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Remove the Old Valve Cap

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Easy Fix For Hose Bib That Has A Built In Vacuum Breaker! #diy #helpingothers #plumbing

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What happens here

Using a pair of channel-lock pliers, grip the old plastic valve cap and turn it counter-clockwise to loosen it. Once it's loose, you can finish unscrewing it by hand and remove it from the spigot.

Goal: Unscrew and remove the leaking valve cap.

Tools and materials

  • Channel-Lock Pliers Unbranded — Gripping and loosening the old plastic valve cap

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right there and it just continues to drip a little bit. But I went to Home Depot, I picked up this little anti-siphon silcock valve for the vacuum breaker, and really it's going to pretty much be a direct replacement right here. Grab something here to take this out. Very simple. It's just got really these two little pieces with the O-ring and the little gasket. Look down inside here, nothing else. It's cleaned out. This little piece right here, just set that right down on

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