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Reassemble Hose Bib

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What happens here

Carefully slide the entire repaired internal valve assembly back into the hose bib body. Make sure the small washer (often an O-ring) is properly seated on the valve assembly as it helps seal the unit. Begin to screw the valve assembly's handle in, which will engage the internal threads. Once the internal threads are engaged, tighten the back nut onto the hose bib body by hand, then use an adjustable jaw wrench to give it a final snug tighten. Avoid over-tightening.

Goal: Securely put the hose bib back together for operation

Tools and materials

  • Adjustable Jaw Wrench — Final tightening of the back nut
  • Small Washer — Sealing the valve assembly within the hose bib body

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straightening that out a little bit. Once this is looking good, push this down on the spring, and just it kind of clicks right in place. Just goes straight back. Make sure that little washer's on there. That's what's going to seal that. And remember this is going to have to screw in a little bit before this part screws in. Let's take our adjustable jaw, give it a little final tighten, turn the water back on. Crack it. The line's going, water's moving. It's good to always keep something open, and then just go ahead and open it the rest of

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