Most Common Source Of Outdoor Faucet Water Leaks | 5 Minute Fix

Most of us have an outdoor faucet that leaks when we run the water but this is an easy fix and at most will cost you a couple dollars and a few minutes of your time. I will walk you through the 2 most common sources of leaks and how to fix them in this video.

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[ruthiscurly]

I was about to call a plumber and was gritting my teeth for the expense. Tightened the packing nut, no more leak!! Thanks so much. 65 years old and happily handy here.

[jrperes]

I love how thorough you are and how clear your videos are ... thank you

[edwardholwerda]

Thank you it's been doing that for 5 years and it's really bothered me. People like you making these videos make the world better.

[JTstuff]

dude, I bought a house 2 months ago and I've been watching a ton of your videos thanks bro

[SBK_ALL_DAY]

Thanks! you just saved me so much time and money

[rsdrum]

I thought I was facing a major plumbing project to replace both my outdoor hose spigots that were leaking. After watching this, it was about a 30 second fix to just tighten the packing nut. No more leaks. Thanks Scott! Really appreciate your videos.

[rogerk]

2 different issues here. Washer at the hose connection is always missing or rotten washer. Easy. Water spraying from the stem is almost always loose packing nut that a half to full turn of the wrench fixes. Worst case is new packing or replacement of the hose bib. My experience with apartment maintenance. And contracting. Im a licensed California contractor. Good video and thank you

[markwengrowich]

My hero today is you. The loose packing nut was the absolute problem. Thank you.

[alanwilliams]

I thought I was going to have to replace the whole thing. Thanks for saving my Saturday!!

[SgtSkidmark]

Both my outside spigots were dripping. Fixed them both in 5 mins thanks to this vid

[rondamiller]

Tightening the nut worked! I’m a 75 year old woman with just an adjustable wrench. Thank you so much!

[chrisgaucher]

Thanks! Just tightened the packing nut and all is good.

[bill]

Tightening the nut did the trick. Super easy and quick resolution. Thought I was going to have to turn the water off and disassemble the faucet. Took me longer to grab a wrench then it did to actually fix it. Packing nut tightened and no more leak. Thank you!

[Impatient_Ape]

When using a wrench to tighten the hose connection, don't squeeze the clamps more than you need to just hold the connector and make it turn. If you squeeze too hard, you can bend the connector "out-of-round", which increases the probability of leaks.

[smiggee]

Tightened the packing nut did the trick. Thanks! Now the timer is set and lets see how it goes.

[DynamicNate]

Just now seeing this video - I tightened the packing nut as well and no more leak! This video is a literal life saver!

[kbhha]

My faucet looked like a small fountain whenever it was turned on. I was expecting a fix to require replacing the entire faucet. Searched online for a guide to repairing or replacing the faucet and found your video. Tightened the packing nut and no more fountain from the faucet. It's also good to know you have a video on how to rebuild the faucet when it reaches the point where tightening the packing nut no longer works. This was a simple fix, but it always feels so satisfying when I fix a nagging issue like this.

[Bullitt]

You just blew my mind, had a leaky faucet from packing nut since I moved in, never attempted to fix it. This pops up in recommended, little turn on the nut, and boom no leak. Thank you🤟!

[JettaTDI]

Hey Scott,
I normally go out every year around March to change the washer inside the stem and also replace the washer that belongs to the hose and to the vacuum break connection. Doing that each year to make sure that we have no issues or no leaks.