Reply to Thread

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

Message: <blockquote data-quote="mightymouse" data-source="post: 3937861" data-attributes="member: 15253">It depends on where they are leaking.  If you crank the handle open and water sprays out away from the handle itself, it is a relatively easy fix.  Behind the handle is a packing nut; some are small, others quite large.  Tighten the packing nut in small steps (1/8 to 1/4 of a turn at a time) until the leak stops.  Resist the urge to just give the packing nut a couple of full turns. Doing it in small steps will leave you room for adjustments down the road.If the faucets are dripping from the hose spigot, the bibb seat washers most likely need to be replaced.  Frost-free (or frost-proof) faucets are generally 8,10, or 12 inches long.  They extend into an interior wall, and seal the water at the end of the faucet body.   Generally they are attached to 1/2" copper tubing by a nut that is soldered onto the copper tubing itself.  It is this nut that must be held in place with a wrench when removing the entire faucet assembly.  Access to the end of the faucet body is gained by cutting an access panel into the sheet rock.  Alternatively, you can remove the faucet stem itself, and just replace the bibb seat washers, by screwing the stem out of the faucet body.  This does require shutting off the water to the faucet(s).  If you could provide a pic or two of your faucet(s) it might help me to better understand what you're up against.</blockquote>