How To Fix A Leaking Outdoor Faucet | Easy DIY Fix! 

Wow. Thank you. I have a 40 year old out door spigot. 79 cent rubber washer fixed my leak. I almost paid a plumber 200 bucks to replace it.

Great video. Although I found my insert to be threaded, I found the flattened washer and replaced it with one found in the "contractor pack" I paid 10 bucks for at the hardware store. I decided to try it because a plumber told me the week before that, "We don't repair, we replace." He quoted me $658!! Good savings of $648! Thanks!

Thank GOD you did this video! We have a leaky outdoor faucet and no money to call a plumber. What a relief to see this repair so clearly demonstrated.

Great video saved me a ton of money not having to call a plumber - Thank you so much

Thank you for this video. I took my spigot apart and was shocked to find a long shaft. Your video helped me ensure that I was not crazy. Got the washer replaced and all good. $1.97 versus hiring a plumber.

Had a plumber tell me one time after he replace the faucet in my bath tub, the best way to make the faucet last longer is to act like a little old lady with arthritis in my hands and only turn it till it stops dripping. Great advice.

Temperatures dropping to the teens tonight, I scrambled to fix leaking faucet and then found your video with the exact same faucet. Followed every step of your instructions, including your parts recommendations, and repair went perfectly and faucet no longer leaks. Finished a few hours ago just as it started snowing. Thank you!

Your video saved me a lot of stress and money! I was ripped off by a plumber who "fixed" my leaking hose bib for $150 less than a year ago. He warned me that his repair might not hold, and a permanent fix would be several thousand dollars. When I took it apart, the washer looked like yours... I think he used the wrong size for this unnecessarily expensive repair. Your recommendation for $10 of washers and careful instructions were perfect. Repaired it myself and I'm confident I can do it again if I have to. THANK YOU!!

Thank you thank you thank you. I had two of them and they charged me 500 mucks to replace one including brick repair. I didn't have him do the other one and thank god because this video let me do it myself.

Thank you for showing actual rusty old faucet. Almost all videos shows new faucet.

Being an old school farm boy, I use 1/8" fuel line (or whatever size fits) as the sealing washer... Just cut off to length... Lasts longer than the plain washers...

YOU ARE A PERFECT INSTRUCTOR.

This video is incredibly helpful. I feel inept when it comes to home maintenance, especially anything to do with plumbing, but after watching this, I think I can actually fix our outdoor faucet now. So, thank you very much for your instruction.

Make sure to faucet is fully open when reinserting.

Thank you. I've done plumbing on homes mine. Others that I've rented and everything else for years. And I've never done a freezing states. I've never dealt with these. No one at any story and answer. Even the plumbers were just trying to get business for me. Hang your ferme back to my old things and I appreciate it. We solved it

I searched hrs on dripping spigot and NONE MENTIONED this !!! 💯 Thank you for this video

I'm in the South, so I had never seen an antifreeze faucet. Cool stuff. Great video.

I did exactly what you instructed and it fixed my outdoor faucet! Thank you so much for the easy step by step instructions. I fixed my leak in 30 minutes. Your awesome!

Since I did my addition in 2001, I have had a leak in the outdoor faucet the whiz kid plumber installed. I kept putting off getting it fixed, because I thought a plumber would need to come out and replace the entire unit. I guess that might still happen, but a 20 cent washer sounds like a much better deal. Thanks for the video.

Well done sir. Took me no time to fix mine. Very thankful on a Friday evening before freezing weather coming in

I am so glad you uploaded this Video, because I found a dripping leak on my Outdoor faucet. Thank you so much!

I am so thankful for your video. It was so easy to fix even in 20f weather. You saved me a ton of money.

