crokrobe
08-02-2008, 10:23 AM
My model 17 woodford is leaking from the valve stem. Can the valve packing be replaced?
Valve novice
Redwood
08-02-2008, 11:30 AM
Yes it can and it should be commonly available.
Dunbar Plumbing
08-02-2008, 08:37 PM
My model 17 woodford is leaking from the valve stem. Can the valve packing be replaced?
Valve novice
Just tighten the packing nut a 1/4 to 1/2 a turn, should stop the leak.
Expect the handle to be harder to turn though.
Packing over time forms a memory to the stem and when not in use for long periods of time, going from inactivity to activity will cause a leak around the stem.