Frost Free Outside Faucet Parts

In fact you can fix most outdoor faucets that aren t freeze proof the same way.

Frost free outside faucet parts.

On a frost free model the pipe that goes inside the house is longer than a traditional faucet with the shutoff valve sitting further inside the house where it s warmer. Traditional hose bib on the outside a frost free faucet looks the same as a traditional faucet but the parts inside the home are different. Hose bib 6 in. Your faucet may look a little different from the one we show but the basic steps will be the same even if you have an anti siphon faucet see photo above.

Getting the faucet apart is the hard part. Remove the nut then reattach the handle and use it to. Find valve repair parts at lowe s today. Arrowhead pk8008 replacement stem for 8 inch 450 and 480 series ff hydrants 12 inch total length.

Hold the faucet body steady with one pair of adjustable pliers while you use another pair to unscrew the packing nut just under the handle. Find sillcocks hose bibbs at lowe s today. X 8 the 1 2 in. Sharkbite push to connect frost free anti siphon sillcock is the easiest way to install a new or replace an existing sillcock.

The frost free anti siphon is perfect for protection against freeze and burst pipes and protects the faucet from any potential back pressure and contaminated water flowing back into the main line. You may have to turn the stem to unscrew it before it ll come out. On frost proof faucets the washer is located on the end of the long faucet stem. Long chrome 4 1 out of 5 stars 5 27 99 27.

Photos 1 3 show how it s done. Midline valve 84283p anti siphon sillcock frost free outdoor faucet with 1 2 in. Pex connection and 3 4 in.