Aqua Dynamic, Odd leaking faucet

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Anon125

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if this is on the wrong forum, please move it to the right one!

the exterior faucets are the kind for cold weather, so they are about a foot long - inside the house.
the shaft the handlle is on has a little hole in it.
on one, that is where the water comes out!
what is wrong?
thanks

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Sounds like you didn't remove the hose from it last winter causing the faucet to freeze and break.

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A frost free sillcock uses a long shaft on the handle to turn the actual guts of the valve way at the other end. So, if it is leaking, it may need a rebuild kit to replace the sealing washer and or seat. Also, most frost-free sillcocks will still split if you happen to leave a hose on it with a closed nozzle...it then can't drain. If the shaft isn't sloped properly, it can't drain, and could freeze, too.
 

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do these help
i suspect that rubber valve on top.
thanks
 

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Annon I use similar exterior hose bibs on my projects here in Vancouver but prefer the 1/4 turn models. I suspect that that shut is missing a bleeding cap of sorts where you are getting the water stream from.

Try bringing it to EMCO or Bartle & Gibson for replacement parts.

Good Luck.

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Annon I use similar exterior hose bibs on my projects here in Vancouver but prefer the 1/4 turn models. I suspect that that shut is missing a bleeding cap of sorts where you are getting the water stream from.

Try bringing it to EMCO or Bartle & Gibson for replacement parts.

Good Luck.

JW

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Hello again folks!
well we found a new inner piece and so far it works.
it does not creak any more when opening/closing.
the only difference i see is that the new one has grease on the deep inside thread.
what kind of grease is it?
could that have been the problem all along!
thanks all
 

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Hi- I just fixed this problem.
The problem was at the end of the shaft. At the end of the shaft is the rubber seat that controls the water flow into the outer tube- note that this seal is actually a spring mounted assembly with another smaller o-ring on the other side. If some corrosion has built up around the end spring mounted assembly, water will leak up inside the inner shaft ( it is hollow) and out that hole by the valve handle. The idea of the spring mounted tip to the shaft assembly is that water pressure keeps the spring depressed and therefore the small o-ring stays forced closed, thereby preventing water from entering the hollow inner shaft. This is all part of how the tap is supposed to be frost free and anti-siphoning. Note also the the entire assembly should be mounted on the house such that there is a slight downward slope to the outside.
 
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