Leaky Spigot Handle? Try THIS 2 Dollar Fix

If your spigot (outdoor faucet) is leaking behind the handle. Try this simple 2 dollar fix that most homeowners can do themselves. Why call the plumber when you can fix it yourself?

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[ronaldpeterson]

how did you REMOVE the broken screww??

[siriosstar]

Finally, someone goes to the store and buys the correct replacement part instead of making an o ring out of the elastic waistband on some old jockey shorts .

[williamlewis]

Love it. I actually have this problem with 2 outdoor spigots and wasn't looking for this video but it found me, so now, I'm going to fix them cheap.

[biffy]

Great video. Remember to turn on the main water slowly, you don’t a rush of city pressure water hitting your fixtures.

[canucanoe]

Plumber here. It is packing, not a packing nut. The packing nut is the plastic piece you screw in to compress the packing. Also, you should have greased the o-ring with silicone or heat proof grease and flushed the faucet before reassembling.

[psdaengr]

Missing is tne use of silicone grease, the all purpose DIY plumbers friend. For a few cents per job It will simultaneously lubricate threads, o-rings and washers, deter corrosion, and resist abrasion degradation from iron and minerals binding onto parts when not in use.

[RedcellA]

Awesome that you put the link to this video in your vacuum breaker vid (thank you!). THIS vid addresses my problem. Praying I don't break the screw because I'm not sure I trust myself with a blowtorch next to vinyl siding, but that's me. I appreciate your posts.

[southerncomfort]

I have also been told you should lube the "o" ring and if you don't have the right oil, you can use a vegetable oil. It is used to just keep the 'O' ring from drying out.

[HighPeaksHome]

thank you for sharing this repair, its nice to see others sharing the experience they have and that simple things can be fixed. Its not always this simple but it is worth a shot. (Especially if you can isolate the valve)

[MrBikedrummer]

I put anti-seize lube on screws and bolts where I want to prevent corrosion. I also put it all over myself!
Messy but effective.

[roseymalino]

Good going keeping it simple. I've always had to deal with old plumbing. On my repairs, whenever possible I replace the screws and nuts with stainless. The brass pieces invariably corrode and chip or break.

[flagmichael]

Good job! My approach on our 40 year old house is more ambitious. We live in hard freeze territory, so all the faucets sold here are long reach things that shut off the water several inches behind the wall, in the crawl space. Not many will have both the climate and the ready access to the pipe, but I do. I chose a quarter turn valve and replaced the entire valve. Nice!

There is a lot of territory between these two extremes. For anybody who doesn't want to stir up the evil spirits that inhabit all plumbing, and those who appreciate ease and low cost, your approach is the way to go.

[Dartman]

We have a similar faucet with the same problem at work, thanks, now I can tell them how we fix it👍I think we have similar here at home so very useful information and probably just pick up a couple of rebuild kits. These faucets are different from what I usually deal with so haven't totally tore one down yet.

[jrcastillo]

Nice job. Appreciate showing the gufaw, done that too many times myself forgetting one simple step.

[tkajtsai]

Good job ! This is exactly same issue of mine.

[MM-udxf]

I give you credit for not editing out the minor oops at the beginning.

[davy]

yeah i found that out about plastic parts breaking when i put my radiator drain plug back on lol

[rtdf]

not meaning to be overly picky, but with no hose connected to the spigot there's no backpressure, which in my experience is a part of why there was a leak in the first place. The rest of the video was excellent, and hopefully will do the trick for my two 25 year-old spigots.

[tonyd]

Nice work on that and thank you for the tip. (Those are nice hose frost free bibs). Thank you for making & posting this video.

[daddynunya]

You should turn off your electric waterheater or close the valves to it before draining your lines to prevent any chance of the siphon draining the waterheater and burning out the elements.