Why is my outdoor spigot still leaking after replacing parts?
Water continues to leak around the hex nut and vacuum breaker because standard repair kits or replacement parts may not address internal wear or improper sealing. This leaves homeowners with a malfunctioning spigot that leaks when turned on and sprays through the holes when turned off, preventing normal use.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1replacing the entire valve stem and rubber assembly instead of the whole unit
- 2Tightening the packing nut
- 3Tightening the fittings with pliers or a wrench
- 4Cutting the pex pipe to pull the spigot out and using a coupling with a new piece of pex to attach the replacement.
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Replaced all parts with RK25 repair kit. Also replaced vacuum breaker. Still leaking when turning water on. Leaking more significantly through holes when turning water off. Been almost a month without a functioning spigot- any help appreciated.”source ↗
“Now water is leaking around the hex nut on the right where the wheel is.”source ↗
“Trying to figure out what I need to replace but not even sure what to search for.”source ↗
“We have an outdoor spigot that drips sometimes and I really want to replace it but can't get the thing off.”source ↗
“I tried unscrewing the whole thing so I could take it into the store so I would know which length to get but it keeps turning and not coming loose.”source ↗
“The nut in the middle of it is rusted and wont unscrew with a flathead. I put a ratchet over it as well and it keeps turning the faucet but not the nut.”source ↗
Where this came up
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