Outside Faucet Replacement: Frost Free Wall Hydrant

Replacing a frost free wall hydrant, also known as a hose bib, sillcock, or lawn service. Showing the complete installation and tips and tricks.

Steps to winterize a frost free wall hydrant.
1. Disconnect hose
2. Turn off the wall hydrant

Steps to winterize a standard wall hydrant.
1. Disconnect the hose
2. Shut off the water supply to the wall hydrant at the inside of the building
3. Open the wall hydrant completely.

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[alinehme]

Thanks for warning us about the extra piping. I didn’t think about that.

[paulblumer]

Great vid Pat. You are the man! :-) We'd love to send you some Hose Bib Buddy plates if you'd like to demo - since the loose or difficult to secure hydrant is such a frequent problem. I'd like to point out a few things. 1. That our plate is soft aluminum and acts as a sacrificial anode for the little system - to protect the piping, valve, and connections from galvanic corrosion. 2. If replacing, often you have to make the hole bigger to get the old out and the new in. Our plate is super handy to bridge the gap and secure. The hole and the exterior can be sealed with clear silicon rather than cement or mortar. It looks much better and takes less time. (For plumbers this saves time, and possibly a return trip.) 3. The HOSE BIB BUDDY is now in Lowe's Stores too. :-) Thanks again! - Paul from BluMare Research

[mrsoundfreq]

I had a leak inside my wall when I turned the spigot on couldn't figure out why. This video was super helpful. Wish they would've added a service loop!!!

[KenYoungIII]

I was trying to figure out why you are watering your lawn and then quickly realized you were testing out your hard work. Beautiful work and great vid.

[raventhorn]

Well, now I can tell my landlord why we need a plumber to fix our wall hydrant 😅 so this video helped a ton, and possibly saved my arse from "accidental property damage " 😂❤

[allanwysmuller]

Good video, concise and to the point. Thank you.

[plantingthenorth]

I literally have to do this job. Mine bust over the winter

[PaulVotava]

Thanks for posting, I have no access to the interior connection without cutting the wall so hoping they included that service extension so I can do the job from exterior only!

[pauljames]

Thanks Dude, the video helped me out.

[haydenroe]

Of course, I don't have a separate shut off for each valve.

[CatfishD]

Anyone know if male threads are tapered on the hose bibs? No matter how much teflon I'm using I cannot get it to seal up without a small leak. The threads aren't stripped. In a terrible spot in a crawlspace of course.

[jacksplumbingvideos]

Did you use pex-al-pex or just regular pex.