Stop this outdoor tap from leaking and wasting water, It's a job anyone can do - let me show you how.
I really don’t want to wrestle with it just trying to stop this outdoor tap from dripping, until now I’ve refrained from using this garden tap because it’s so hard to turn off tight enough to not leak.
But today we fix it, partly inspired by the fact that I’m installing a retractable hose reel next to it.
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If budget allows, replace the washer with a brass tap washer rather than a plastic one, they definitely last longer in my experience https://amzn.to/3y6GQwT
If your tap has been leaking from the around the tap handle or the 'spindle', this is an easy fix, I'll show you how to change the o’rings using a repair kit https://amzn.to/3k6vQtZ
Poly grips/channellock pliers; https://amzn.to/2VWoZeF
Adjustable wrench/spanner or Shifter https://amzn.to/3y0YVft
O'rings; https://amzn.to/3jwAmDo
Fibre washers; https://amzn.to/3dv06MB
Tap lubricant; https://amzn.to/3jsrf6J
is the spindle seized? Try soaking it in this permeated super penetrant, It’s what I use. https://amzn.to/3IdzaPb
...And that’s a job well done, this is definitely a job you can knock off the list, its cheap and easy, no more drips and that saves water.
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00:00 How to stop an outdoor tap from leaking
00:28 Turn off the water mains supply to a house
00:38 How to remove spindle from outdoor tap
01:07 How to stop a tap leaking from around the stem of the handle
01:19 how to remove replace o'rings on tap
01:42 use teflon thread seal tape instead of fibre washer
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