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April 26, 2007

How would I fix a leaking outdoor faucet?

I have an exterior faucet that leaks when I turn on the faucet. Someone told me the leak is related to the anti-siphon (?) feature of the faucet. How would I fix something like this?

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expert EXPERT April 26, 2007

And outdoor faucet could be leaking it one of two places -- from the packing around the valve stem, or from an anti-siphon device.



If the leakage is occurring at the packing, the packing nut simply needs to be tightened. If the leakage is occurring at the anti-siphon device, you may have to replace it because most don't have replaceable parts. Some anti-siphon devices are integral, while others are add-on units.


The anti-siphon device has been installed becausean outdoor faucet with a hose connected to it, is a potential source of a cross connection. A cross connection allows waste water (in this case dirty water in a bucket) to be siphoned back into the potable water supply. For more information, read the link below.

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Joy June 08, 2011

can I replace the anti-siphon device? I've taken the cap off and in trying to remove or replace the plunger, smashed it so that it'll definitely not work now!

 

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