Quarter turn Sillcock Leak

novice 1832 · Apr 21, 2007

I recently installed a new Quarter Master, quarter turn sillcock. Since I installed it by soldering, I removed the stem and then replaced it after everything cooled. Now when I connect a hose and turn the faucet on, water streams out of the stem near the handle. Did I re-install the stem incorrectly? I removed it and re-installed it 2 or 3 times with the same result. I also cleaned a small amount of solder out of it. When the valve is shut off, there are no leaks.

Cass · Apr 21, 2007

Sounds like a bad hose bib.

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Kordts · Apr 21, 2007

Is the packing nut tight?

Cass · Apr 22, 2007

If memory serves me right there is no packing nut on those, just an O ring seal I think. The stem is tight or it isn't.

novice 1832 · Apr 22, 2007

Attached is a picture of the bibb disassembled. Am I missing an o-ring?

Dunbar Plumbing · Apr 22, 2007

That first chrome piece behind the handle......tighten that up a little bit......too much and that handle will snap from being hard to turn off and on.

I put about 50+ of these in a year.

novice 1832 · Apr 22, 2007

Should there be an o-ring in either end of the first chrome piece?

Dunbar Plumbing · Apr 22, 2007

No.....but there is a packing in that assembly that is supposed to seal that off against the piece it attaches to.

novice 1832 · Apr 22, 2007

Thank you for your help! I must have lost the packing. This means another trip to the store.

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