![]() ![]() In the very rare case that you live in a place (usually the south or in some parts of the southwest) where there is no code requirement for the outdoor features to have a separate cutoff valves, you will need to turn the water off to your home at the master valve located in the basement or possibly at the water meter at the street curb. In some cases, there may be one master valve for all of the outdoor water features of your home. If you don’t find it, it may be under the porch behind an access panel (oh fun, right!) but this is usually only on much older homes. The valve to turn off the water supply to the outdoor faucet is often located in the basement or in the home’s crawlspace. SHUT OFF THE WATER!įailure to do this will lead to a very Three Stooges’esq sight to behold. The following steps will walk you through the basic process: 1. This may sound like a daunting task that will lead you to the same feeling of anxiety that you have when you come home from IKEA with a new bookcase, but it’s really not as bad as it sounds. In order to fix a dripping leak that originates from inside the spout, you will need to disassemble the faucet. That Didn’t Work, Time to Check the Spout If after you tighten the nut (remember left loosey, righty tighty) the leak is not stopped, or if the nut is already tightened down, then you will need to move to the next possibility the leak is coming from inside the spout. Many times the freezing and thawing process of winter will loosen the nut a bit, and that can cause a steady drip leak. To check to see if the leak is coming from the handle take a standard pipe wrench and carefully try to tighten the packing nut.įor those who don’t know what a packing nut is, and that would more than likely be just about everyone who is not an avid plumbing hardware enthusiast, that’s the big round smooth thing directly behind the handle. Hope for the Simple, Check the Handle First Taking into account that this is horrific concept is very unlikely, let’s just go with the fact that the leak can only be occurring: ![]() Well, three if you have a portal to an alternate dimension where the movie water world is a reality (what an awful thought we know) behind the stonework of your home. The leak can occur from one of two places. Leak Location! Leak Location! Where for Art Thou Leak Location! Let’s look at a few options to fix your leaking outdoor faucet. The only problem is that you have no clue whatsoever where to start.įixing a dripping outdoor faucet is actually pretty easy, in fact, even the most novice of homeowner can tackle this common home improvement task easily with a few basic hand tools, and a quick trip to their favorite home improvement warehouse or local hardware store. OK, so maybe you’re overreacting a bit, but one thing is for sure, you need to get this drip fixed right now, there isn’t a minute to waste. Soon you start to worry about all the bad things that can come from this, damage to your lawn, damage to your house, the death of your prized azaleas that are adjacent to the faucet, a water bill that could send you to bankruptcy court. This isn’t morning dew, or a little leftover water from the last time it was used, however, this is a steady drip, and it’s pretty significant. ![]()
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