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re: Hose bib leaking out of knob/handle when on
Posted on 8/11/25 at 8:30 pm to jlovel7
Posted on 8/11/25 at 8:30 pm to jlovel7
Man, I no longer mess with trying to fix this kind of shite. I would turn the water off at the meter and replace it. Take the old one apart, so you will know how it works in the future.
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Posted on 8/11/25 at 10:22 pm to jlovel7
I just did all mine last year. Home Depot had a 100 piece variety pack of seals for like $5 that had at least three of everything I needed.
ETA: could have been Amazon. I don’t remember now but i did use a variety pack.
ETA: could have been Amazon. I don’t remember now but i did use a variety pack.
This post was edited on 8/12/25 at 6:55 am
Posted on 8/12/25 at 9:21 am to jlovel7
Hose bibs use a variety of ways to prevent leaking around the valve shaft. The old way is with a string-like packing smashed into place with a packing nut. When leaking starts just tightening the packing nut usually stops it. Eventually, you watch a video, pull the old packing and re-screw the nut.
Your Woodford bib may not use packing. Luckily, Amazon offers several Woodford repair kits with all the needed seals. Just search on...
"woodford hose bib repair kit"
Your Woodford bib may not use packing. Luckily, Amazon offers several Woodford repair kits with all the needed seals. Just search on...
"woodford hose bib repair kit"
Posted on 8/12/25 at 12:40 pm to jlovel7
I had tightened the packing nut on mine and it stopped the leak. After a bit, it started again there and out of the spigot itself. Mine are braised onto copper and I wasn’t about to mess with possibly of busting the copper pipe and get into the wall to fix it.
So, I called a few plumbers and a small company with a good reputation came out and refurbished 4 outdoor hose bibs for $240 total. They replaced a couple bits of hardware as well. Best of all, nothing broke. Lead guy did say they had to work pretty hard at busting loose 2 of them. Both plumbers had those big meat hands. LOL
So, I called a few plumbers and a small company with a good reputation came out and refurbished 4 outdoor hose bibs for $240 total. They replaced a couple bits of hardware as well. Best of all, nothing broke. Lead guy did say they had to work pretty hard at busting loose 2 of them. Both plumbers had those big meat hands. LOL
Posted on 8/14/25 at 10:15 am to jlovel7
Try tightening the nut under the handle. Just moved into a new house and had 3 that were leaking.
Thought I needed new hose bibs or to replace the guts/washers until I ran across a video on youtube. Took 30 seconds and fixed the problem.
Thought I needed new hose bibs or to replace the guts/washers until I ran across a video on youtube. Took 30 seconds and fixed the problem.
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