside faucet is shutoff , then you need new seals in your outside faucet too. The easyest way to stop your leak is replace or repair your outside faucet if its a freezeless one. (just make sure your outside faucet has grade to drain the water out after you shut it off)
Why is water not coming from outside faucet?
Seperate valve for outside faucet turned off, broken valve stem inside of outside faucet or handle stripped at faucet.
Should you let outside faucets drip in freezing weather?
No, eventually the water will freeze and then break the faucet. Outside faucets should be sill cocks which shut off inside the house. If it is a regular faucet, the water should be shut off to that line during winter.
Why will WATER NOT COME OUT OF MY FAUCET?
The water meter is shut off? The main water line is shut off? The valve for that faucet is turned off? The waterline is made of galvanized piping and has corroded shut? Aerator is clogged, remove and clean or replace.
How do you turn off water on tub faucet?
Most tubs do not have a shut off in the supply lines to it. You have to shut the main off where it comes into the house.
Why would a outside water faucet loose all water pressure and when turned on no water comes out?
Supply line clogged. The end of the stem where the washer is may have broken off so that the faucet isn't really opening. Shut the water off and take the stem out of the faucet and see what it looks like.
How do you replace an outdoor faucet?
Shut of the water to the faucet. If a local shut off is not present then the main house shut off will have to be used, or the cutoff at the meter. unless plastic pipe is used then the faucet screws onto the water pipe. It will probably take a pipe wrench on the pipe and the faucet to break it free. use Teflon tape to cover the pipe threads before screwing on the new faucet. Turn the water back on and check for leaks.
Why is a faucet handle a screw?
When you shut the faucet off, the screw pushes a rubber washer against the opening inside the faucet and stops the water. The screw moves in and out in the handle to do this.
How and where would you install a shut-off valve on a wall-mount faucet?
I take it that you are mounting it out side, put the shut off valve in side, with a drain on it,
How do you drain water from the hot water tank faucet?
If electric shut off the current to the elements, if gas shut off the gas valve. Open a hot water faucet to give it air, open the drain valve on the bottom of the heater.
Why is the hot water pressure in your kitchen sink low but the cold water pressure is normal and as of last night both were equal and the hot water shut off valve under the sink does not shut off?
If the shut off valve turns but does not shut the water off, the washer in it has split and probably made it to the faucet. It was blocking part of the hole on the hot side and at some point either shifted or made it through the faucet and in in the screen in the end of the spout. Shut the main water off and replace the washer in the shut off valve.
How do you turn the water to the toilet off?
Behind and/or under the toilet is a shut off valve. You only need to turn it like turning the faucet off. If that doesn't work, you'll have to turn off the main valve located outside the house in some cases.
