I discovered that the exact brand replacement was needed so I still had to run to a big box store and thankfully found the exact one. I brought one of each size the vendor carried because I wanted to be prepared. When they turned the hose on in spring, they heard water spraying inside the crawl space through a foundation vent.įortunately, they had the brains to turn everything off and call for help. Water left in the faucet froze and burst the inner pipe. They had shut the faucet off but had not removed the hose. I recently replaced one in Nampa Idaho, where the hose was left attached through the winter. The best bet is to replace what you have with an identical replacement. There are different brands and some come with inner threads and outer threads, some have both.
They come in all lengths from 4″ up to 24″ at 1″ increments and need to be replaced with the same length replacement obviously. The trick is to get to the connection from domestic water to the spigot and by holding each part firmly, unscrew them from each other. This is because the loss of barrel integrity causes it to twist apart, often leaving chunks of faucet hidden or buried in the wall. Removing them for replacement after a freezing episode can be troublesome too. When the sucker thaws is when the basement or crawl space gets flooded. Because there is never supposed to be water in the barrel, some are made of flimsy material so the moment water freezes it fractures the pipe. The big problems occur when a hose is left on the spigot and prevents the thing from draining, or the frost-proof unit is installed with a slope backward, into the house.ĭesign flaw. Now that these things exist all of the old-style are being replaced when they fail. Years ago before these things were invented, we would just shut the water off inside the home which supplied that faucet under the house, and drain the line. It works by shutting off the water inside your home and allowing the water to run out of the actual faucet so that there is nothing to freeze. This is the anatomy of a frost-proof spigot. I think the water pressure is bypassing a seal or something and making it's way back to the weep hole.which is only supposed to be exposed to the water at the valve when you turn the spigot off, so the water can drain out.which is does.Estimated reading time: 5 minutes, 30 seconds Frostproof Faucet But when I turn the spigot on.the water is wanting to flow out through the weep hole at the bottom of the spigot. When the spigot valve is closed.everything is fine, no leaks. Turned it back on, and a few hours later the ground is wet again. I left it off for a few days, and the soggy ground dried up. When I turn the spigot off, the water hissing sound stops.
PROPLUMBER RED FROST PROOF YARD HYDRANT FULL
I put my ear to the spigot and when it's turned ON (but no water flowing, stock tank is full so float valve is closed).I can hear water hissing out underground. Lately, I've noticed that the ground all around the spigot is wet a soggy. The float in the stock tank regulates the water.turning it on and off as needed. I usually leave it turned on, with a hose running to a small stock tank for my goats that are in the field next to my shop.
PROPLUMBER RED FROST PROOF YARD HYDRANT FREE
I have one of those 4ft buried frost free spigots by my shop.
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