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Weirdest Hose Bib Repair!

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This video provides detailed instructions on how to repair a leaky outdoor compression faucet (hose bib) by replacing worn-out internal components, specifically the seat washer and stem O-rings. The repair involves shutting off the water supply, disassembling the faucet stem, replacing the necessary seals, lubricating, reassembling, and then securing the faucet to the exterior wall. It addresses common issues like leaks from the spout and around the stem, providing practical solutions for each.

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I'm going to grab a few things and we're going to go check out a leaky hose bib on neighbors such a nice day man 70° in the middle of October what so my neighbor has been keeping this valve SLS sprayer on the bottom of his hose because he has a leaking hose bib today instead of replacement we're going to try to make a repair come along let's get to [Music] fixing okay well we're just coming right over here to the meter box all right look at that it cobwebs just in time for Halloween right get down in here and get a little righty tidy Gil is working on a shim setup right here we'll put some screws in this I mean it just goes back and forth we get this blocked off get that hole covered while he's doing that I am going to bust open this bad boy always go with a backup when you're taking things apart get that rolling well that came out pretty easy that's that was actually quite loose oh man that's a yeah that's wild okay I just wonder like there is a there a little o-ring there I don't know how oh all right we got a little well we'll see we'll see what we pop this part let's take that out oh yeah definitely can use a new gasket I think we're also wanting a new washer for this and I just don't know what kind of washer it is we will try to find that so we're going to change this washer out you can see that that is definitely chewed up in there we're also looking at this looks like it's aftermarket didn't even belong in this setup looks like they just tried to put this on to make a repair I cuz that's chewed up and ugly and I don't think one I don't think an O-ring would fit right here there is the rest of it right inside this and I think that's not even right too yeah I don't I I don't think that any of that actually belonged in there Here's my thought we have an O-ring right here on this piece and this is actually what is keeping this particular piece sealed any of you guys know what brand this is I would be interested to no I mean it's it's definitely older it's probably original with the house I just don't know I've never seen anything like this get down in here this is like a little cross pattern right there hopefully that seats in good shape ran of the store I grabbed a faucet repair o-ring kit because this o-ring is pretty specific it actually takes a number seven o-ring to get this off sometimes a little hard but you can if you squeeze it up and then you can just pop it off like that boom put the new one on WE grab our assorted flat washer and bib screw set pray that I have one that works because I just got back from the store you know those moments where you're like oh no I have that yeah that looks good looks like it's a a double what double lot double zero I like to put the double zeros on the bottom that way you just get a smooth surface little silicone grease I'm going to take a chance and say that this washer right here when pressed up against this is actually going to seal with this o-ring this right here was an afterthought that somebody did to stop it at least it's what it looks like to me because I've never seen nothing that shape ever so we will pop this back in here like so and we're going to put this back together and then we'll come back and shut it off and see if it works this did not have a nut on it but I found something that's going to work great for us it's a toilet bolt nut right there that is going to keep that in place oh yeah there we go okay now let's see there some kind there's a little bit of a leak right around this we're going to have to put something in there to seal it up I also bought some of these faucet washers and we're going to see if that will help stop this leak let's try to flip it see what we got rolling here you know what just cuz let's put a little Teflon on here honestly at this point it's just a very weird very very weird faucet all right hope hopefully this is it Gil let's go ahead and fire it up and I think putting that washer on the outside a little bit of Teflon good to roll get back up in there you can see there's no drip there now in the realm of repairs sometimes this is the scenario you get into right I mean I explained to my neighbor that hey we start down this path we can either repair it or we'll end up replacing it dude so this this is going to work it's not leaking so Gil was working on this bad boy we got this popped in there and that's popped in there we're going to drill and we'll put a couple screws in there there you go now it just needs to be trimmed up I hope you folks enjoy the content I know I say it a lot but please just get out and help somebody like I love helping people especially my neighbors and I do it whenever I can if there's an issue I'm willing to help there is no drip now and we'll see how long it lasts man it's a repair sometimes it doesn't work and yes we got to get into the wall we make a whole bigger project but right now we're good to go so thank you very much and we'll see you again real soon

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