Freeze Free Outside Faucet

20 to 50 a frost free faucet is designed to prevent water from freezing inside the pipe or valve and damaging it.

Freeze free outside faucet.

Outdoor faucet freeze protection durable replacement for faucet covers for winter freeze proof outdoor faucet protector low maintenance easy to install saves water. Remove the knob s retaining screw or nut and pull off the knob. This special faucet has a longer pipe that goes further inside the house to prevent freezing. Pex connection and 3 4 in.

A frost free faucet on your home s exterior is one way to prevent a frozen burst pipe inside your home. Remove the packing nut by turning it counterclockwise. Remove the hose from the outdoor spigot if there is a hose connected. They re also called freeze proof and they go by the names faucet spigot sillcock and house bib.

Remove the handle and nut photo 1 and pull the stem from the faucet photo 2. You may have to turn the stem to unscrew it before it ll come out. Put the knob back on and turn it counterclockwise to remove the valve stem. Prier p 164d12 quarter turn frost free anti siphon outdoor hydrant 12 inch.

Midline valve 84283p anti siphon sillcock frost free outdoor faucet with 1 2 in. On frost proof faucets the washer is located on the end of the long faucet stem. Brass mpt x s half turn frost free anti siphon outdoor faucet sillcock model 478 08 29 98 29 98. Preventing a standard not frost proof spigot from freezing requires a shutoff valve on the supply pipe leading to the faucet.

Brass 1 4 turn fpt x mht sillcock model vscqtrb3eb 9 98 9. An exterior faucet such as a freeze proof faucet may be exposed to cold winter temperatures causing the metal pipe connected to the faucet to become cold enough to freeze water. 4 3 out of 5 stars 188. Hose bib 6 in.

A standard hose faucet freezes because the supply pipe connect to the faucet outside the heated house. Exclusive everbilt 1 2 in. Usually these are located several feet from the outside wall. If your faucet leaks out of the spout when it s turned off the washer is bad.

Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Prier products 1 2 in. This exposes the water to freezing temperatures. It does this through means of a long valve stem that reaches inside the home where it remains warm and a self draining design that prevents water from collecting in the faucet where it can freeze.

Some freeze proof faucet models have two nuts to remove. Locate the shutoff valve on the water supply pipe leading to the outdoor spigot. Long chrome 4 1 out of 5 stars 5 27 99 27.