Great advice for everyone. My disaster was when I moved to Misssouri from Michigan. One of my faucets was NOT outdoor frostproof. One year when I did not drain it, it froze and burst a pipe inside the basement. That spring when I pressure washed the house, I flooded the basement! Cost me my basement bedroom, carpet, drywall and a bathroom. The insurance company paid to demolish, air dry and clean some of the basement- no repairs! A month later after receiving a small check, we pulled the carpet in the next room and we discovered mold under the carpet. The insurance people suggested we should dry it and re-lay it! No way we did that! So we pulled all carpet, washed and dried the concrete. We then laid tile throughout the basement. So in summary, drain non frost-free lines before they freeze. If possible replace them with frost-free, ASAP. Don’t expect the insurance company to cover pipes freezing. After all , it’s an act of nature.

paid 100 bucks for the plumber to change it out a washer in one, and it was so easy to fix, decided if it happens to another one will fix myself thanks to you! Thank you so much!!!!!!! A+++++

Thanks for the excellent video. I was able to replace the washer and fix the leak with no problems. It was much easier and cheaper than replacing the entire faucet and no plumber was required!

Incredibly clear information! Thank you.

I was getting ready to replace the entire outdoor spigot. This is all it was. Thanks for the content.

Fantastic! Your step by step really helped me understand the mechanics of what I am looking at. I feel comfortable now giving it a shot and trying the washer swap myself. Thank you!

worth a reminder that before tightening the bonnet, to make sure the faucet is slightly open. Otherwise the force of a wrench could crush the new washer, or maybe even crack the valve threads.

This video came in clutch to fix our leaky spigot. Assorted faucet washer pack at Ace for $6 and 15 min later no more leaky spigot. Thanks!

You have saved me several headaches, helped me alleviate some headaches and allowed me to save some money and time. Thanks

I just fixed my outdoor faucet yesterday and everything went just as you showed! Your instructions were easy to follow and I was fortunate to have the exact same kind of faucet you demonstrated with. I just saved a ton of money! THANK YOU!

Thanks for this clear video. I detached my hose from my exterior faucet today and noticed that the it was really dripping quite a bit. With colder temps on the way I couldn't leave it like that. I had repaid an interior faucet on a utility sink just a few days ago, but watched your video as I have a similar setup with a frost-free faucet. The only issue I had is that the bib washers I had on hand were 1/4-in M size, and I needed 1/4-in S size. I went to my local hardware store and picked up what was the last package and completed the repair. Thanks again!

Thank you. I was getting anxiety about the dripping, now I can fix it myself.

This helped me out of a stressful situation! Thank you sir!

Gotta say… short sweet and accurate. Very good confident presentation!! Well done and helpful

EXCELLENT, CLEAR instructions! Wow..wish I had known this when we bought our house decades ago. As a result, I have one outdoor spigot we don't use. Someday will have to spend the $$$ to fix it 🥺

Nice brother. Thanks for the clear and concise info. Will see if it fixes my leaking tomorrow!

This was a wonderful video. Simple, good images, and clear explanations. I know that I'll be able to tackle this myself. Thank you!!👍

Thanks for the video I’ve got 2 older ones that both leak, one a little more than the other so I’m going to give this a try

Saved me some repairing cost! Many thanks Sir. ❤️

Thank you so much for this video. It gave me the confidence I needed to fix my leaky outside faucet. A $0.86 washer did the trick. You explain what you're doing very well. Again, thank you for saving me from calling a plumber.

Thanks for posting this clip. I got my faucet fixed.

Thank you so much for teaching all techniques how to fix it 👏👏👏❤

Terrific video! Followed your instructions and stopped my leaking spigot. BTW - Before fixing this using your video, I called a plumber to review the situation, and he provided a ridiculous and expensive “solution” that I quickly rejected. Lesson learned - Check how-to videos first before calling a contractor. Doing so would have saved me some time and money.

Marvelously explained. One can now deal with all circumstantial exigencies.

Very helpful. Clear explanation and demo. Thanks a lot.

Thank you! Fixed my leak in 20 minutes.

Thank you very much. This is extremely helpful. I have fixed both of my outdoor faucet using the exact same procedures.

