MAKE YOUR OWN OUTDOOR FAUCET COVERS...FAST, CHEAP, AND EASY! 

Those people that have frost free outside faucets, be certain to remove your hose before they freeze, or you might need a new hose AND a faucet come spring time.

I know this video is a year old but dude thank you!! I’m from a southern area and we don’t get that kind of weather often. It’s coming for a few days and now I have a quick and easy way to cover my outside faucets!! 🙏🏽

Who's here from Georgia? Thank you brother home depot and lowes are all gone so got to do it myself

Thank you. Haven't had a chance to go to the store. They say an ice storm is coming to Texas. Did the ole sock trick you showed. Be blessed, sir.

I called the water company and they said no/ don’t have to drip outside/ just cover.... inside yes, drip and open doors to keep pipes warm///// THANK YOU!!!! You made that so easy! Forever Greatful!👍

Wow. Even I can do this. I think I'll put a plastic jar over the entire sock cover, then paint it so it looks nicer. You are awesome! Thumbs up

Yay now I finally have a use for my old socks that don't have a mate! I have all those things thank you very much!

Thank you! We'll have a hard freeze tonight, and oh wait, the stores are out of the hard plastic covers.

Good idea to use in a pinch. Be careful not to turn the knob to the on position in the slightest way. If you do it’s gonna be a big problem. While wrapping the pipe it’s kind of easy to turn bump that handle slightly by accident. And don’t press down to hard on the pipe. If you break that pipe it’s gonna be a huge issue. Seen it happen before. Good luck.

Just want to also add a quick thank you for this video. I live in a Southern state and trying to get ready for this below freezing temperatures for the next few days. This is a quick and easy solution. You are awesome!

Thank you so much! I’ve just popped the outdoor tap’s bedsocks and bag on during a plunge to -6 degrees. I know that’s relatively mild compared to some places, but cold enough to freeze a pipe. This was a big help, thank you!

Thanks. This is the video I needed. About to get to work. A freeze is expected this evening.

Thanks so much! I had some old hospital socks, a freezer bag and a rubber band.

I’m about to experience record breaking cold in the Southern US. This is super helpful.

Did this for tonight, Denver having 30 year lows over the next 24 hours w/ -14f tonight, this was an easy way to protect my 2 outside faucets, thanks!

Thank you! Great tip. There are too many crooks on RU-vid selling useless stuff and giving useless advices. I bought one of those Styrofoam things, it just doesn't lay flat against the wall because of vinyl siding. I used your method. Perfect!

Thank you! Will do this now as I have plenty of socks, plastic, and duct tape. Middle Tennessee is going to be quite cold for a few days! I appreciate the video.

Thanks for the tips Brian Gardner! Timely as it is blowing sideways here....temperature 7 degrees today!

I'm so glad I came across your channel. This was just what I needed because the stores were all out of the covers but I have clean socks and freezer bags. Thanks for sharing. New subscriber.

I made a faucet cover from foam pipe insulation. In Virginia, it gets down to 15° sometimes. I made a handle cover that slides off to use it. I have Irish moss that needs watering year-round.

I used this last year and it worked great. I did not have a big sock, but used the sleeve off an old sweatshirt, worked like a charm. I have bookmarked this for future use. Your the best man!!!😉

Thank you for the video. I believe in double protecting my self 😎

You are a legend sir. Thank you

Thank you very much! We are in the Piedmont area of NC & we are expecting colder days for Christmas holidays than usual. I have these items already in our home which is great. Happy Holidays! 🎄

Just the advice I needed. We’re about to have a big freeze and I’m trying to protect things

My dad wrapped house bib with some layers of cloth and put a coffee can over it.

Thank you so much! I am in Florida and it hardly ever freezes here. I was worried about my outdoor faucets and how to keep them from freezing. Based on your advice, I used socks with Ziploc bags and rubber bands to protect my two outdoor faucets. I feel much better now going into this evening when we are expecting a hard freeze!

Thanks for the tip! Pretty creative and I wouldn't have thought to put the bag over an insulating material. Gonna go put some socks on my faucets now cause it's going to hit -20f soon!

nice tip. I am stumbling my way thru fixing some plumbing problems that happened here when it hit -30 have not had water for like a week now. A ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure keeps coming to mind.

The south certainly should have then covered right now.

Fantastic video!!! This will really help me out quite a bit...Thanks so much.

Thank you so much this really helped me out there are no faucet covera in town 😅😅

Great tip , quick easy and inexpensive .

You are amazing… I love it when people think outside the box (pun intended)… I love it even more when those outside the box thinkers share their ideas! Thanks a ton because there is not a single bib protector to be found around Atlanta like Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart, etc. Thank you for posting this video!

Doing this today. Teens hitting Georgia this weekend.

LOL, the south now needs that type. Just thawed on the roof this morning. It froze even with that cover on it. That was so funny as anyone who has worked with duct tape has done that.

