HOW TO PROPERLY WINTERIZE A HOSE BIBB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHubU3FpRbg
- There are two hose bib set-ups
- Make sure there is no hose on either hose bib
- Could purchase insolated cover, but not necessary
- Frost-free hose bib
- Shut off the handle
- Excess water that was still in the pipe will then ?leak? outside of the house for 15-20 seconds which is normal
- Silcoc application
- Shut off the valve on the inside ? ball valve, gate valave, or stop and waste valve
- Go outside and turn on your silcoc outside
- In the spring, when you want to turn on water again?
- Often a leak will develop on the gate valve
- Take a crescent wrench, put it on the packing nut and give it about an eighth of a turn clockwise which should stop any leakage
- Turn on hose bib from the outside