Just fixed my outdoor faucet by replacing the washer as shown. Thank you so much for taking the time to create this video. Clear instructions took away the hesitation of me tackling this job. It only took me about 15 minutes to do it with no problems.

Thank you! Great video. Clear and concise.

This is a professionally presented video. Very informative. Well done.

The building code prohibit all pipe installation that would be inside an exterior wall because of freezing in cold area (like Canada and northern US). That is also why you need that long frost free faucet because it needs to reach the pipe inside the house, on the "warm" side. The rubber is also inside to stop water before it goes throu the wall. Hope this comment help you understand the purpose.

Thanks for the great tips. Good job!

Great video in regards to narration, filming and product suggestions. All your videos are motivating!!! Thank you!@@

Excellent! Thanks for sharing!

Outstanding helpful video. Thanks for sharing!

Much help! Thanks for making this!

Thanks for posting!

Thatnx man, it's on my bucket list! I had no idea that was made like this. Great help

One of the first things I did after moving into our new (to us) home above the Mason Dixon line was to replace the two outdoor faucets with frost-proof or freeze-proof faucets.

Thanks for the video! It helped me w/ my dripping faucet!

Much thanks for the video. I have two outside spickets that needed replacement washers . Your video was a tremendous help.

I sure do appreciate y’all!!!

wow!!! makes alot of sense just remove the rubber gasket and replace it rather than replacing the entire faucet components i didnt know that untill now,its such a simple fix. thank you i have been doing it wrong.

Very well done. Thanks for doing it.

Thanks!! I'm going to try that on mine.

Good one. Thank you for sharing

As usual, another great video. Now I know to fix a valve without replacing the whole faucet.

Doin' this today on the job Good job man!

That was awesome! Thank you I took it apart by myself and then saw the crushed washer and was like "wtf is this rubber part... where am I going to get one that looks exactly like this.. ha ha this explained I was just looking at a very old crushed regular washer.

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

Nicely done. Thanks for the video. 😊

Very helpful, got mine fixed thanks to the info you posted here. 👍👍

Great explanation. I did not know they had that long stem for freeze prevention design. I have the anti-siphon type in Illinois.

You were a life saver today. The instructions were great and to the point. Thank you sooo much.

I can't believe how easy this was to fix..I followed your instructions and now there is not a leak in sight...I feel like a jackass for not fixing it sooner..you will save me a lot on my water bill

Excellent video, thank you for sharing.

Thanks very much for this great video! You helped me figure out my faucet and how to get into the washer. I learned a lot and appreciate this very detailed information! ❤️👍😊 Jalyne in Utah

Great information! I live on the south and I'm going to have to change my valve. The valves are so cheap, I'll change it entirely.

Best video I have ever seen,very helpful

Sir, I don’t have a leak but my faucet handle makes a n awful screeching sound when I turn it. Any advice?

12/17/2023...hope your still in business. Your first video adding powder to baking sheet was cool. TY.

Always helpful. Thanks.

I learned from observing the condition of the flat washers when replacing them that over-tightening them actually causes the rubber to buckle or wrinkle and tear, causing leakage. So tighten only enough to stop the water, and give it time to drain out before you continue cranking it tighter. It's natural to think you haven't tightened it enough because we're so afraid of it leaking.

Fabulous video! Thank you!

Great video 😊

Great, very helpful video!

Nice. I have the short faucets. Thanks for the help. REALLY appreciate this.

Excellent video!!

An even easier fix is to install a ball valve type shut off, it screws onto the facet outlet and provides another threaded hookup point and has a ball type shutoff valve in the middle. I put one of these on my spigot so that I could more easily turn the water on and off. Alternatively, i would replace the screw type valve with a 90 degree shut off valve rather than fix the original valve.

thank you for your help!!

I like this video - clear and easy. Thx

Brass cap and washer for $2.50. Quick fix! 👍

Great information - thank you.

Awesome, thank you !

Amazing. Now I can actually fix my outdoor faucet! Thank you.

Excellent. Thank you friend.

Great video. Thanks for doing the video.