Dude... you rock. Thanks man.

great idea!! never thought of using thick socks & freezer bags!!

Thank you! Great, to the point and your voice is nice! The stores here in Texas are sold out of insulators, but I am following your video! Thanks again!

Thank you for this video! New homeowner in Houston and I have no idea what to do 😅 I will get some cover things for the future but the socks are such a good idea for now

Preparing for winter storm, ty so much from GA

Thank you, I’ve got all those things at my house. now I don’t have to buy a five dollar cover for each of my outside faucets.

After looking at 4 stores for the covers I found this video and my spigots are sporting socks on this record cold morning. Thank you for this info!

Thank you so much from FL!

Thank you so much! Every store I go to are all out of ant sort of pipe insulation.

A-ma-zing! Thank you!

Thanks for the great instructions.

I have one that needs to be replaced. Didn't freeze, but the packing is gone in it. Great advise on keeping them just a touch warmer. - Later, Jason

Great vid! Forgot to pick one up today. I'm in Houston, where we get a big freeze now once or twice a year. I'll be doing this for tonight!

Used a wool sock that didn't have a mate, hopefully it'll hold until the metal cover I ordered arrives. We have a high spirited Boston mix that destroyed the Styrofoam covers.

Sooo helpful. Dumbass BF said I don’t need covers for the reason he said at the beginning, but in this cheapo cut-corners construction neighborhood don’t trust it!

Great idea 💡 thank you for the video.

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻

Appreciate it my man!

So helpful! Thank you!

Thank you!!!!

Hey Brian that is some good and quick easy tips for people thanks buddy 👍

Genius

Perfect!!! Thank you 😊

Great video! Thanks!

Awesome tip Brian!

Thanks for the sock idea

Thanks for the tips Brian! I have my hose bibs in place!

Love this

Thank you for this!

Very cool! 👍👍

You are very smart person thank you for your idea

I used one of those hard foam covers on our outdoor faucet. It helped in preventing the faucet from freezing during a recent snowfall. However, for some reason, there was a lot of ice that froze below the foam cover. I checked the outdoor faucet and the sink we have just on the other side of the same wall and water was flowing freely. So, the pipes weren't frozen. I, also, checked our water meter to see if it was spinning like crazy, an indication of a broken pipe. The pinwheel was still. So, at this point, I just assume that the soft foam that helps to create a seal for the faucet cover just gets wet and slowly drips. Just this time, the dripping froze.

You have to seal it so that water (rain, snow, sleet, etc.) can’t reach the sock and saturate it. The sock will absorb and spread throughout it any moisture that comes in contact with it, leaving a solid block of sock ice around the faucet when the temp drops below freezing.

Thank you!

Awesome tip! We've actually done this! Duct tape to the rescue lol

great tip my friend!!!!

Awesome and thanks!

Very clever! But instead of a sandwich bag, I would use a Walmart bag.

Thank you for such a creative idea!

Everyone can skip to 3:00 to begin watching. The first 3 minutes is him talking about different faucets

I always wrap an old sock around my Spigot and then place the Foam Cap over that!

Just take a large ziploc baggie or even a small kitchen trash bag, squirt some foam crack sealer in it and mold it around your faucet.

Bro love this and helpful! 👍

Love it! THANKS!

Thank you Sir.

Thanks I’m going to do this today. Can’t find a cover in stock!

Thank you so much I'm going do mines now

now i know why i have so many lonely single socks

Great tips brother

Be aware, DO NOT leave a garden hose attached to a frost free hose bib. It will trap water in the spout and cause the faucet to freeze and crack. I live in Florida so we have NO frost protection on our outside water lines, yet it DOES get below freezing a few mornings ever year. I use the foam faucet covers I ordered from Amazon (stores in Florida do not carry them, ever.) Order them in July when they are in stock.

Hope it's enough... I followed your directions @2:05... I DID use 3+ socks and finished it with duct tape... 🤗

Thanks man!

Hero

Great ideas! Thanks

Smart brain, thanks bro

Question, should you still drip the faucet? You would need a drain hole. Hoping my local big box store still has two.

Do we have any idea of the extent of protection from the socks? In other words, if the low overnight temperature is 20F, are the socks sufficient?

As a plumber of 25yrs I can't tell you how many "frost proof" faucets I have replaced because they split wide open in the wall! I tell my customers to replace them to traditional faucets and insulate them. Most frost proof faucets are installed incorrectly, they have to be pitched towards the outside so they can drain or they hold water a split wide open!

You stretch the rubber ring around the knob.

Houston Peeps: five socks, fiesta grocery bag and a chongo and you’re good!

Is it too late to winterize hose bibs in winter when we're already experiencing sub-zero temperatures?

Won't the sock absorb water and freeze solid wrapping the entire thing in ice?

Would small pieces of batt/attic insulation be effective as an insulator instead or in addition to the sock?

Good idea I am a widow and dont have strength to get the hose off can I just wrap it with hose connected.?