HELP!! ASAP!!! Back feeding a Woodford Faucet!!

Rshackleford · May 2, 2007

I am doing a city water main replacement project and need to setup temp water. This means that I run a hose to a house and back feed it though a faucet. However several faucets are Woodford antisiphon. Does anyone know if these can be taken apart and the check valve be removed? I am in desperate need a of a solution.

Rshackleford · May 2, 2007

Does anyone know what type of thread the packing nut has? Could the whole valve body be removed and a plug be placed in the place of the packing nut>

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Terry · May 2, 2007

Forget the hosebib, try the washing machine water supply inside the house,
They use hose threads too.

Rshackleford · May 2, 2007

What run a hose through a window? How would this work. I would think that there would be a wind, water, dust, ect. problem.

It looks like to me by studying the drawings that the check valve could be removed or a plug could replace the entire mechanism.

I just don't think it is a possibility to actually get a hose inside unless there is a better way that I don't know of.

I have all kinds of adapters so hose or iron pipe thread is not an issue for me.

Terry · May 2, 2007

Hey, I'm just a plumber.
I've never heard of adapters for the bonnet end of frostfree hose bibs.
I've been plumbing for over thirty years, and darn, you're telling me they make something like that now?

Well if they do, I guess it's a simple matter to disable the antiphon faucet that plumbers have been installing, and use that part you say there is.
So, where do you find a part like that?

It seems it would be almost easier to find an old style faucet and replace the antiphon faucet with it.
That probably does make more sense than opening a window.

Mad Plumber · May 2, 2007

If'n it ware me, Id take tah faucet off, and put the hose on the pepe that the faucat had ben on.

Rshackleford · May 2, 2007

Sorry for the confusion. I am not sure what the bonnet end is, but I am guessing that it is packing nut. I thought that it might be possible that the packing nut has a iron pipe thread or a hose thread. If this were the case, I would remove the valve stem, hook my hose to the outlet of the faucet, and install a plug instead of the packing nut. it sounds like this is not possible though.

I am not sure if I would be able to install an older style facet, I will consider this. I would like to stay out of peoples homes if possible.

What do you think about removing the check valve part of the valve? Do you think that this would be possible?

Cass · May 3, 2007

Pull the stem and remove the washer. If that doesn't work try cutting the stem so it will still screw in but allow water to flow, then when you are done get a repair kit which includes a new stem and install the new stem. This works all the times I have done it. If the vacuum breaker is working right it will not leak. If it does it needs a new one.

Wet_Boots · May 3, 2007

It would be possible to remove the poppet from the vacuum breaker on an antisiphon faucet, just as it would be possible to convert the VB cap to a sealed one, with some sheet rubber cut to fit.

Counting on faucet manufacturers to have all their thread dimensions match those of actual plugs and caps is kind of a stretch.

Dunbar Plumbing · May 3, 2007

Garden hose with any amount of time in use will toxify the water system as lead is one of the key components to making most hoses pliable.

Some but not all people can be reactive to this situation if the hose is used for any length of time.

But then again.......there are tons of lead services out there today still in use.......

Rshackleford · May 3, 2007

Piece of cake.

I removed the stem and took off the cup type washer which acts as the check valve. I then reassembled the faucet with a little bit of new packing I picked up at the hardware store and things worked perfectly.

I am using poly pipe and Senniger center pivot drop hose. It is black and very soft. I do not know if it is NSF or for potable water, but the engineer says, "I haven't killed any one with water yet." so, I will continue to use this until the engineer does not accept it.

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